The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse

Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

Dahulu kala ada seekor tikus hutan, dan namanya Nyonya Tittlemouse.

She lived in a bank under a hedge.

Ia tinggal di sebuah tebing tanah di bawah pagar semak.

Such a funny house! There were yards and yards of sandy passages, leading to storerooms and nut-cellars and seed-cellars, all amongst the roots of the hedge.

Rumah yang begitu lucu! Ada berpuluh-puluh meter lorong berpasir, menuju ke ruang penyimpanan dan gudang kacang serta gudang biji-bijian, semuanya di antara akar-akar pagar semak itu.

There was a kitchen, a parlour, a pantry, and a larder.

Ada sebuah dapur, sebuah ruang tamu, sebuah lemari perbekalan, dan sebuah gudang makanan.

Also, there was Mrs. Tittlemouse's bedroom, where she slept in a little box bed!

Selain itu, ada kamar tidur Nyonya Tittlemouse, tempat ia tidur di ranjang kotak kecil!

Mrs. Tittlemouse was a most terribly tidy particular little mouse, always sweeping and dusting the soft sandy floors.

Nyonya Tittlemouse adalah seekor tikus kecil yang sangat rapi dan teliti, selalu menyapu dan membersihkan debu dari lantai-lantai pasir yang lembut itu.

Sometimes a beetle lost its way in the passages.

Kadang-kadang seekor kumbang tersesat di lorong-lorong itu.

"Shuh! shuh! little dirty feet!" said Mrs. Tittlemouse, clattering her dust-pan.

"Husy! husy! kaki-kaki kotor kecil!" kata Nyonya Tittlemouse, sambil menggemerincingkan pengki debunya.

And one day a little old woman ran up and down in a red spotty cloak.

Dan suatu hari seorang nenek tua kecil berlari kesana kemari dengan jubah bertitik-titik merah.

"Your house is on fire, Mother Ladybird! Fly away home to your children!"

"Rumahmu terbakar, Ibu Kepik! Terbanglah pulang ke anak-anakmu!"

Another day, a big fat spider came in to shelter from the rain.

Suatu hari lain, seekor laba-laba gemuk besar masuk untuk berteduh dari hujan.

"Beg pardon, is this not Miss Muffet's?"

"Mohon maaf, bukankah ini rumah Nona Muffet?"

"Go away, you bold bad spider! Leaving ends of cobweb all over my nice clean house!"

"Pergilah, laba-laba nakal dan lancang! Meninggalkan sisa-sisa jaring laba-laba di seluruh rumahku yang bersih dan bagus ini!"

She bundled the spider out at a window.

Ia menggulung laba-laba itu keluar lewat sebuah jendela.

He let himself down the hedge with a long thin bit of string.

Ia menuruni pagar semak dengan seutas tali tipis yang panjang.

Mrs. Tittlemouse went on her way to a distant storeroom, to fetch cherry-stones and thistle-down seed for dinner.

Nyonya Tittlemouse melanjutkan perjalanannya ke sebuah ruang penyimpanan yang jauh, untuk mengambil biji-biji ceri dan biji-biji kapas rumput onak untuk makan malam.

All along the passage she sniffed, and looked at the floor.

Sepanjang lorong itu ia mengendus-endus, dan melihat ke lantai.

"I smell a smell of honey; is it the cowslips outside, in the hedge? I am sure I can see the marks of little dirty feet."

"Aku mencium bau madu; apakah itu bunga cowslip di luar sana, di pagar semak? Aku yakin aku bisa melihat jejak kaki-kaki kotor kecil."

Suddenly round a corner, she met Babbitty Bumble—"Zizz, Bizz, Bizzz!" said the bumble bee.

Tiba-tiba di sebuah sudut, ia bertemu Babbitty Bumble—"Ziz, Biz, Bizzz!" kata sang lebah tumbung.

Mrs. Tittlemouse looked at her severely. She wished that she had a broom.

Nyonya Tittlemouse memandanginya dengan tegas. Ia berharap ia punya sebuah sapu.

"Good-day, Babbitty Bumble; I should be glad to buy some beeswax. But what are you doing down here? Why do you always come in at a window, and say Zizz, Bizz, Bizzz?" Mrs. Tittlemouse began to get cross.

