Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse
A free B1-level English story for language learners, readable online in 7 languages, with an option to listen via the free Storyteller app.
When a kitchen accident scalds Titty Mouse to death, her friend Tatty Mouse's tears set off an ever-growing chain reaction — a hopping stool, a sweeping broom, a shedding tree — that ends in a spectacular household collapse.
Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse both lived in a house,
Titty Mouse dan Tatty Mouse dulu tinggal bersama di sebuah rumah,
Titty Mouse went a leasing and Tatty Mouse went a leasing,
Titty Mouse pergi memungut sisa panen dan Tatty Mouse pergi memungut sisa panen,
So they both went a leasing.
Jadi mereka berdua pergi memungut sisa panen.
Titty Mouse leased an ear of corn, and Tatty Mouse leased an ear of corn,
Titty Mouse memungut sebutir jagung, dan Tatty Mouse memungut sebutir jagung,
So they both leased an ear of corn.
Jadi mereka berdua memungut sebutir jagung.
Titty Mouse made a pudding, and Tatty Mouse made a pudding,
Titty Mouse membuat puding, dan Tatty Mouse membuat puding,
So they both made a pudding.
Jadi mereka berdua membuat puding.
And Tatty Mouse put her pudding into the pot to boil,
Dan Tatty Mouse memasukkan pudingnya ke dalam panci untuk direbus,
But when Titty went to put hers in, the pot tumbled over, and scalded her to death.
Tapi ketika Titty hendak memasukkan pudingnya, panci itu tumpah, dan menyiramnya hingga tewas.
Then Tatty sat down and wept; then a three-legged stool said: “Tatty, why do you weep?” “Titty's dead,” said Tatty, “and so I weep;” “then,” said the stool, “I'll hop,” so the stool hopped.
Maka Tatty duduk dan menangis; lalu sebuah bangku berkaki tiga berkata: "Tatty, mengapa engkau menangis?" "Titty sudah mati," kata Tatty, "maka aku menangis;" "kalau begitu," kata bangku itu, "aku akan melompat-lompat," maka bangku itu pun melompat-lompat.
Then a broom in the corner of the room said, “Stool, why do you hop?” “Oh!” said the stool, “Titty's dead, and Tatty weeps, and so I hop;” “then,” said the broom, “I'll sweep,” so the broom began to sweep.
Lalu sapu di sudut ruangan berkata, "Bangku, mengapa engkau melompat-lompat?" "Oh!" kata bangku itu, "Titty sudah mati, dan Tatty menangis, maka aku melompat-lompat;" "kalau begitu," kata sapu itu, "aku akan menyapu," maka sapu itu pun mulai menyapu.
“Then,” said the door, “Broom, why do you sweep?” “Oh!” said the broom, “Titty's dead, and Tatty weeps, and the stool hops, and so I sweep;” “Then,” said the door, “I'll jar,” so the door jarred.
"Kalau begitu," kata pintu, "Sapu, mengapa engkau menyapu?" "Oh!" kata sapu itu, "Titty sudah mati, dan Tatty menangis, dan bangku melompat-lompat, maka aku menyapu;" "Kalau begitu," kata pintu, "aku akan berderit," maka pintu itu pun berderit.
“Then,” said the window, “Door, why do you jar?” “Oh!” said the door, “Titty's dead, and Tatty weeps, and the stool hops, and the broom sweeps, and so I jar.”
"Kalau begitu," kata jendela, "Pintu, mengapa engkau berderit?" "Oh!" kata pintu itu, "Titty sudah mati, dan Tatty menangis, dan bangku melompat-lompat, dan sapu menyapu, maka aku berderit."
“Then,” said the window, “I'll creak,” so the window creaked. Now there was an old form outside the house, and when the window creaked, the form said: “Window, why do you creak?” “Oh!” said the window, “Titty's dead, and Tatty weeps, and the stool hops, and the broom sweeps, the door jars, and so I creak.”
"Kalau begitu," kata jendela, "aku akan berderak," maka jendela itu pun berderak. Nah, di luar rumah ada sebuah bangku panjang tua, dan ketika jendela itu berderak, bangku panjang itu berkata: "Jendela, mengapa engkau berderak?" "Oh!" kata jendela itu, "Titty sudah mati, dan Tatty menangis, dan bangku melompat-lompat, dan sapu menyapu, pintu berderit, maka aku berderak."
“Then,” said the old form, “I'll run round the house;” then the old form ran round the house. Now there was a fine large walnut-tree growing by the cottage, and the tree said to the form: “Form, why do you run round the house?” “Oh!” said the form, “Titty's dead, and Tatty weeps, and the stool hops, and the broom sweeps, the door jars, and the window creaks, and so I run round the house.”
"Kalau begitu," kata bangku panjang tua itu, "aku akan berlari mengelilingi rumah;" maka bangku panjang tua itu pun berlari mengelilingi rumah. Nah, di dekat pondok itu tumbuh sebatang pohon kenari yang besar dan indah, dan pohon itu berkata kepada bangku panjang itu: "Bangku panjang, mengapa engkau berlari mengelilingi rumah?" "Oh!" kata bangku panjang itu, "Titty sudah mati, dan Tatty menangis, dan bangku melompat-lompat, dan sapu menyapu, pintu berderit, dan jendela berderak, maka aku berlari mengelilingi rumah."
