The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies

It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is "soporific." I have never felt sleepy after eating lettuces; but then I am not a rabbit. They certainly had a very soporific effect upon the Flopsy Bunnies!

Konon efek makan selada terlalu banyak bisa membuat "mengantuk". Saya sendiri tidak pernah merasa mengantuk setelah makan selada; tetapi saya bukan kelinci. Selada itu jelas memiliki efek yang sangat membuat mengantuk pada para Kelinci Flopsy!

When Benjamin Bunny grew up, he married his Cousin Flopsy. They had a large family, and they were very improvident and cheerful. I do not remember the separate names of their children; they were generally called the "Flopsy Bunnies."

Ketika Benjamin Bunny beranjak dewasa, ia menikahi sepupunya, Flopsy. Mereka mempunyai keluarga besar, dan mereka sangat boros serta selalu riang. Saya tidak ingat nama-nama masing-masing anak mereka; mereka biasa dipanggil "para Kelinci Flopsy."

As there was not always quite enough to eat, Benjamin used to borrow cabbages from Flopsy's brother, Peter Rabbit, who kept a nursery garden. Sometimes Peter Rabbit had no cabbages to spare.

Karena makanan tidak selalu cukup, Benjamin biasa meminjam kubis dari kakak Flopsy, Peter Rabbit, yang memiliki kebun pembibitan. Terkadang Peter Rabbit tidak punya kubis untuk diberikan.

When this happened, the Flopsy Bunnies went across the field to a rubbish heap, in the ditch outside Mr. McGregor's garden. Mr. McGregor's rubbish heap was a mixture. There were jam pots and paper bags, and mountains of chopped grass from the mowing machine (which always tasted oily), and some rotten vegetable marrows and an old boot or two. One day—oh joy!—there were a quantity of overgrown lettuces, which had "shot" into flower.

Ketika ini terjadi, para Kelinci Flopsy pergi menyeberangi ladang menuju tumpukan sampah, di parit di luar kebun Tuan McGregor. Tumpukan sampah Tuan McGregor itu berisi campur aduk. Ada pot-pot selai dan kantong kertas, dan gunungan rumput cacahan dari mesin pemotong rumput (yang selalu terasa berminyak), dan beberapa labu sayur yang busuk serta satu dua sepatu bot tua. Suatu hari—oh, senangnya!—ada sejumlah besar selada yang sudah tumbuh terlalu tinggi, yang telah "berbunga."

The Flopsy Bunnies simply stuffed lettuces. By degrees, one after another, they were overcome with slumber, and lay down in the mown grass.

Para Kelinci Flopsy pun melahap selada sepuasnya. Sedikit demi sedikit, satu demi satu, mereka dikuasai rasa kantuk, dan berbaring di atas rumput yang telah dipotong.

Benjamin was not so much overcome as his children. Before going to sleep he was sufficiently wide awake to put a paper bag over his head to keep off the flies.

Benjamin tidak sekantuk anak-anaknya. Sebelum tertidur ia masih cukup sadar untuk menutupkan kantong kertas di atas kepalanya agar terhindar dari lalat.

The little Flopsy Bunnies slept delightfully in the warm sun. From the lawn beyond the garden came the distant clacketty sound of the mowing machine. The bluebottles buzzed about the wall, and a little old mouse picked over the rubbish among the jam pots. (I can tell you her name, she was called Thomasina Tittlemouse, a woodmouse with a long tail.)

Para Kelinci Flopsy kecil tidur dengan nyenyak di bawah sinar matahari yang hangat. Dari halaman rumput di seberang kebun terdengar suara berdenting samar mesin pemotong rumput. Lalat-lalat biru berdengung di sekitar tembok, dan seekor tikus tua kecil mengais-ngais tumpukan sampah di antara pot-pot selai. (Saya bisa memberitahu kalian namanya, ia bernama Thomasina Tittlemouse, seekor tikus hutan berekor panjang.)

She rustled across the paper bag, and awakened Benjamin Bunny. The mouse apologized profusely, and said that she knew Peter Rabbit.

Ia berdesir melintasi kantong kertas itu, dan membangunkan Benjamin Bunny. Si tikus meminta maaf berkali-kali, dan berkata bahwa ia mengenal Peter Rabbit.

While she and Benjamin were talking, close under the wall, they heard a heavy tread above their heads; and suddenly Mr. McGregor emptied out a sackful of lawn mowings right upon the top of the sleeping Flopsy Bunnies! Benjamin shrank down under his paper bag. The mouse hid in a jam pot.

