Sampul The Golden Arm

Here was once a man who travelled the land all over in search of a wife. He saw young and old, rich and poor, pretty and plain, and could not meet with one to his mind. At last he found a woman, young, fair, and rich, who possessed a right arm of solid gold. He married her at once, and thought no man so fortunate as he was. They lived happily together, but, though he wished people to think otherwise, he was fonder of the golden arm than of all his wife's gifts besides.

Dahulu kala hiduplah seorang pria yang mengelilingi seluruh negeri untuk mencari seorang istri. Ia telah melihat yang muda dan yang tua, yang kaya dan yang miskin, yang cantik dan yang biasa saja, namun tak satu pun yang cocok di hatinya. Akhirnya ia menemukan seorang wanita, muda, cantik, dan kaya, yang memiliki lengan kanan dari emas murni. Ia segera menikahinya, dan mengira tak ada pria yang seberuntung dirinya. Mereka hidup bahagia bersama, namun, meski ia ingin orang lain berpikir sebaliknya, ia lebih menyayangi lengan emas itu daripada semua pemberian istrinya yang lain.

At last she died. The husband put on the blackest black, and pulled the longest face at the funeral; but for all that he got up in the middle of the night, dug up the body, and cut off the golden arm. He hurried home to hide his treasure, and thought no one would know.

Akhirnya sang istri meninggal dunia. Sang suami mengenakan pakaian hitam paling pekat, dan memasang wajah paling sedih di pemakaman; namun meski begitu, di tengah malam ia bangun, menggali kembali jasad istrinya, dan memotong lengan emas itu. Ia bergegas pulang untuk menyembunyikan harta karunnya, dan mengira tak seorang pun akan tahu.

The following night he put the golden arm under his pillow, and was just falling asleep, when the ghost of his dead wife glided into the room. Stalking up to the bedside it drew the curtain, and looked at him reproachfully. Pretending not to be afraid, he spoke to the ghost, and said: “What hast thou done with thy cheeks so red?”

Malam berikutnya ia meletakkan lengan emas itu di bawah bantalnya, dan baru saja hendak tertidur, ketika hantu istrinya yang telah meninggal melayang masuk ke dalam kamar. Melangkah mendekati ranjang, hantu itu menyibak tirai, dan menatapnya dengan penuh kecaman. Berpura-pura tidak takut, ia berbicara kepada hantu itu, dan berkata, "Apa yang telah kau lakukan dengan pipimu yang merah merona itu?"

“All withered and wasted away,” replied the ghost, in a hollow tone.

"Semuanya telah layu dan sirna," jawab hantu itu, dengan suara berongga.

“What hast thou done with thy red rosy lips?”

"Apa yang telah kau lakukan dengan bibirmu yang merah merekah itu?"

“All withered and wasted away.”

"Semuanya telah layu dan sirna."

“What hast thou done with thy golden hair?”

"Apa yang telah kau lakukan dengan rambutmu yang keemasan itu?"

“All withered and wasted away.”

"Semuanya telah layu dan sirna."

“What hast thou done with thy Golden Arm?”

"Apa yang telah kau lakukan dengan Lengan Emasmu?"

“THOU HAST IT!”

"ITU ADA PADAMU!"

🧠 Cek pemahamanmu

  1. Why does the man marry the woman he chooses?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: She is young, rich, and has an arm of solid gold

    Among all the women he meets, he picks her because she is young, fair, and rich, with a golden right arm — and he secretly loves the arm more than her.

  2. What does the husband do the night after his wife's funeral?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: He digs up her body and cuts off the golden arm

    Despite his show of grief at the funeral, he sneaks out that night, digs up the body, and takes the golden arm for himself.

  3. Who visits the husband as he is falling asleep with the golden arm under his pillow?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: The ghost of his dead wife

    His wife's ghost glides into the room, draws the curtain, and looks at him reproachfully.

  4. What does the ghost say happened to her cheeks, lips, and hair?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: They all withered and wasted away

    To each question the husband asks, the ghost gives the same hollow answer: "All withered and wasted away."

  5. What does the ghost finally say when asked about the golden arm?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: "Thou hast it!"

    Unlike her cheeks, lips, and hair, the golden arm did not waste away — the ghost accuses her husband directly of having it.

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