Chester
Hello, reading friends. It's Awnie.
Halo, teman-teman pembaca. Ini Awnie.
Do you like to write stories?
Kalian suka menulis cerita?
Well, Melanie Watt is an author who loves to write very funny stories.
Nah, Melanie Watt adalah seorang penulis yang hobi menulis cerita-cerita lucu.
And one day, she wanted to write a story about a mouse.
Suatu hari, dia ingin menulis cerita tentang seekor tikus.
But her cat, Chester, had other ideas.
Tapi kucingnya, Chester, punya rencana lain.
He wanted the story to be about him.
Dia ingin ceritanya tentang dirinya sendiri.
Let's see what lengths he was willing to go to to be the center of attention as we read Chester.
Mari kita lihat sejauh apa usaha Chester demi jadi pusat perhatian saat kita membaca Chester.
If you have a copy, go get it so you can read along with me.
Kalau kalian punya bukunya, ambil sekarang biar bisa baca bareng aku.
Chester found a red marker.
Chester menemukan spidol merah.
So anytime you see words written in red throughout the book, that means that Chester wrote them.
Jadi, kalau kalian melihat tulisan merah di buku ini, itu berarti Chester yang menulisnya.
Let's read the message Melanie Watt wrote us on the first page. It says:
Yuk, kita baca pesan dari Melanie Watt di halaman pertama. Tulisannya begini:
Dear readers, I apologize for Chester's behavior in my mouse story. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Pembaca yang terhormat, saya minta maaf atas ulah Chester di cerita tikus saya. Mohon maaf atas ketidaknyamanannya.
Sincerely, Melanie Watt
Salam hangat, Melanie Watt
Then Chester wrote: "Blah blah blah."
Lalu Chester menulis: "Blah blah blah."
Chester
Chester
Not written and illustrated by Melanie Watt.
Bukan ditulis dan diilustrasikan oleh Melanie Watt.
But it really was.
Padahal sebenarnya iya.
Once upon a time, there was a mouse. He lived in a house in the country.
Dahulu kala, ada seekor tikus yang tinggal di rumah pedesaan.
Then Mouse packed his bags and went on a trip very, very far away, and we never saw him again.
Lalu si Tikus berkemas dan pergi jauh sekali, dan kami tidak pernah melihatnya lagi.
I still love Easter, mercy.
Aku tetap suka Paskah, sumpah.
So Chester moved in and made a few changes to his new place.
Jadi Chester pun pindah dan membuat beberapa perubahan di rumah barunya.
Chester's Home Sweet Home
Rumah Kesayangan Chester
My curtains
Gordinku
Chester's chair
Kursi Chester
But Mouse returned home.
Tapi si Tikus pulang ke rumah.
Oh yes, did I mention he brought back a really big souvenir with teeth?
Oh iya, apa aku sudah bilang kalau dia bawa oleh-oleh besar dengan gigi tajam?
Back to the story.
Balik lagi ke cerita.
Once upon a time, there was a mouse.
Pada suatu waktu, ada seekor tikus.
He lived in—Chester, move out of the way!
Dia tinggal di—Chester, minggir!
He lived in the country with his vegetarian dog who only ate carrots.
Dia tinggal di pedesaan bersama anjing vegetarian yang cuma makan wortel.
Then Melanie begged Chester to write a better story, and it goes something like this:
Lalu Melanie memohon pada Chester untuk menulis cerita yang lebih bagus, dan hasilnya begini:
Once upon a time, there was me.
Pada suatu waktu, ada aku.
Chester stands for:
CHESTER itu singkatan dari:
Charming
Menawan
Handsome
Tampan
Envy of mouse
Bikin tikus iri
Smart
Pintar
Talented
Berbakat
Enviable
Diidam-idamkan
Really handsome
Sangat tampan
Chester lived in Chesterville, where mice weren’t allowed.
Chester tinggal di Chesterville, tempat di mana tikus dilarang.
