5 Dongeng dalam Bahasa Inggris dan Terjemahannya

There was, once upon a time, a prince who wanted to marry a princess, but she must be a true princess. So he traveled through the whole world to find one, but there was always something against each.

There were plenty of princesses, but he could not find out if they were true princesses. In every case there was some little defect, which showed the genuine article was not yet found.

So he came home again in very low spirits, for he had wanted very much to have a true princess. One night there was a dreadful storm; it thundered and lightened, and the rain streamed down in torrents.

It was scary! There was a knocking heard at the palace gate, and the old king went to open it.

There stood a princess outside the gate; but oh! What a sad plight she was in from the rain and the storm!

The water was running down from her hair and her dress into the points of her shoes and out at the heels again. Yet she said she was a true princess.

"Well, we shall soon find that out!" Thought the old queen. But she said nothing, and went into the sleeping room, took off all the bedclothes, and laid a pea on the bottom of the bed.

Then she put twenty mattresses on top of the pea, and twenty eiderdown quilts on the top of the mattresses.

This was the bed in which the princess was to sleep.The next morning she was asked how she had slept.

"Oh, very badly!" Said the princess. "I scarcely closed my eyes all night! I am sure I don't know what was in the bed. I laid on something so hard that my whole body is black and blue. It was dreadful!"

Now they perceived that she was a true princess, because she had felt the pea through the twenty mattresses and the twenty eiderdown quilts. No one but a true princess could be so sensitive.

The prince married her, for now he knew that at last he had gotten hold of a true princess. The pea was put into the Royal Museum, where it is still to be seen, if no one has stolen it. Now this is a true story.

So Bertie says that's how you tell a real princess. Sadie says she would never sit on a pea, but still Bertie won't say that she's a real princess and now she's in a bit of a huff. I'm sure she will cheer up soon because she really likes Bertie.

Terjemahan:

Dahulu kala, ada seorang pangeran yang ingin menikahi seorang putri, tetapi dia harus menjadi seorang putri sejati. Jadi dia berkelana ke seluruh dunia untuk mencarinya, tapi selalu ada sesuatu yang bertentangan dengan masing-masingnya.

Ada banyak putri, tapi dia tidak bisa mengetahui apakah mereka putri sejati. Dalam setiap kasus terdapat sedikit cacat, yang menunjukkan bahwa barang asli belum ditemukan.

Jadi dia pulang lagi dengan semangat yang sangat rendah, karena dia sangat ingin memiliki seorang putri sejati. Suatu malam terjadi badai yang mengerikan; itu bergemuruh dan semakin terang, dan hujan turun dengan derasnya.

Menakutkan! Terdengar ketukan di gerbang istana, dan raja tua itu pergi untuk membukanya.

Di sana berdiri seorang putri di luar gerbang; tapi oh! Betapa menyedihkan penderitaan yang dialami akibat hujan dan badai! Air mengalir dari rambutnya dan gaunnya ke ujung sepatunya dan keluar lagi dari tumitnya. Namun dia bilang dia adalah seorang putri sejati.

"Yah, kita akan segera mengetahuinya!" Pikir ratu tua. Tapi dia tidak berkata apa-apa, dan masuk ke kamar tidur, melepas semua seprai, dan meletakkan kacang polong di dasar tempat tidur.

Lalu dia meletakkan dua puluh kasur di atas kacang polong, dan dua puluh selimut eiderdown di atas kasur. Ini adalah tempat tidur dimana sang putri akan tidur. Keesokan paginya dia ditanya bagaimana dia tidur.

"Oh, sangat buruk!" Kata sang putri. "Saya hampir tidak memejamkan mata sepanjang malam! Saya yakin saya tidak tahu apa yang ada di tempat tidur. Saya berbaring di atas sesuatu yang sangat keras sehingga seluruh tubuh saya menjadi hitam dan biru. Itu mengerikan!"

