The Fundraiser Sign-Up Sheet

Marisa sees a sign-up sheet at the community center. The town has a spring fundraiser this Saturday. Volunteers can help at the bake sale table. Or they can help at the used book table.

Marisa melihat lembar pendaftaran di pusat komunitas. Kota itu mengadakan penggalangan dana musim semi pada hari Sabtu ini. Para sukarelawan bisa membantu di meja penjualan kue. Atau mereka bisa membantu di meja buku bekas.

Marisa likes both jobs. She bakes cookies every weekend. She also reads three books a month. She cannot choose right away.

Marisa menyukai kedua tugas itu. Ia memanggang kue kering setiap akhir pekan. Ia juga membaca tiga buku sebulan. Ia tidak bisa langsung memilih.

She asks the organizer, Mr. Winslow, about both jobs. "The bake sale needs fast baking," he says. "The book table needs careful sorting."

Ia bertanya kepada penyelenggara, Pak Winslow, tentang kedua tugas itu. "Penjualan kue butuh pemanggangan yang cepat," katanya. "Meja buku butuh penyortiran yang teliti."

Marisa thinks about her kitchen at home. She has cookie dough in the freezer already. She thinks about her bookshelf too. It is neat and full.

Marisa memikirkan dapurnya di rumah. Ia sudah punya adonan kue kering di dalam freezer. Ia juga memikirkan rak bukunya. Rak itu rapi dan penuh.

"I choose the bake sale," Marisa says. "I already have cookies ready to bake." She smiles. "Baking makes people happy fast."

"Saya pilih penjualan kue," kata Marisa. "Saya sudah punya adonan yang siap dipanggang." Ia tersenyum. "Memanggang membuat orang cepat bahagia."

Mr. Winslow writes her name on the list. "Perfect," he says. "We need forty dozen cookies by Saturday."

Pak Winslow menulis namanya di daftar. "Sempurna," katanya. "Kami butuh empat puluh lusin kue kering sebelum hari Sabtu."

Marisa laughs. "Forty dozen? I need extra butter!"

Marisa tertawa. "Empat puluh lusin? Saya butuh mentega tambahan!"

She walks home and checks her kitchen. She counts her eggs and her flour. She makes a shopping list for the store.

Ia berjalan pulang dan memeriksa dapurnya. Ia menghitung telur dan tepungnya. Ia membuat daftar belanja untuk ke toko.

On Saturday morning, Marisa arrives early. She carries six full trays of cookies. She sets up the table. She lines up the treats in neat rows.

Pada Sabtu pagi, Marisa tiba lebih awal. Ia membawa enam nampan penuh kue kering. Ia menata mejanya. Ia menyusun kue-kue itu dalam barisan yang rapi.

Many people come to her table. "These smell wonderful," says a woman at the front. "Can I get a dozen chocolate chip cookies?"

Banyak orang datang ke mejanya. "Baunya enak sekali," kata seorang perempuan di barisan depan. "Boleh saya beli satu lusin kue cokelat cip?"

Marisa grabs a paper bag. "Here you go," she says.

Marisa mengambil kantong kertas. "Silakan," katanya.

The line gets very long. Marisa waves at a boy from the book table. He waves back at her. Then he turns to help his own customers.

Antrean menjadi sangat panjang. Marisa melambai kepada seorang anak laki-laki di meja buku. Anak itu membalas lambaiannya. Lalu ia berbalik untuk melayani pembelinya sendiri.