“Then,” said the walnut-tree, “I'll shed my leaves,” so the walnut-tree shed all its beautiful green leaves. Now there was a little bird perched on one of the boughs of the tree, and when all the leaves fell, it said: “Walnut-tree, why do you shed your leaves?” “Oh!” said the tree, “Titty's dead, and Tatty weeps, the stool hops, and the broom sweeps, the door jars, and the window creaks, the old form runs round the house, and so I shed my leaves.”
"Kalau begitu," kata pohon kenari itu, "aku akan menggugurkan daun-daunku," maka pohon kenari itu pun menggugurkan semua daun hijaunya yang indah. Nah, ada seekor burung kecil bertengger di salah satu dahan pohon itu, dan ketika semua daun berguguran, ia berkata: "Pohon kenari, mengapa engkau menggugurkan daun-daunmu?" "Oh!" kata pohon itu, "Titty sudah mati, dan Tatty menangis, bangku melompat-lompat, dan sapu menyapu, pintu berderit, dan jendela berderak, bangku panjang tua berlari mengelilingi rumah, maka aku menggugurkan daun-daunku."
“Then,” said the little bird, “I'll moult all my feathers,” so he moulted all his pretty feathers. Now there was a little girl walking below, carrying a jug of milk for her brothers and sisters' supper, and when she saw the poor little bird moult all its feathers, she said: “Little bird, why do you moult all your feathers?” “Oh!” said the little bird, “Titty's dead, and Tatty weeps, the stool hops, and the broom sweeps, the door jars, and the window creaks, the old form runs round the house, the walnut-tree sheds its leaves, and so I moult all my feathers.”
"Kalau begitu," kata burung kecil itu, "aku akan merontokkan semua buluku," maka ia pun merontokkan semua bulunya yang indah. Nah, ada seorang gadis kecil sedang berjalan di bawah sana, membawa segentong susu untuk makan malam adik-adiknya, dan ketika ia melihat burung kecil yang malang itu merontokkan semua bulunya, ia berkata: "Burung kecil, mengapa engkau merontokkan semua bulumu?" "Oh!" kata burung kecil itu, "Titty sudah mati, dan Tatty menangis, bangku melompat-lompat, dan sapu menyapu, pintu berderit, dan jendela berderak, bangku panjang tua berlari mengelilingi rumah, pohon kenari menggugurkan daun-daunnya, maka aku merontokkan semua buluku."
“Then,” said the little girl, “I'll spill the milk,” so she dropt the pitcher and spilt the milk. Now there was an old man just by on the top of a ladder thatching a rick, and when he saw the little girl spill the milk, he said: “Little girl, what do you mean by spilling the milk, your little brothers and sisters must go without their supper.” Then said the little girl: “Titty's dead, and Tatty weeps, the stool hops, and the broom sweeps, the door jars, and the window creaks, the old form runs round the house, the walnut-tree sheds all its leaves, the little bird moults all its feathers, and so I spill the milk.”
"Kalau begitu," kata gadis kecil itu, "aku akan menumpahkan susunya," maka ia pun menjatuhkan gentongnya dan menumpahkan susu itu. Nah, ada seorang lelaki tua yang sedang berada di puncak tangga, memasang atap jerami di sana, dan ketika ia melihat gadis kecil itu menumpahkan susu, ia berkata: "Gadis kecil, apa maksudmu menumpahkan susu itu, adik-adikmu pasti akan kelaparan tanpa makan malam mereka." Lalu gadis kecil itu berkata: "Titty sudah mati, dan Tatty menangis, bangku melompat-lompat, dan sapu menyapu, pintu berderit, dan jendela berderak, bangku panjang tua berlari mengelilingi rumah, pohon kenari menggugurkan semua daunnya, burung kecil merontokkan semua bulunya, maka aku menumpahkan susu itu."
“Oh!” said the old man, “then I'll tumble off the ladder and break my neck,” so he tumbled off the ladder and broke his neck; and when the old man broke his neck, the great walnut-tree fell down with a crash, and upset the old form and house, and the house falling knocked the window out, and the window knocked the door down, and the door upset the broom, and the broom upset the stool, and poor little Tatty Mouse was buried beneath the ruins.
"Oh!" kata lelaki tua itu, "kalau begitu aku akan jatuh dari tangga dan mematahkan leherku," maka ia pun jatuh dari tangga dan mematahkan lehernya; dan ketika lelaki tua itu mematahkan lehernya, pohon kenari besar itu tumbang dengan suara gemuruh, dan menjatuhkan bangku panjang serta rumah itu, dan rumah yang roboh itu merobohkan jendela, dan jendela merobohkan pintu, dan pintu merobohkan sapu, dan sapu merobohkan bangku, dan Tatty Mouse yang malang pun terkubur di bawah reruntuhan itu.