Sekarang mereka merasa bahwa dia adalah seorang putri sejati, karena dia telah merasakan kacang melalui dua puluh kasur dan dua puluh selimut eiderdown. Tak seorang pun kecuali seorang putri sejati yang bisa begitu sensitif.

Maka sang pangeran menikahinya, karena saat ini dia tahu bahwa akhirnya dia telah mendapatkan seorang putri sejati. Kacang polong itu disimpan di Museum Kerajaan, dan masih dapat dilihat, jika tidak ada yang mencurinya. Sekarang ini adalah kisah nyata.

Jadi Bertie mengatakan begitulah caramu memberitahu seorang putri sejati.

Sadie mengatakan dia tidak akan pernah duduk diam, tapi tetap saja Bertie tidak akan mengatakan bahwa dia adalah seorang putri sejati dan sekarang dia sedikit gusar. Dia akan segera ceria karena dia sangat menyukai Bertie.

Little Red Riding Hood lived in a wood with her mother. One day Little Red Riding Hood went to visit her granny. She had a nice cake in her basket. On her way Little Red Riding Hood met a wolf.

"Hello! Where are you going?" said the wolf

"I'm going to see my grandmother. She lives in a house behind those trees."

The wolf ran to Granny's house and ate Granny up. He got into Granny's bed. A little later, Little Red Riding Hood reached the house. She looked at the wolf.

"Granny, what big eyes you have!"

"All the better to see you with!" said the wolf.

"Granny, what big ears you have!"

"All the better to hear you with!" said the wolf.

"Granny, what a big nose you have!"

"All the better to smell you with!" said the wolf.

"Granny, what big teeth you have!"

"All the better to eat you with!" shouted the wolf.

A woodcutter was in the woods. He heard a loud scream and ran to the house. The woodcutter hit the wolf over the head. The wolf opened his mouth wide and shouted and Granny jumped out.

The wolf ran away and Little Red Riding Hood never saw the wolf again

Terjemahan:

Little Red Riding Hood tinggal di hutan bersama ibunya. Suatu hari Little Red Riding Hood pergi mengunjungi neneknya. Dia punya kue yang enak di keranjangnya. Dalam perjalanannya, Si Kecil Berkerudung Merah bertemu dengan seekor serigala.

"Halo! Kemana kamu pergi?" tanya serigala

"Aku akan menemui nenekku. Dia tinggal di sebuah rumah di balik pepohonan itu."

Serigala berlari ke rumah Nenek dan memakan Nenek. Dia naik ke tempat tidur Nenek. Beberapa saat kemudian, Little Red Riding Hood sampai di rumah. Dia melihat ke arah serigala.

"Nenek, matamu besar sekali!"

"Senang bertemu denganmu!" kata serigala.

"Nenek, telingamu besar sekali!"

"Lebih baik mendengarmu bersama!" kata serigala.

"Nenek, hidungmu besar sekali!"

"Lebih baik lagi kalau bisa mencium baumu!" kata serigala.

"Nenek, gigimu besar sekali!"

"Lebih baik memakanmu bersama!" teriak serigala.

Seorang penebang kayu sedang berada di dalam hutan. Dia mendengar teriakan keras dan berlari ke rumah. Penebang kayu memukul kepala serigala. Serigala membuka mulutnya lebar-lebar dan berteriak dan Nenek melompat keluar.

Serigala itu lari dan Si Kerudung Merah tidak pernah melihat serigala itu lagi.

Once upon a time, a princess was clearing up her childhood trunk of playthings when she came upon a golden ball. "Oh, I used to play with this as a child," she reminisced.

She started bouncing it around her huge room until one big bounce sent the golden ball out of her window. She rushed to see where it had fallen. There was a splash of water outside the pond, which made her realize that her ball had fallen into the pond.

She rushed towards the pond and sat at the edge, hoping it would surface.

"Oh gosh, what do I do?" Suddenly, she heard a voice that said,

"Tell me what to do, and I will." She looked around and saw no one.