It was a beautiful day.
Hari itu sangat indah.
Until it started to rain.
Sampai hujan turun.
Now, as I was saying—
Nah, seperti yang kubilang—
Once upon a time, there was a mouse. He lived in a house in the country.
Pada suatu waktu, ada seekor tikus. Ia tinggal di rumah pedesaan.
And he lived happily ever after.
Dan dia hidup bahagia selamanya.
The End
Tamat
I can't work like this.
Aku nggak bisa kerja begini.
Chester!
Chester!
This is where I draw the line.
Sampai di sini batas kesabaranku.
Nope, I'm drawing the line.
Tidak, akulah yang bikin batas.
Do not cross this line.
Jangan lewati garis ini.
Keep out! Chester's side.
Dilarang masuk! Wilayah Chester.
Chester, that's enough!
Chester, sudah cukup!
Hand over the marker this instant!
Serahkan spidol itu sekarang juga!
Chester’s busy.
Chester lagi sibuk.
Hi, I am Melanie Watt and I am very angry.
Hai, aku Melanie Watt dan aku lagi marah banget.
Hello, I am boring and I am jealous of Chester.
Halo, aku membosankan dan iri pada Chester.
Chester, I'm warning you. Hand over the marker and apologize before I count to three.
Chester, aku peringatkan. Serahkan spidol itu dan minta maaf sebelum aku hitung sampai tiga.
One.
Satu.
Two.
Dua.
Three.
Tiga.
And four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen,
Dan empat, lima, enam, tujuh, delapan, sembilan, sepuluh, sebelas, dua belas, tiga belas, empat belas, lima belas, enam belas,
Seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one—la la la la...
Tujuh belas, delapan belas, sembilan belas, dua puluh, dua puluh satu—la la la la...
All right, Chester. You want your own story? You want to be the star of this book?
Baiklah, Chester. Kamu mau ceritamu sendiri? Mau jadi bintang di buku ini?
Well, get ready. Here it is!
Oke, siap-siap. Ini dia!
Finally...
Akhirnya...
Once upon a time, there was a cat named Chester. He lived in a house in the country.
Pada suatu waktu, ada seekor kucing bernama Chester. Ia tinggal di rumah pedesaan.
Chester was a very handsome cat—especially when he wore a pink tutu.
Chester adalah kucing yang sangat tampan—apalagi kalau pakai rok balet pink.
Now it's personal.
Sekarang ini serius.
Did you see what Chester did to the picture of Melanie Watt to get back at her for putting him in a pink tutu?
Kalian lihat nggak apa yang Chester lakukan pada gambar Melanie Watt untuk balas dendam karena dia dipakaikan rok pink?
He drew a mustache, a beard, and funny glasses on her.
Dia menggambar kumis, jenggot, dan kacamata lucu di wajahnya.
What a crazy cat!
Dasar kucing gila!
Do you have a cat?
Kalian punya kucing nggak?
Well, Chester finally got what he wanted—sort of.
Akhirnya Chester dapat apa yang dia mau—ya, semacam itu.
Melanie rewrote the story to be about him. It just didn’t turn out the way he thought it would.
Melanie memang menulis ulang ceritanya tentang Chester. Tapi hasilnya nggak sesuai harapannya.
I hope you enjoyed our story today. I sure did enjoy reading to you.
Semoga kalian suka cerita kita hari ini. Aku sendiri senang banget bisa bacainnya buat kalian.
See you next time!
Sampai jumpa lagi!
Vocabulary List
marker (noun): spidol
apologize (verb: meminta maaf
inconvenience (noun): ketidaknyamanan
curtain (noun): gorden, tirai
beg (verb): memohon, meminta dengan sangat
stand for (phrasal verb): singkatan dari
envy (noun / verb): iri, rasa iri; iri pada
enviable (adjective): yang diidamkan, patut ditiru
mustache (noun): kumis
beard (noun): jenggot