Sementara ia dan Benjamin sedang berbincang, tepat di bawah tembok, mereka mendengar langkah berat di atas kepala mereka; dan tiba-tiba Tuan McGregor menumpahkan sekarung penuh rumput potongan tepat di atas para Kelinci Flopsy yang sedang tidur! Benjamin menyusut ke bawah kantong kertasnya. Si tikus bersembunyi di dalam pot selai.

The little rabbits smiled sweetly in their sleep under the shower of grass; they did not awake because the lettuces had been so soporific. They dreamt that their mother Flopsy was tucking them up in a hay bed.

Para kelinci kecil tersenyum manis dalam tidur mereka di bawah hujan rumput itu; mereka tidak terbangun karena selada itu telah membuat mereka begitu mengantuk. Mereka bermimpi bahwa ibu mereka, Flopsy, sedang menyelimuti mereka di tempat tidur jerami.

Mr. McGregor looked down after emptying his sack. He saw some funny little brown tips of ears sticking up through the lawn mowings. He stared at them for some time. Presently a fly settled on one of them and it moved.

Tuan McGregor menunduk memandang setelah mengosongkan karungnya. Ia melihat beberapa ujung telinga cokelat kecil yang lucu mencuat dari tumpukan rumput itu. Ia menatapnya cukup lama. Tak lama kemudian seekor lalat hinggap di salah satunya dan telinga itu bergerak.

Mr. McGregor climbed down on to the rubbish heap—"One, two, three, four! five! six leetle rabbits!" said he as he dropped them into his sack. The Flopsy Bunnies dreamt that their mother was turning them over in bed. They stirred a little in their sleep, but still they did not wake up.

Tuan McGregor turun ke tumpukan sampah itu—"Satu, dua, tiga, empat! lima! enam ekol kelinci kecil!" katanya sambil memasukkan mereka ke dalam karungnya. Para Kelinci Flopsy bermimpi bahwa ibu mereka sedang membalikkan tubuh mereka di tempat tidur. Mereka bergerak sedikit dalam tidur mereka, tetapi tetap saja tidak terbangun.

Mr. McGregor tied up the sack and left it on the wall. He went to put away the mowing machine.

Tuan McGregor mengikat karung itu dan meninggalkannya di atas tembok. Ia pergi menyimpan mesin pemotong rumputnya.

While he was gone, Mrs. Flopsy Bunny (who had remained at home) came across the field. She looked suspiciously at the sack and wondered where everybody was?

Selagi ia pergi, Nyonya Flopsy Bunny (yang tetap tinggal di rumah) datang menyeberangi ladang. Ia menatap curiga ke arah karung itu dan bertanya-tanya ke mana perginya semua orang?

Then the mouse came out of her jam pot, and Benjamin took the paper bag off his head, and they told the doleful tale.

Kemudian si tikus keluar dari pot selainya, dan Benjamin melepaskan kantong kertas dari kepalanya, dan mereka menceritakan kisah yang menyedihkan itu.

Benjamin and Flopsy were in despair, they could not undo the string.

Benjamin dan Flopsy putus asa, mereka tidak bisa melepaskan tali karung itu.

But Mrs. Tittlemouse was a resourceful person. She nibbled a hole in the bottom corner of the sack.

Tetapi Nyonya Tittlemouse adalah orang yang cerdik. Ia menggigit lubang di sudut bawah karung itu.

The little rabbits were pulled out and pinched to wake them.

Para kelinci kecil pun ditarik keluar dan dicubit untuk membangunkan mereka.

Their parents stuffed the empty sack with three rotten vegetable marrows, an old blacking-brush and two decayed turnips.

Orang tua mereka mengisi karung yang kosong itu dengan tiga labu sayur busuk, sebuah sikat pengilap sepatu tua, dan dua lobak yang sudah membusuk.

Then they all hid under a bush and watched for Mr. McGregor.

Kemudian mereka semua bersembunyi di bawah semak dan mengawasi Tuan McGregor.

Mr. McGregor came back and picked up the sack, and carried it off. He carried it hanging down, as if it were rather heavy.

Tuan McGregor kembali dan mengambil karung itu, lalu membawanya pergi. Ia membawanya sambil menggantungkannya rendah, seolah-olah cukup berat.

The Flopsy Bunnies followed at a safe distance.