"Here, oh Princess, here," came the voice again from the pond. She gazed down in the direction of the voice to see a green frog smiling at her.

"I have lost a childhood playball. It is a golden ball and has fallen into the pond. Can you get the ball for me?" The princess pleaded with the frog.

"Yes, dear Princess, but what do I get in return?" the frog demanded.

"Whatever you wish," replied the princess who desperately wanted her ball back.

"My wish is to spend some time with you inside your palace, be by your side, eat, drink, and sleep alongside you," the frog said.

The Princess thought surely he was mad, but she was eager to get her ball. So, she replied,

"Of course you can!" The frog dived deep into the pond and returned with the golden ball within seconds. The Princess thanked him immensely and started walking back to her palace.

"Wait, princess, wait," the frog stopped her.

"I have to come with you," he demanded.

"What, no, of course not," replied the princess as she ran inside her palace with her golden ball. Within minutes the frog was knocking upon the huge palace door.

When the doorman opened the door, the frog started explaining everything. The King who was passing by heard the frog and demanded that the princess honor her promise.

The Princess then made the frog sit next to her at the dining table and allowed him to eat from her plate. She asked for a special glass for the frog to enjoy his drink. The princess was annoyed at the frog but could not disobey her father, the King.

At night, the frog followed the princess to her room. He entered the room and hopped right onto her bed, relaxing comfortably on her pillow.

"How can you do this?" The princess said as she flung the frog off her pillow onto the ground. Suddenly she heard a voice from behind.

"Thank you, lovely princess." She turned around and saw a handsome prince standing in the place of the frog. The princess was perplexed, so the prince explained everything to her.

"A witch had cast a spell on me. The spell could be broken only if I was able to spend time with a princess in her palace. I owe it to you for having broken the spell," he said as he bowed to the princess in gratitude.

The princess was abashed at how she behaved earlier but remembered the day she had spent with the prince, even as a frog.

"I am so sorry", exclaimed the princess. They soon spent more time with each other, and as the years passed by, they got married and lived happily ever after!

Terjemahan:

Suatu ketika, seorang putri sedang membereskan koper mainan masa kecilnya ketika dia menemukan sebuah bola emas. "Oh, waktu kecil aku sering memainkannya," kenangnya.

Dia mulai memantulkannya ke sekeliling kamarnya yang besar sampai satu pantulan besar membuat bola emas itu keluar dari jendelanya. Dia bergegas untuk melihat di mana benda itu jatuh. Ada percikan air di luar kolam, yang membuatnya sadar bahwa bolanya telah jatuh ke dalam kolam.

Dia bergegas menuju kolam dan duduk di tepinya, berharap kolam itu akan muncul ke permukaan.

"Ya ampun, apa yang harus aku lakukan?" Tiba-tiba dia mendengar suara yang berkata,

"Katakan padaku apa yang harus kulakukan, dan aku akan melakukannya." Dia melihat sekeliling dan tidak melihat siapa pun.

"Ini, oh Putri, ini," terdengar lagi suara dari dalam kolam. Dia menatap ke arah suara itu dan melihat seekor katak hijau tersenyum padanya.

"Saya telah kehilangan permainan masa kecil saya. Itu adalah bola emas dan jatuh ke dalam kolam. Bisakah kamu mengambilkan bolanya untukku?" Sang putri memohon kepada katak.

"Ya, Putri sayang, tapi apa imbalannya?" katak itu menuntut.

"Terserah kamu," jawab sang putri yang sangat menginginkan bolanya kembali.

"Keinginanku adalah menghabiskan waktu bersamamu di dalam istanamu, berada di sisimu, makan, minum, dan tidur bersamamu," kata katak.

