The Three Sillies

Once upon a time there was a farmer and his wife who had one daughter, and she was courted by a gentleman. Every evening he used to come and see her, and stop to supper at the farmhouse, and the daughter used to be sent down into the cellar to draw the beer for supper. So one evening she had gone down to draw the beer, and she happened to look up at the ceiling while she was drawing, and she saw a mallet stuck in one of the beams. It must have been there a long, long time, but somehow or other she had never noticed it before, and she began a-thinking.

Pada suatu waktu, ada seorang petani dan istrinya yang memiliki satu anak perempuan, dan ia sedang didekati oleh seorang pria terhormat. Setiap malam pria itu datang untuk menemuinya, dan singgah untuk makan malam di rumah pertanian itu, dan anak perempuan itu biasa disuruh turun ke ruang bawah tanah untuk mengambil bir untuk makan malam. Maka pada suatu malam ia turun untuk mengambil bir, dan kebetulan ia menengadah ke langit-langit sambil mengambil bir itu, dan ia melihat sebuah palu tersangkut di salah satu balok kayu. Palu itu pasti sudah ada di sana sejak lama sekali, tetapi entah bagaimana ia belum pernah memperhatikannya sebelumnya, dan ia pun mulai berpikir.

And she thought it was very dangerous to have that mallet there, for she said to herself: “Suppose him and me was to be married, and we was to have a son, and he was to grow up to be a man, and come down into the cellar to draw the beer, like as I'm doing now, and the mallet was to fall on his head and kill him, what a dreadful thing it would be!” And she put down the candle and the jug, and sat herself down and began a-crying.

Dan ia berpikir bahwa sangat berbahaya menaruh palu itu di sana, sebab ia berkata kepada dirinya sendiri, "Bagaimana jika aku dan dia menikah, dan kami memiliki seorang anak laki-laki, dan ia tumbuh menjadi seorang pria, dan turun ke ruang bawah tanah untuk mengambil bir, seperti yang sedang kulakukan sekarang, dan palu itu jatuh menimpa kepalanya dan membunuhnya, alangkah mengerikannya itu!" Dan ia meletakkan lilin dan kendinya, lalu duduk dan mulai menangis.

Well, they began to wonder upstairs how it was that she was so long drawing the beer, and her mother went down to see after her, and she found her sitting on the settle crying, and the beer running over the floor. “Why, whatever is the matter?” said her mother.

Nah, mereka mulai bertanya-tanya di lantai atas mengapa ia begitu lama mengambil bir, dan ibunya turun untuk memeriksanya, dan ia mendapati anaknya duduk di bangku sambil menangis, dan bir mengalir tumpah ke lantai. "Wahai, ada apa gerangan?" kata sang ibu.

“Oh, mother!” says she, “look at that horrid mallet! Suppose we was to be married, and was to have a son, and he was to grow up, and was to come down to the cellar to draw the beer, and the mallet was to fall on his head and kill him, what a dreadful thing it would be!” “Dear, dear! what a dreadful thing it would be!” said the mother, and she sat her down aside of the daughter and started a-crying too.

"Oh, Ibu!" katanya, "lihatlah palu mengerikan itu! Bagaimana jika kami menikah, dan memiliki seorang anak laki-laki, dan ia tumbuh dewasa, dan turun ke ruang bawah tanah untuk mengambil bir, dan palu itu jatuh menimpa kepalanya dan membunuhnya, alangkah mengerikannya itu!" "Aduh, aduh! Alangkah mengerikannya itu!" kata sang ibu, dan ia duduk di samping anaknya lalu mulai menangis juga.

Then after a bit the father began to wonder that they didn't come back, and he went down into the cellar to look after them himself, and there they two sat a-crying, and the beer running all over the floor. “Whatever is the matter?” says he.

Kemudian setelah beberapa saat, sang ayah mulai heran mengapa mereka tidak juga kembali, dan ia turun ke ruang bawah tanah untuk memeriksa mereka sendiri, dan di sana mereka berdua duduk menangis, dan bir mengalir tumpah ke seluruh lantai. "Ada apa gerangan?" katanya.

“Why,” says the mother, “look at that horrid mallet. Just suppose, if our daughter and her sweetheart was to be married, and was to have a son, and he was to grow up, and was to come down into the cellar to draw the beer, and the mallet was to fall on his head and kill him, what a dreadful thing it would be!” “Dear, dear, dear! so it would!” said the father, and he sat himself down aside of the other two, and started a-crying.

"Begini," kata sang ibu, "lihatlah palu mengerikan itu. Bayangkan saja, jika anak perempuan kita dan kekasihnya menikah, dan memiliki seorang anak laki-laki, dan ia tumbuh dewasa, dan turun ke ruang bawah tanah untuk mengambil bir, dan palu itu jatuh menimpa kepalanya dan membunuhnya, alangkah mengerikannya itu!" "Aduh, aduh, aduh! Memang begitu!" kata sang ayah, dan ia duduk di samping kedua orang itu, lalu mulai menangis.

