In order to celebrate Hari Anak Nasional (Children's Day), here is a story coming from a wooden doll named Pinocchio. This story is written in both Indonesian and also English in order to introduce to children that learning English is fun through short story. Enjoy!
Pada suatu hari, ada seorang
kakek tua pembuat boneka kayu berkhayal tentang keinginannya mempunyai seorang
anak. “Alangkah senangnya kalau boneka manis ini menjadi seorang anak.” Kata
Kakek Gepeto
Once upon a time, there was an old grandpa, a wood-doll maker, imagining
his desire to have a son. “How happy I am if this cute doll could be a boy.”
Said Grandpa Gepetto.
Setelah kakek berbisik demikian,
terjadilah suatu keajaiban. “Selamat siang, Papa.” Boneka itu berbicara kepada
Kakek Gepeto dan mulai berjalan.
After Grandpa Gepetto was
whispering, there was magical thing happened. “Good afternoon, Papa.” The doll
was speaking to Grandpa Gepetto and walking around.
Dengan amat gembira, Kakek
Gepeto berkata kepada anak itu, “Mulai hari ini, engkau anakku. Kau ku beri
nama Pinokio.Besok kau mulai sekolah ya agar menjadi anak yang pintar.”
Grandpa Gepetto was saying to
the boy with a pleasure, “Starting from now, you are my son. I give you name
Pinocchio. Let’s go to school tomorrow, for becoming a smart boy.”