"Selamat siang, Babbitty Bumble; aku akan senang membeli sedikit lilin lebah. Tapi apa yang kaulakukan di sini? Mengapa kau selalu masuk lewat jendela, dan berkata Ziz, Biz, Bizzz?" Nyonya Tittlemouse mulai kesal.

"Zizz, Wizz, Wizzz!" replied Babbitty Bumble in a peevish squeak. She sidled down a passage, and disappeared into a storeroom which had been used for acorns.

"Ziz, Wiz, Wizzz!" jawab Babbitty Bumble dengan suara cicit yang cemberut. Ia menyelinap menyusuri sebuah lorong, dan menghilang ke dalam sebuah ruang penyimpanan yang biasa dipakai untuk biji ek.

Mrs. Tittlemouse had eaten the acorns before Christmas; the storeroom ought to have been empty.

Nyonya Tittlemouse telah memakan biji-biji ek itu sebelum Natal; ruang penyimpanan itu seharusnya sudah kosong.

But it was full of untidy dry moss.

Tetapi ruangan itu penuh dengan lumut kering yang berantakan.

Mrs. Tittlemouse began to pull out the moss. Three or four other bees put their heads out, and buzzed fiercely.

Nyonya Tittlemouse mulai mengeluarkan lumut itu. Tiga atau empat lebah lain menjulurkan kepala mereka, dan berdengung dengan galak.

"I am not in the habit of letting lodgings; this is an intrusion!" said Mrs. Tittlemouse. "I will have them turned out—" "Buzz! Buzz! Buzzz!"—"I wonder who would help me?" "Bizz, Wizz, Wizzz!"

"Aku tidak biasa menyewakan tempat tinggal; ini sebuah penerobosan!" kata Nyonya Tittlemouse. "Akan kusuruh mereka keluar—" "Dengung! Dengung! Dengungg!"—"Aku ingin tahu siapa yang mau membantuku?" "Biz, Wiz, Wizzz!"

—"I will not have Mr. Jackson; he never wipes his feet."

—"Aku tidak mau Tuan Jackson; ia tak pernah mengelap kakinya."

Mrs. Tittlemouse decided to leave the bees till after dinner.

Nyonya Tittlemouse memutuskan untuk membiarkan para lebah itu sampai setelah makan malam.

When she got back to the parlour, she heard some one coughing in a fat voice; and there sat Mr. Jackson himself!

Ketika ia kembali ke ruang tamu, ia mendengar seseorang terbatuk dengan suara berat; dan di sanalah duduk Tuan Jackson sendiri!

He was sitting all over a small rocking-chair, twiddling his thumbs and smiling, with his feet on the fender.

Ia duduk memenuhi seluruh kursi goyang kecil itu, memutar-mutar ibu jarinya sambil tersenyum, dengan kakinya di atas pagar perapian.

He lived in a drain below the hedge, in a very dirty wet ditch.

Ia tinggal di sebuah selokan di bawah pagar semak, di sebuah parit yang sangat kotor dan basah.

"How do you do, Mr. Jackson? Deary me, you have got very wet!"

"Apa kabar, Tuan Jackson? Astaga, kau basah kuyup sekali!"

"Thank you, thank you, thank you, Mrs. Tittlemouse! I'll sit awhile and dry myself," said Mr. Jackson.

"Terima kasih, terima kasih, terima kasih, Nyonya Tittlemouse! Aku akan duduk sebentar dan mengeringkan diriku," kata Tuan Jackson.

He sat and smiled, and the water dripped off his coat tails. Mrs. Tittlemouse went round with a mop.

Ia duduk dan tersenyum, dan air menetes dari ujung jaketnya. Nyonya Tittlemouse berkeliling dengan sebuah kain pel.

He sat such a while that he had to be asked if he would take some dinner?

Ia duduk begitu lama sampai ia harus ditanya apakah ia mau makan malam.

First she offered him cherry-stones. "Thank you, thank you, Mrs. Tittlemouse! No teeth, no teeth, no teeth!" said Mr. Jackson.