Sang Putri berpikir pasti dia gila, tapi dia sangat ingin mendapatkan bolanya. Jadi, dia menjawab,

"Tentu saja Anda bisa!" Katak itu menyelam jauh ke dalam kolam dan kembali dengan bola emas dalam hitungan detik. Sang Putri mengucapkan terima kasih yang sebesar-besarnya dan mulai berjalan kembali ke istananya.

"Tunggu, tuan putri, tunggu," katak itu menghentikannya.

"Aku harus ikut denganmu," tuntutnya.

"Apa, tidak, tentu saja tidak," jawab sang putri sambil berlari masuk ke dalam istananya dengan bola emasnya. Dalam beberapa menit katak itu mengetuk pintu istana yang besar.

Ketika penjaga pintu membuka pintu, katak mulai menjelaskan semuanya. Raja yang sedang lewat mendengar katak tersebut dan meminta agar sang putri menepati janjinya.

Sang Putri kemudian menyuruh katak itu duduk di sebelahnya di meja makan dan mengizinkannya makan dari piringnya.

Ia meminta gelas khusus agar katak dapat menikmati minumannya. Sang putri kesal pada katak tetapi tidak bisa melanggar perintah ayahnya, sang Raja.

Pada malam hari, katak mengikuti sang putri ke kamarnya. Dia memasuki kamar dan langsung melompat ke tempat tidurnya, bersantai dengan nyaman di bantalnya.

"Bagaimana kamu bisa melakukan ini?" Kata sang putri sambil melemparkan katak itu dari bantalnya ke tanah. Tiba-tiba dia mendengar suara dari belakang.

"Terima kasih, putri cantik." Dia berbalik dan melihat seorang pangeran tampan berdiri menggantikan katak. Sang putri bingung, maka sang pangeran menjelaskan semuanya kepadanya.

"Seorang penyihir telah memantraiku. Mantra itu hanya bisa dipatahkan jika aku bisa menghabiskan waktu bersama seorang putri di istananya. Aku berhutang budi padamu karena telah mematahkan mantranya," katanya sambil membungkuk kepada sang putri sebagai rasa terima kasih.

Sang putri malu dengan perilakunya sebelumnya, tetapi teringat hari yang dia habiskan bersama sang pangeran, bahkan saat masih menjadi katak.

"Saya sangat menyesal", seru sang putri. Mereka segera menghabiskan lebih banyak waktu bersama, dan seiring berjalannya waktu, mereka menikah dan hidup bahagia selamanya!

Once upon a time, there lived a miller. He was poor and had three sons. Before he died, he gave his mill to the eldest son, a donkey to the second, and a cat to the youngest. The youngest son cried about his misfortune. 

"Master, please don't cry! Just lend me a pair of boots. I will make you happy and rich," the cat said. The youngest son decided to believe the cat and gave him a pair of boots. 

The cat jumped into the boots and ran into the forest. He hunted rabbits and took them to the King.

"Your Majesty, please accept this small gift from my master, the Marquis of Carabas," said the cat. The King was delighted. The cat continued to bring gifts for some days.

The cat heard that the King was planning to drive in the carriage with his daughter along the Riverside. So, the cat asked his master to go to the river and bathe. The youngest son took his clothes off and went into the river.

Just then, the King's coach approached the riverside. The cat shouted, "HELP! HELP! My lord, someone took his clothes and left him in the river."

The King, who heard the cry, stopped the carriage and asked his men to get him a new dress and help him out of the river. The King offered him a ride. The cat was pleased as his plan had succeeded.

Now, he had to arrange a big castle for his master. The cat went to the farmers working in the field and said, "Hey, people! If anyone asks you whose field this is, say it belongs to Marquis of Carabas! If you do, I will kill the Ogre that troubles you!"

Later when the King's carriage reached the field, he asked the farmers whose field it was. They answered, "It belongs to the Marquis of Carabas."

Finally, the cat came to the castle that belonged to the Scary Ogre. The cat said, "I have heard you can change yourself using magic, but I think it's a lie.

