The Goat That Took the Hat

Fabian helped at a small farm for children every Saturday. He fed the rabbits, cleaned the barn and answered questions. One sunny morning, he wore his favorite green hat. His grandfather gave it to him.

Fabian membantu di sebuah peternakan kecil untuk anak-anak setiap hari Sabtu. Ia memberi makan kelinci, membersihkan kandang, dan menjawab pertanyaan. Pada suatu pagi yang cerah, ia memakai topi hijau kesayangannya. Topi itu diberikan kakeknya.

About twenty children came to the farm that day. Fabian bent down to fill a water bucket. A brown goat walked up behind him. It took the hat in its mouth and ran across the field.

Sekitar dua puluh anak datang ke peternakan hari itu. Fabian membungkuk untuk mengisi ember air. Seekor kambing cokelat berjalan mendekat di belakangnya. Kambing itu menggigit topinya dan berlari melintasi lapangan.

"Hey!" shouted Fabian. "That's my hat!"

"Hei!" teriak Fabian. "Itu topiku!"

He ran after the goat. The goat ran around the big tree. It ran around the pig house. It ran through the group of children. The children laughed and shouted. Some cheered for Fabian, and some cheered for the goat.

Ia berlari mengejar kambing itu. Kambing itu berlari mengelilingi pohon besar. Ia berlari mengelilingi kandang babi. Ia berlari menembus kerumunan anak-anak. Anak-anak itu tertawa dan berteriak. Sebagian menyemangati Fabian, dan sebagian menyemangati si kambing.

Fabian tripped on a bucket and fell into the straw. He sat there and tried to breathe. The goat stood far away and chewed the hat.

Fabian tersandung ember dan jatuh ke jerami. Ia duduk di sana dan berusaha mengatur napas. Kambing itu berdiri jauh dan mengunyah topinya.

Then Fabian had an idea. He took a carrot from the rabbit food in his pocket. He sat on the grass and held it out. He did not move.

Lalu Fabian punya ide. Ia mengambil sebuah wortel dari makanan kelinci di sakunya. Ia duduk di rumput dan mengulurkannya. Ia tidak bergerak.

The goat stopped. It looked at the carrot, and it looked at Fabian. Then it walked slowly to him. It dropped the hat and took the carrot.

Kambing itu berhenti. Ia memandang wortel itu, dan ia memandang Fabian. Lalu ia berjalan pelan-pelan ke arahnya. Ia menjatuhkan topi itu dan mengambil wortelnya.

Fabian picked up the hat. There was a big hole in the top.

Fabian memungut topinya. Ada lubang besar di bagian atasnya.

"It looks terrible," said a small boy.

"Jelek sekali," kata seorang anak laki-laki kecil.

"It looks fine," said Fabian. He put it on anyway. Some of his hair came out of the hole. Then he went back to the rabbits.

"Kelihatannya bagus kok," kata Fabian. Ia tetap memakainya. Sebagian rambutnya keluar dari lubang itu. Lalu ia kembali ke kelinci-kelincinya.