Pertama ia menawarinya biji-biji ceri. "Terima kasih, terima kasih, Nyonya Tittlemouse! Tak ada gigi, tak ada gigi, tak ada gigi!" kata Tuan Jackson.

He opened his mouth most unnecessarily wide; he certainly had not a tooth in his head.

Ia membuka mulutnya lebar-lebar tanpa perlu; ia memang tak punya satu gigi pun di kepalanya.

Then she offered him thistle-down seed—"Tiddly, widdly, widdly! Pouff, pouff, puff!" said Mr. Jackson. He blew the thistle-down all over the room.

Kemudian ia menawarinya biji kapas rumput onak—"Tiddly, widdly, widdly! Pouff, pouff, puff!" kata Tuan Jackson. Ia meniup kapas rumput onak itu ke seluruh ruangan.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you, Mrs. Tittlemouse! Now what I really—_really_ should like—would be a little dish of honey!"

"Terima kasih, terima kasih, terima kasih, Nyonya Tittlemouse! Nah yang benar-benar—_benar-benar_ kuinginkan—adalah semangkuk kecil madu!"

"I am afraid I have not got any, Mr. Jackson," said Mrs. Tittlemouse.

"Aku khawatir aku tidak punya sama sekali, Tuan Jackson," kata Nyonya Tittlemouse.

"Tiddly, widdly, widdly, Mrs. Tittlemouse!" said the smiling Mr. Jackson, "I can _smell_ it; that is why I came to call."

"Tiddly, widdly, widdly, Nyonya Tittlemouse!" kata Tuan Jackson yang tersenyum, "aku bisa _menciumnya_; itulah sebabnya aku datang berkunjung."

Mr. Jackson rose ponderously from the table, and began to look into the cupboards.

Tuan Jackson bangkit dengan berat dari meja, dan mulai melihat-lihat ke dalam lemari-lemari.

Mrs. Tittlemouse followed him with a dish-cloth, to wipe his large wet footmarks off the parlour floor.

Nyonya Tittlemouse mengikutinya dengan kain lap piring, untuk menyeka jejak kaki basahnya yang besar dari lantai ruang tamu.

When he had convinced himself that there was no honey in the cupboards, he began to walk down the passage.

Ketika ia sudah yakin bahwa tak ada madu di dalam lemari-lemari itu, ia mulai berjalan menyusuri lorong.

"Indeed, indeed, you will stick fast, Mr. Jackson!"

"Sungguh, sungguh, kau akan tersangkut, Tuan Jackson!"

"Tiddly, widdly, widdly, Mrs. Tittlemouse!"

"Tiddly, widdly, widdly, Nyonya Tittlemouse!"

First he squeezed into the pantry.

Pertama ia menjejalkan diri masuk ke dalam lemari perbekalan.

"Tiddly, widdly, widdly? no honey? no honey, Mrs. Tittlemouse?"

"Tiddly, widdly, widdly? tak ada madu? tak ada madu, Nyonya Tittlemouse?"

There were three creepy-crawly people hiding in the plate-rack. Two of them got away; but the littlest one he caught.

Ada tiga makhluk merayap yang bersembunyi di rak piring. Dua di antaranya lolos; tetapi yang paling kecil tertangkap olehnya.

Then he squeezed into the larder. Miss Butterfly was tasting the sugar; but she flew away out of the window.

Kemudian ia menjejalkan diri masuk ke dalam gudang makanan. Nona Kupu-kupu sedang mencicipi gula; tetapi ia terbang keluar lewat jendela.

"Tiddly, widdly, widdly, Mrs. Tittlemouse; you seem to have plenty of visitors!"

"Tiddly, widdly, widdly, Nyonya Tittlemouse; sepertinya kau punya banyak sekali tamu!"

"And without any invitation!" said Mrs. Thomasina Tittlemouse.

"Dan tanpa undangan sama sekali!" kata Nyonya Thomasina Tittlemouse.

They went along the sandy passage—"Tiddly widdly—" "Buzz! Wizz! Wizz!"

Mereka berjalan menyusuri lorong berpasir itu—"Tiddly widdly—" "Dengung! Wiz! Wizz!"

He met Babbitty round a corner, and snapped her up, and put her down again.