"The Ogre got angry, "I can prove you wrong; just tell me what you want to see?" The cat asked, "Can you change into a big animal?" The Ogre changed into a great Lion.

The cat said, "Ok! I agree, But can you turn into a small mouse!" The Ogre changed into a mouse.

At that moment, the cat caught the mouse and ate it. Later, the cat invited the King to the castle and said, "This is the castle of the Marquis of Carabas."

Later, the Marquis of Carabas got married to the princess. They all lived happily ever after.

Terjemahan:

Pada suatu ketika, hiduplah seorang penggilingan. Dia miskin dan memiliki tiga putra.

Sebelum meninggal, dia memberikan penggilingannya kepada putra sulung, seekor keledai kepada putra kedua, dan seekor kucing kepada putra bungsu. Putra bungsu menangis karena kemalangannya.

"Tuan, tolong jangan menangis! Pinjamkan saja aku sepasang sepatu bot. Aku akan membuatmu bahagia dan kaya," kata kucing itu. Putra bungsu memutuskan untuk mempercayai kucing itu dan memberinya sepasang sepatu bot.

Kucing itu melompat ke dalam sepatu botnya dan berlari ke dalam hutan. Dia berburu kelinci dan membawanya menghadap Raja.

"Yang Mulia, terimalah hadiah kecil ini dari tuanku, Marquis dari Carabas," kata kucing. Raja sangat senang. Kucing itu terus membawa hadiah selama beberapa hari.

Kucing itu mendengar bahwa Raja berencana untuk mengendarai kereta bersama putrinya di sepanjang tepi sungai. Maka, kucing itu meminta tuannya pergi ke sungai dan mandi. Putra bungsu melepas pakaiannya dan pergi ke sungai.

Saat itu, kereta Raja mendekati tepi sungai. Kucing itu berteriak, "TOLONG! MEMBANTU! Tuanku, seseorang mengambil pakaiannya dan meninggalkannya di sungai."

Raja yang mendengar teriakan itu menghentikan keretanya dan meminta anak buahnya untuk membelikannya baju baru dan membantunya keluar dari sungai. Raja menawarkan tumpangan. Kucing itu senang karena rencananya berhasil.

Sekarang, dia harus mengatur sebuah kastil besar untuk tuannya. Kucing itu mendatangi para petani yang bekerja di ladang dan berkata,

"Hai, semuanya! Jika ada yang bertanya padamu ladang siapa ini, katakan itu milik Marquis dari Carabas! Jika kamu melakukannya, aku akan membunuh Ogre yang mengganggumu!"

Kemudian ketika kereta Raja sampai di ladang, dia bertanya kepada para petani ladang siapa itu. Mereka menjawab, "Itu milik Marquis dari Carabas."

Akhirnya, kucing itu sampai di kastil milik Scary Ogre. Kucing itu berkata, "Aku dengar kamu bisa mengubah dirimu sendiri dengan menggunakan sihir, tapi menurutku itu bohong.

Si Ogre marah, "Saya bisa membuktikan bahwa Anda salah; katakan saja padaku apa yang ingin kamu lihat?" Kucing itu bertanya

"Bisakah kamu berubah menjadi binatang besar?" Ogre berubah menjadi Singa yang hebat.

Kucing itu berkata, "Oke! Saya setuju, Tapi bisakah kamu berubah menjadi tikus kecil!" Ogre berubah menjadi tikus.

Saat itu juga, kucing menangkap tikus dan memakannya. Kemudian, kucing itu mengundang Raja ke kastil dan berkata, "Ini adalah kastil Marquis of Carabas."

Belakangan, Marquis of Carabas menikah dengan sang putri. Mereka semua hidup bahagia selamanya.

There once was a shepherd boy who was bored as he sat on the hillside watching the village sheep. To amuse himself he took a great breath and sang out, "Wolf! Wolf! The Wolf is chasing the sheep!"

The villagers came running up the hill to help the boy drive the wolf away. But when they arrived at the top of the hill, they found no wolf. The boy laughed at the sight of their angry faces.

