The Water Table at the Race

On Saturday, Dina worked at a water table. The city had a fun run. Many people ran down the street.

Pada hari Sabtu, Dina bekerja di pos air minum. Kota mengadakan lari santai. Banyak orang berlari menyusuri jalan.

Dina stood behind a long table. She had a big box of paper cups. She also had two big water tanks. She was a volunteer, and she liked the job.

Dina berdiri di belakang sebuah meja panjang. Ia punya satu kotak besar berisi gelas kertas. Ia juga punya dua tangki air besar. Ia seorang sukarelawan, dan ia menyukai pekerjaan itu.

Her job was easy. She filled the cups and held them out. The first runners came at nine. They took the cups and said thanks.

Tugasnya mudah. Ia mengisi gelas dan mengulurkannya. Pelari pertama datang pukul sembilan. Mereka mengambil gelas dan mengucapkan terima kasih.

More and more runners came. Dina filled cups as fast as she could. Her hands got wet and cold.

Makin lama makin banyak pelari yang datang. Dina mengisi gelas secepat yang ia bisa. Tangannya menjadi basah dan dingin.

At ten, she looked in the box. It was almost empty. Only ten cups were left. Many more runners were on the road.

Pukul sepuluh, ia melihat ke dalam kotak. Kotak itu hampir kosong. Hanya tersisa sepuluh gelas. Masih banyak pelari lain di jalan.

"We need more cups," she said to the other helper. He shook his head. "The store is far," he said.

"Kita butuh lebih banyak gelas," katanya kepada penolong yang lain. Pria itu menggeleng. "Tokonya jauh," katanya.

Across the street, a shop owner stood at his door. He saw the empty box. "Do you need something?" he called.

Di seberang jalan, seorang pemilik toko berdiri di pintunya. Ia melihat kotak yang kosong itu. "Kalian butuh sesuatu?" serunya.

"We have no cups," Dina said. "Wait there," he said. He went into his shop.

"Kami kehabisan gelas," kata Dina. "Tunggu di situ," katanya. Ia masuk ke tokonya.

He came back with two big boxes. Each box was full of small water bottles. "Take them," he said. "They are for the runners."

Ia kembali membawa dua kotak besar. Setiap kotak penuh botol air kecil. "Ambillah," katanya. "Ini untuk para pelari."

Dina put the bottles on the table. The runners took them and gave a big wave. Dina waved back and held out more bottles.

Dina meletakkan botol-botol itu di meja. Para pelari mengambilnya dan melambai riang. Dina balas melambai dan mengulurkan lebih banyak botol.