Ia bertemu Babbitty di sebuah sudut, dan menyambarnya, lalu menaruhnya kembali.

"I do not like bumble bees. They are all over bristles," said Mr. Jackson, wiping his mouth with his coat-sleeve.

"Aku tidak suka lebah tumbung. Mereka penuh dengan bulu kasar," kata Tuan Jackson, sambil mengelap mulutnya dengan lengan jaketnya.

"Get out, you nasty old toad!" shrieked Babbitty Bumble.

"Enyahlah, kodok tua yang menjijikkan!" jerit Babbitty Bumble.

"I shall go distracted!" scolded Mrs. Tittlemouse.

"Aku bisa jadi gila!" omel Nyonya Tittlemouse.

She shut herself up in the nut-cellar while Mr. Jackson pulled out the bees-nest. He seemed to have no objection to stings.

Ia mengunci dirinya di dalam gudang kacang sementara Tuan Jackson mengeluarkan sarang lebah itu. Ia sepertinya tak keberatan sama sekali dengan sengatan.

When Mrs. Tittlemouse ventured to come out—everybody had gone away.

Ketika Nyonya Tittlemouse berani keluar—semua orang sudah pergi.

But the untidiness was something dreadful—"Never did I see such a mess—smears of honey; and moss, and thistledown—and marks of big and little dirty feet—all over my nice clean house!"

Tetapi kekacauannya sungguh mengerikan—"Belum pernah aku melihat kekacauan seperti ini—noda-noda madu; dan lumut, dan kapas rumput onak—dan jejak kaki-kaki kotor besar dan kecil—di seluruh rumahku yang bersih dan bagus ini!"

She gathered up the moss and the remains of the beeswax.

Ia mengumpulkan lumut itu dan sisa-sisa lilin lebah.

Then she went out and fetched some twigs, to partly close up the front door.

Kemudian ia pergi keluar dan mengambil beberapa ranting, untuk sebagian menutup pintu depan.

"I will make it too small for Mr. Jackson!"

"Akan kubuat terlalu kecil untuk Tuan Jackson!"

She fetched soft soap, and flannel, and a new scrubbing brush from the storeroom. But she was too tired to do any more. First she fell asleep in her chair, and then she went to bed.

Ia mengambil sabun lembut, dan flanel, dan sebuah sikat gosok baru dari ruang penyimpanan. Tetapi ia terlalu lelah untuk melakukan lebih banyak lagi. Mula-mula ia tertidur di kursinya, lalu ia pergi tidur.

"Will it ever be tidy again?" said poor Mrs. Tittlemouse.

"Akankah ia rapi lagi suatu hari nanti?" kata Nyonya Tittlemouse yang malang.

Next morning she got up very early and began a spring cleaning which lasted a fortnight.

Keesokan paginya ia bangun sangat pagi dan mulai bersih-bersih besar-besaran yang berlangsung selama dua minggu.

She swept, and scrubbed, and dusted; and she rubbed up the furniture with beeswax, and polished her little tin spoons.

Ia menyapu, menggosok, dan membersihkan debu; dan ia menggosok perabotannya dengan lilin lebah, serta mengilapkan sendok-sendok timahnya yang kecil.

When it was all beautifully neat and clean, she gave a party to five other little mice, without Mr. Jackson.

Ketika semuanya sudah begitu rapi dan bersih, ia mengadakan pesta untuk lima tikus kecil lainnya, tanpa Tuan Jackson.

He smelt the party and came up the bank, but he could not squeeze in at the door.

Ia mencium bau pesta itu dan naik ke tebing tanah itu, tetapi ia tak bisa menjejalkan diri masuk lewat pintu.

So they handed him out acorn-cupfuls of honey-dew through the window, and he was not at all offended.

Maka mereka menyodorkan kepadanya semangkuk cangkang biji ek berisi embun madu lewat jendela, dan ia sama sekali tidak tersinggung.

He sat outside in the sun, and said—"Tiddly, widdly, widdly! Your very good health, Mrs. Tittlemouse!"

Ia duduk di luar di bawah sinar matahari, dan berkata—"Tiddly, widdly, widdly! Semoga sehat selalu, Nyonya Tittlemouse!"