Now the gentleman got tired of stopping up in the kitchen by himself, and at last he went down into the cellar too, to see what they were after; and there they three sat a-crying side by side, and the beer running all over the floor. And he ran straight and turned the tap. Then he said: “Whatever are you three doing, sitting there crying, and letting the beer run all over the floor?”

Kini sang pria terhormat itu bosan menunggu sendirian di dapur, dan akhirnya ia pun turun ke ruang bawah tanah untuk melihat apa yang sedang mereka lakukan; dan di sana ketiganya duduk menangis berjajar, dan bir mengalir tumpah ke seluruh lantai. Dan ia berlari langsung dan menutup keran. Kemudian ia berkata, "Apa yang sedang kalian bertiga lakukan, duduk di sana menangis, dan membiarkan bir tumpah ke seluruh lantai?"

“Oh!” says the father, “look at that horrid mallet! Suppose you and our daughter was to be married, and was to have a son, and he was to grow up, and was to come down into the cellar to draw the beer, and the mallet was to fall on his head and kill him!” And then they all started a-crying worse than before.

"Oh!" kata sang ayah, "lihatlah palu mengerikan itu! Bayangkan jika kau dan anak perempuan kami menikah, dan memiliki seorang anak laki-laki, dan ia tumbuh dewasa, dan turun ke ruang bawah tanah untuk mengambil bir, dan palu itu jatuh menimpa kepalanya!" Dan kemudian mereka semua mulai menangis lebih keras daripada sebelumnya.

But the gentleman burst out a-laughing, and reached up and pulled out the mallet, and then he said: “I've travelled many miles, and I never met three such big sillies as you three before; and now I shall start out on my travels again, and when I can find three bigger sillies than you three, then I'll come back and marry your daughter.” So he wished them good-bye, and started off on his travels, and left them all crying because the girl had lost her sweetheart.

Tetapi sang pria terhormat justru tertawa terbahak-bahak, dan menjangkau ke atas serta mencabut palu itu, kemudian ia berkata, "Aku telah menempuh perjalanan bermil-mil jauhnya, dan aku belum pernah bertemu tiga orang bodoh sebesar kalian bertiga sebelumnya; dan sekarang aku akan berangkat lagi dalam perjalananku, dan ketika aku bisa menemukan tiga orang yang lebih bodoh daripada kalian bertiga, barulah aku akan kembali dan menikahi anak perempuan kalian." Maka ia mengucapkan selamat tinggal kepada mereka, dan berangkat dalam perjalanannya, dan meninggalkan mereka semua menangis karena gadis itu telah kehilangan kekasihnya.

Well, he set out, and he travelled a long way, and at last he came to a woman's cottage that had some grass growing on the roof. And the woman was trying to get her cow to go up a ladder to the grass, and the poor thing durst not go. So the gentleman asked the woman what she was doing.

Nah, ia pun berangkat, dan menempuh perjalanan jauh, dan akhirnya ia sampai di sebuah pondok milik seorang perempuan yang di atapnya tumbuh rumput. Dan perempuan itu sedang berusaha membuat sapinya naik ke tangga menuju rumput itu, dan makhluk malang itu tidak berani naik. Maka sang pria terhormat itu bertanya kepada perempuan itu apa yang sedang ia lakukan.

“Why, lookye,” she said, “look at all that beautiful grass. I'm going to get the cow on to the roof to eat it. She'll be quite safe, for I shall tie a string round her neck, and pass it down the chimney, and tie it to my wrist as I go about the house, so she can't fall off without my knowing it.”

"Begini, lihatlah," katanya, "lihat semua rumput indah itu. Aku akan membawa sapi itu ke atap untuk memakannya. Ia akan sangat aman, sebab aku akan mengikatkan seutas tali di lehernya, dan mengulurkannya ke bawah melalui cerobong asap, lalu mengikatkannya pada pergelangan tanganku sementara aku berjalan-jalan di rumah, sehingga ia tidak bisa jatuh tanpa sepengetahuanku."

“Oh, you poor silly!” said the gentleman, “you should cut the grass and throw it down to the cow!” But the woman thought it was easier to get the cow up the ladder than to get the grass down, so she pushed her and coaxed her and got her up, and tied a string round her neck, and passed it down the chimney, and fastened it to her own wrist.

"Oh, kau perempuan bodoh yang malang!" kata sang pria terhormat, "seharusnya kau memotong rumput itu dan melemparkannya ke bawah untuk sapi itu!" Tetapi perempuan itu mengira lebih mudah membawa sapi naik tangga daripada membawa rumput turun, maka ia mendorong dan membujuknya hingga naik, lalu mengikatkan seutas tali di lehernya, mengulurkannya ke bawah melalui cerobong asap, dan mengikatkannya pada pergelangan tangannya sendiri.

And the gentleman went on his way, but he hadn't gone far when the cow tumbled off the roof, and hung by the string tied round her neck, and it strangled her. And the weight of the cow tied to her wrist pulled the woman up the chimney, and she stuck fast half-way and was smothered in the soot.