Para Kelinci Flopsy mengikuti dari jarak aman.

They watched him go into his house. And then they crept up to the window to listen.

Mereka mengawasinya masuk ke dalam rumahnya. Kemudian mereka merayap mendekati jendela untuk menguping.

Mr. McGregor threw down the sack on the stone floor in a way that would have been extremely painful to the Flopsy Bunnies, if they had happened to have been inside it.

Tuan McGregor melemparkan karung itu ke lantai batu dengan cara yang akan sangat menyakitkan bagi para Kelinci Flopsy, seandainya mereka masih berada di dalamnya.

They could hear him drag his chair on the flags, and chuckle—"One, two, three, four, five, six leetle rabbits!" said Mr. McGregor.

Mereka bisa mendengarnya menyeret kursinya di atas lantai batu, dan terkekeh—"Satu, dua, tiga, empat, lima, enam ekol kelinci kecil!" kata Tuan McGregor.

"Eh? What's that? What have they been spoiling now?" enquired Mrs. McGregor.

"Eh? Apa itu? Apa lagi yang mereka rusak sekarang?" tanya Nyonya McGregor.

"One, two, three, four, five, six leetle fat rabbits!" repeated Mr. McGregor, counting on his fingers—"one, two, three—"

"Satu, dua, tiga, empat, lima, enam ekol kelinci kecil gemuk!" ulang Tuan McGregor, sambil menghitung dengan jarinya—"satu, dua, tiga—"

"Don't you be silly; what do you mean, you silly old man?"

"Jangan konyol; apa maksudmu, pak tua konyol?"

"In the sack! one, two, three, four, five, six!" replied Mr. McGregor.

"Di dalam karung! satu, dua, tiga, empat, lima, enam!" jawab Tuan McGregor.

(The youngest Flopsy Bunny got upon the window-sill.)

(Kelinci Flopsy termuda naik ke ambang jendela.)

Mrs. McGregor took hold of the sack and felt it. She said she could feel six, but they must be old rabbits, because they were so hard and all different shapes.

Nyonya McGregor memegang karung itu dan merabanya. Ia berkata bahwa ia bisa merasakan enam ekor, tetapi pastilah kelinci-kelinci tua, karena begitu keras dan bentuknya berbeda-beda.

"Not fit to eat; but the skins will do fine to line my old cloak."

"Tidak layak dimakan; tetapi kulitnya akan cocok untuk melapisi jubah tuaku."

"Line your old cloak?" shouted Mr. McGregor—"I shall sell them and buy myself baccy!"

"Melapisi jubah tuamu?" seru Tuan McGregor—"aku akan menjualnya dan membeli tembakau untuk diriku sendiri!"

"Rabbit tobacco! I shall skin them and cut off their heads."

"Tembakau kelinci! Aku akan mengulitinya dan memotong kepala mereka."

Mrs. McGregor untied the sack and put her hand inside.

Nyonya McGregor melepaskan ikatan karung itu dan memasukkan tangannya ke dalam.

When she felt the vegetables she became very very angry. She said that Mr. McGregor had "done it a purpose."

Ketika ia meraba sayuran-sayuran itu, ia menjadi sangat, sangat marah. Ia berkata bahwa Tuan McGregor telah "melakukannya dengan sengaja."

And Mr. McGregor was very angry too. One of the rotten marrows came flying through the kitchen window, and hit the youngest Flopsy Bunny.

Dan Tuan McGregor pun sangat marah juga. Salah satu labu busuk itu melayang masuk melalui jendela dapur, dan mengenai Kelinci Flopsy termuda.

It was rather hurt.

Ia agak terluka karenanya.

Then Benjamin and Flopsy thought that it was time to go home.

Kemudian Benjamin dan Flopsy berpikir sudah waktunya untuk pulang.

So Mr. McGregor did not get his tobacco, and Mrs. McGregor did not get her rabbit skins.

Maka Tuan McGregor tidak mendapatkan tembakaunya, dan Nyonya McGregor tidak mendapatkan kulit kelincinya.

But next Christmas Thomasina Tittlemouse got a present of enough rabbit-wool to make herself a cloak and a hood, and a handsome muff and a pair of warm mittens.

Namun pada Natal berikutnya, Thomasina Tittlemouse mendapat hadiah berupa bulu kelinci yang cukup untuk membuat jubah dan tudung kepala untuknya sendiri, serta sebuah muff yang indah dan sepasang sarung tangan hangat.