The Story of Pinocchio

 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.”

Keesokan paginya, Kakek Gepeto menjual pakaiannya dan dengan uang itu ia membelikan Pinokio sebuah buku ABC. “Belajarlah baik-baik dengan buku ini!” kata Kakek Gepeto. “Terima kasih, Papa. Aku pergi sekolah dan akan belajar dengan giat.” jawab Pinokio. “Hati-Hati ya!” pesan Kakek.

The next day, Grandpa Gepetto was selling his clothes and buying Pinocchio an ABC book with the money. “Have a good learning with this book!” said Grandpa Gepetto. “Thank you, Papa. I will go to school and learn actively.” answered Pinocchio. “Takecare!” said Grandpa.

Tetapi dari arah berlawanan dengan sekolahnya terdengar suara, “Drum, drum, drum, drum.” Ketika Pinokio mendekat ternyata itu adalah tenda sandiwara boneka.

But, from the opposite direction to the school there was sound, “Drum, drum, drum, drum.” When Pinocchio was approaching, it was a sound from  doll theatrical troupe.

Pinokio lalu menjual buku ABC-nya dan membeli karcis dengan uang itu. Dia pun masuk kedalam. Didalam tenda sandiwara, sebuah boneka anak perempuan telah diikat oleh prajurit berpedang.

Pinocchio was then selling his ABC book and buying a ticket with the money. He was entering the theater. Inside the theater, there was a girl-doll who was tied by a warrior knight.

“Lihat! Jahat sekali prajurit itu....” Pinokio naik ke panggung dan menerjang boneka prajurit. Tali boneka itu putus dan jatuhlah boneka itu.

“Look! How bad that warrior knight...” Pinocchio was then coming to the stage and battling the warrior. The rope of the doll was breaking and the doll was falling down.

Pemilik sandiwara pun marah dan segera menangkap Pinokio. Dia hendak melempar Pinokio ke api. “Maafkan aku. Kalau aku dibakar, kasihan Papa yang sudah tua,” kata Pinokio.

The theater owner was angry and arresting Pinocchio. He wanted to throw Pinocchio to the fire. “I am sorry. If I was burnt, it is pitiful for my old Papa” said Pinocchio.

“Aku berjanji pada Papa untuk belajar disekolah dengan rajin.” Karena iba, pemilik sandiwara melepaskan Pinokio dan memberinya beberapa keping uang. “Gunakan uang ini untuk membeli buku pelajaranmu” kata pemilik sandiwara tersebut.

“I promise to Papa to study at school actively.” Because of pity, the theter owner was letting Pinocchio and giving him some gold coins. “Use this money to buy your book” said the theater owner.

Kemudian Pinokio pergi untuk membeli buku. Tetapi ditengah jalan, ada Rubah dan Kucing melihat Pinokio. Mereka menyapa Pinokio dengan ramah, “Selamat siang, Pinokio yang baik. Kalau uang emas itu bertambah banyak, pasti Papamu lebih senang, bukankah seperti itu?”

After that, Pinocchio was going to buy a book. But in the middle of his way, there was Fox and Cat were seeing him. They were greeting Pinocchio friendly, “Good afternoon, good Pinocchio. If those gold coins are increased, your Papa will be happy. Isn’t it?”

“Bagaimana cara menambah uang emas ini?” tanya Pinokio. “Gampang. Kau bisa menanamnya dibawah pohon ajaib lalu tidurlah. Maka pada saat kau bangun nanti, pohon itu akan berbuah uang emas banyak sekali.”

“How to make these gold coins increase?” ask Pinocchio. “That’s easy. You can plant it under the magic tree then go sleeping. So when you awake, that magic tree will producing bunch of gold coins.”

Kemudian Pinokio diantar oleh Rubah dan Kucing menuju ke suatu pohon, mereka menanam uang emasnya Pinokio dibawah pohon itu. Ketika Pinokio mulai tidur siang, Rubah dan Kucing menggali uang emas itu dan menggantung Pinokio di pohon dan mereka pun pergi meninggalkan Pinokio.

Then Pinocchio was accompanied by Fox and Cat to a tree, they are planting the gold coins under that tree. When Pinocchio was sleeping, Fox and Cat was digging back the gold coins and hanging up Pinocchio on the tree and leaving him.

“Tolooongg...” teriak Pinokio setelah bangun dari tidurnya dan mengetahui dirinya tergantung di sebuah pohon. Seorang Dewi yang melihat keadaan Pinokio pun mengutus Elang untuk menolongnya.

“Help......” screaming Pinocchio after waking up from his sleep and knowing himself hanging up on the tree. There was Goddes seeing Pinocchio on that situation, asked Eagle for helping him.

Elang pun membawa Pinokio dengan paruhnya dan membawanya ke ruangan dimana Dewi telah menunggu.  Dewi menidurkan Pinokio di tempat tidur dan memberinya obat.

Eagle brought Pinocchio on his beak to the place where Goddes was waiting. Pinocchio was laid up in the bedroom and given a medicine by the Goddes.

“Minumlah obat ini maka kau akan sembuh. Setelah itu kau lekas pulang,” kata Dewi. “Lebih baik aku mati daripada harus minum obat yang pahit.” Pinokio pun terus menolak akan tetapi Dewi terus memaksa agar Pinokio meminum obat.

“Drink this medicine then you will get better. After that go back to your home,” said the Goddes. “It’s better for me to dead rather than drinking this bitter medicine.” Pinocchio rejected to drink the medicine but the Goddes still asked him to drink it.