Dan sang pria terhormat itu melanjutkan perjalanannya, tetapi belum jauh ia pergi ketika sapi itu jatuh dari atap, dan tergantung oleh tali yang terikat di lehernya, sehingga tercekik. Dan berat sapi yang terikat pada pergelangan tangannya menarik perempuan itu naik ke dalam cerobong asap, dan ia tersangkut di tengah jalan lalu mati lemas oleh jelaga.

Well, that was one big silly.

Nah, itulah satu orang yang sangat bodoh.

And the gentleman went on and on, and he went to an inn to stop the night, and they were so full at the inn that they had to put him in a double-bedded room, and another traveller was to sleep in the other bed. The other man was a very pleasant fellow, and they got very friendly together; but in the morning, when they were both getting up, the gentleman was surprised to see the other hang his trousers on the knobs of the chest of drawers and run across the room and try to jump into them, and he tried over and over again, and couldn't manage it; and the gentleman wondered whatever he was doing it for.

Dan sang pria terhormat itu terus berjalan dan berjalan, dan ia singgah di sebuah penginapan untuk bermalam, dan penginapan itu begitu penuh sehingga mereka harus menempatkannya di sebuah kamar dengan dua tempat tidur, dan seorang musafir lain akan tidur di tempat tidur yang satunya. Pria yang satu itu orangnya sangat menyenangkan, dan mereka pun menjadi sangat akrab; tetapi pada pagi harinya, ketika mereka berdua sedang bangun, sang pria terhormat itu terkejut melihat pria yang lain menggantungkan celananya di kenop-kenop lemari laci lalu berlari melintasi ruangan dan mencoba melompat masuk ke dalamnya, dan ia mencoba berkali-kali, dan tidak berhasil; dan sang pria terhormat itu heran mengapa ia melakukan hal itu.

At last he stopped and wiped his face with his handkerchief. “Oh dear,” he says, “I do think trousers are the most awkwardest kind of clothes that ever were. I can't think who could have invented such things. It takes me the best part of an hour to get into mine every morning, and I get so hot! How do you manage yours?” So the gentleman burst out a-laughing, and showed him how to put them on; and he was very much obliged to him, and said he never should have thought of doing it that way.

Akhirnya pria itu berhenti dan mengusap wajahnya dengan sapu tangannya. "Aduh," katanya, "aku sungguh berpikir celana adalah jenis pakaian yang paling merepotkan yang pernah ada. Aku tak bisa membayangkan siapa yang menciptakan benda semacam itu. Butuh hampir satu jam bagiku untuk memakainya setiap pagi, dan aku jadi begitu kepanasan! Bagaimana caramu memakainya?" Maka sang pria terhormat itu tertawa terbahak-bahak, dan menunjukkan cara memakainya; dan pria itu pun sangat berterima kasih kepadanya, dan berkata ia tidak pernah terpikir untuk melakukannya dengan cara itu.

So that was another big silly.

Jadi itulah satu orang bodoh lagi.

Then the gentleman went on his travels again; and he came to a village, and outside the village there was a pond, and round the pond was a crowd of people. And they had got rakes, and brooms, and pitchforks, reaching into the pond; and the gentleman asked what was the matter. “Why,” they say, “matter enough! Moon's tumbled into the pond, and we can't rake her out anyhow!” So the gentleman burst out a-laughing, and told them to look up into the sky, and that it was only the shadow in the water. But they wouldn't listen to him, and abused him shamefully, and he got away as quick as he could.

Kemudian sang pria terhormat itu melanjutkan perjalanannya lagi; dan ia tiba di sebuah desa, dan di luar desa itu ada sebuah kolam, dan di sekeliling kolam itu ada sekerumunan orang. Dan mereka membawa garu, sapu, dan garpu rumput, menjangkau ke dalam kolam itu; dan sang pria terhormat bertanya ada apa gerangan. "Wah," kata mereka, "ada masalah besar! Bulan telah jatuh ke dalam kolam, dan kami tak bisa mengeruknya keluar sama sekali!" Maka sang pria terhormat itu tertawa terbahak-bahak, dan menyuruh mereka menengadah ke langit, dan mengatakan bahwa itu hanyalah bayangan di dalam air. Tetapi mereka tidak mau mendengarkannya, dan mencacinya habis-habisan, dan ia pun segera pergi secepat mungkin.

So there was a whole lot of sillies bigger than them three sillies at home. So the gentleman turned back home again and married the farmer's daughter, and if they didn't live happy for ever after, that's nothing to do with you or me.

Jadi ternyata ada banyak sekali orang bodoh yang jauh lebih bodoh daripada tiga orang bodoh di rumahnya sendiri. Maka sang pria terhormat itu kembali pulang dan menikahi anak perempuan petani itu, dan apakah mereka hidup bahagia selamanya atau tidak, itu bukan urusanmu atau urusanku.