The Paint on the New Shoes

Oren has new white shoes. He wears them to school for the first time. They are clean and bright. He looks at them all morning.

Oren punya sepatu putih baru. Ia memakainya ke sekolah untuk pertama kalinya. Sepatu itu bersih dan cerah. Ia memandanginya sepanjang pagi.

In art class, the teacher gives out paint. Oren sits at a long table. He wants to paint the sea. He takes the blue paint.

Di kelas seni, guru membagikan cat. Oren duduk di meja panjang. Ia ingin melukis laut. Ia mengambil cat biru.

His elbow hits the cup. The cup falls. Blue paint goes all over his shoes. "No!" he says. The class goes quiet.

Sikunya menyenggol gelas. Gelas itu jatuh. Cat biru tumpah ke seluruh sepatunya. "Tidak!" katanya. Kelas menjadi hening.

Oren looks down. His new shoes are blue and wet. He wants to cry. He wants to go home.

Oren menunduk. Sepatu barunya biru dan basah. Ia ingin menangis. Ia ingin pulang.

The teacher gives him paper towels. Oren rubs and rubs. The paint does not come off.

Guru memberinya tisu dapur. Oren menggosok dan menggosok. Catnya tidak mau hilang.

He sits and looks at them for a long time. Then he has an idea. He takes a small brush and the yellow paint.

Ia duduk dan menatap sepatunya lama sekali. Lalu ia mendapat ide. Ia mengambil kuas kecil dan cat kuning.

He paints a star on the blue. Then he paints another star. Soon he paints small stars on both shoes.

Ia melukis sebuah bintang di atas warna biru itu. Lalu ia melukis bintang lainnya. Tak lama kemudian ia melukis bintang-bintang kecil di kedua sepatunya.

A girl walks by his table. "Wow, I like your shoes," she says. Two boys come to look.

Seorang anak perempuan lewat di dekat mejanya. "Wow, aku suka sepatumu," katanya. Dua anak laki-laki datang untuk melihat.

"Can you paint mine?" one boy asks.

"Bisakah kamu melukis sepatuku?" tanya salah satu anak laki-laki.

Oren smiles and picks up the brush. "Sure," he says. "Sit down."

Oren tersenyum dan mengambil kuasnya. "Tentu," katanya. "Duduklah."