Akhirnya, Pinokio pun meminum obat pahit tersebut. “Pinokio, mengapa kau tidak pergi ke sekolah?” tanya Dewi. “Hmmm.. di jalan, aku menjual bukuku untuk anak miskin yang kelaparan dan membelikannya roti. Karena itu aku tidak bisa pergi ke sekolah...” 

Finally, Pinocchio drunk that bitter medicine. “Pinocchio, why don’t you go to school?” asked the Goddes. “Hmmm.. I was selling my book for some starving poor children and buying them bread. That’s why I could not go to school.”

Tiba-tiba saja “syuuuuut” hidung Pinokio mulai memanjang. “Pinokio! Hidungmu memanjang berarti kau sedang berbohong!”

Suddenly “syuuuuut” Pinocchio’s nose was elongated. “Pinocchio! Your nose will be elongated if you keep lying!”

“Maafkan aku, aku tidak akan berbohong lagi.” Dewi tersenyum dan meminta Pinokio untuk menceritakan kejadian yang sebenarnya.

“I am sorry, I never lied anymore.” The Goddes was smiling and asing him to tell the truth.

Seketika hidung Pinokio pun kembali mengecil seperti semula. “Ayo cepat kembali ke rumah dan belajar yang giat!”

And then, directly his nose was coming back into the former size. “Let’s go back to your home and study hard”

Ditengah perjalanan pulang, Pinokio bertemu dengan kereta dunia bermain. Pinokio tidak bisa menahan dirinya untuk tidak naik. Pinokio telah lupa akan janjinya pada Dewi, setiap hari ia hanya bermain saja.

In the middle of his way to go back, Pinocchio met a train fantasy world. Pinocchio could not keep himself to not go into it. Pinocchio forgot his promise to the Goddes, everyday he just played around.

Pada suatu hari, Pinokio terkejut melihat wajahnya yang terpantul di permukaan air. “Ah! Hidungku kenapa panjang sekali” teriaknya.

One day, Pinocchio was surprised with his face reflecting by water. “Ah! Why do my nose become so long” screaming him.

Pinokio pun bangun dengan tertatih-tatih karena harus menyeimbangkan posisi badan dan hidungnya. Pinokiopun menjadi seperti itu  karena melanggar janjinya kepada Dewi.

Pinocchio was getting up wobbly because he needed to balance himself and his nose actually. Pinocchio was becoming like that because he already broke his promise the Goddes.

Setiap hari ia diminta untuk menjadi pemain sirkus dan bekerja keras. Pekerjaan menjadi pemain sirkus tidaklah gampang, Pinokio harus melompati lingkaran api hingga terjatuh-jatuh.

Everyday he asked to be a circus player and asked to become hard worker. Becoming circus player is not an easy job, Pinocchio had to jump a fired circle until he felt down.

Pemilik sirkus pun menjadi marah. “Dasar dungu. Tidak becus menjadi pemain sirkus. Kamu lebih baik pergi dari sini!”

The circus owner was angry with Pinocchio. “You are fool! You are not capable to be circus player. You better go from here!”

Pinokio pun diusir dan mendapati bahwa Kakek Gepeto bekerja di area sirkus ini. Kakek Gepeto terlihat tua dan tidak berdaya.

Pinocchio was driving out from that place and discovered that Grandpa Gepetto was also working in this place. Grandpa Gepetto looked very old and powerless.

“Papa!” panggil Pinokio. “Pinokio!” mereka pun berpelukan. “Ayo kita keluar dari sini” ajak Pinokio.

“Papa!” called Pinocchio. “Pinocchio!” they were hugging each other. “Let’s go out from this place” asked Pinocchio.

“Tubuhku sudah lemah. Kau saja yang pergi dulu.” Jawab Kakek Gepeto. “Aku tidak mau pergi kalau tidak bersama Papa.” Seketika itu Pinokio menggendong Kakek Gepeto untuk pergi dari area sirkus itu.Dengan sekuat tenaga ia berjalan dan menggendong Kakek Gepeto hingga sampai di rumah.

“My body is weak. You go first.” Answered Grandpa Gepetto. “I won’t go alone without you, Papa.” At that time Pinocchio was carrying out Grandpa Gepetto for leaving from this circus area. With his powerful energy, Pinocchio was walking and carrying out Grandpa Gepetto to their home.

Sambil merawat Kakek Gepeto, Pinokio bekerja setiap hari. Akhirnya Kakek Gepeto menjadi sehat kembali. “Pinokio, karena kamu Papa menjadi sehat seperti ini. Terima kasih, sayang.”

While taking care of Grandpa Gepetto, Pinocchio was working hard. Finally Grandpa Gepetto was no longer ill, he become healthy. “Pinocchio, because of you I could be this way. Thank you, dear.”

“Papa mulai sekarang, aku akan menjadi anak yang baik dantidak akan berbohong lagi.” Tiba-tiba keliling mereka menjadi bersinar terang. “Pinokio kau telah menjadi seorang anak yang baik.” Ujar Dewi dan mengubah Pinokio si boneka kayu menjadi seorang anak manusia.

“Papa, from now I will be a good boy and not lying anymore.” Suddenly, there was a bright light surround them. “Pinocchio, you have been a good boy.” Said the Goddes dan changed Pinocchio, a wood-doll, to become a real boy.

So, what is the moral value from the story of Pinocchio?