"Don't cry 'wolf', shepherd boy," said the villagers, "when there's no wolf!" They went grumbling back down the hill.

Later, the boy sang out again, "Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is chasing the sheep!" To his naughty delight, he watched the villagers run up the hill to help him drive the wolf away.

When the villagers saw no wolf they sternly said, "Save your frightened song for when there is really something wrong! Don't cry 'wolf' when there is no wolf!"

But the boy just grinned and watched them go grumbling down the hill once more.

Later, he saw a real wolf prowling about his flock. Alarmed, he leaped to his feet and sang out as loudly as he could, "Wolf! Wolf!"

But the villagers thought he was trying to fool them again, and so they didn't come.

At sunset, everyone wondered why the shepherd boy hadn't returned to the village with their sheep. They went up the hill to find the boy. They found him weeping.

"There really was a wolf here! The flock has scattered! I cried out, "Wolf!" Why didn't you come?"

An old man tried to comfort the boy as they walked back to the village.

"We'll help you look for the lost sheep in the morning," he said, putting his arm around the youth, "Nobody believes a liar...even when he is telling the truth!"

Terjemahan:

Suatu ketika ada seorang anak penggembala yang merasa bosan sambil duduk di lereng bukit sambil memperhatikan domba-domba desa. Untuk menghibur dirinya sendiri, dia menarik napas dalam-dalam dan berseru, "Serigala! Serigala! Serigala sedang mengejar domba!"

Penduduk desa berlari ke atas bukit untuk membantu anak laki-laki itu mengusir serigala tersebut. Namun ketika mereka sampai di puncak bukit, mereka tidak menemukan serigala. Anak laki-laki itu tertawa melihat wajah mereka yang marah.

"Jangan menangis 'serigala', anak gembala," kata penduduk desa, "kalau tidak ada serigala!" Mereka kembali menggerutu menuruni bukit.

Kemudian, anak laki-laki itu kembali berseru, "Serigala! Serigala! Serigala sedang mengejar domba!" Yang membuat dia senang, dia menyaksikan penduduk desa berlari ke atas bukit untuk membantunya mengusir serigala itu.

Ketika penduduk desa tidak melihat serigala, mereka dengan tegas berkata, "Simpan lagu ketakutanmu ketika ada sesuatu yang salah! Jangan menangis 'serigala' ketika tidak ada serigala!"

Tapi anak laki-laki itu hanya nyengir dan melihat mereka menggerutu menuruni bukit sekali lagi.

Kemudian, dia melihat seekor serigala nyata berkeliaran di sekitar kawanannya. Karena khawatir, dia melompat berdiri dan bernyanyi sekeras yang dia bisa, "Serigala! Serigala!"

Tapi penduduk desa mengira dia mencoba membodohi mereka lagi, jadi mereka tidak datang.

Saat matahari terbenam, semua orang bertanya-tanya mengapa anak gembala itu tidak kembali ke desa dengan membawa dombanya. Mereka pergi ke atas bukit untuk mencari anak itu. Mereka menemukannya sedang menangis.

"Benar-benar ada serigala disini! Kawanan domba telah berpencar! Saya berteriak, 'Serigala!' Mengapa kamu tidak datang?"

Seorang lelaki tua mencoba menghibur bocah itu ketika mereka berjalan kembali ke desa.

"Kami akan membantumu mencari domba yang hilang besok pagi," katanya sambil merangkul pemuda itu, "Tidak ada seorang pun yang percaya pada pembohong…bahkan ketika dia mengatakan yang sebenarnya!"

Itulah, 5 dongeng Bahasa Inggris dan terjemahannya. Waktu bonding bersama si Kecil bukan cuma mengasyikkan, tapi juga bisa membuatnya belajar hal baru.

Mama punya dongeng berbahasa inggris favorit? Spill judul ceritanya di kolom komentar, ya!