The Lines on the Kitchen Wall
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Marit finds pencil lines and names on a kitchen door and learns what they mean.
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Marit moved into an old house in March. It was small, and the kitchen was old. She liked it very much.
Marit pindah ke sebuah rumah tua pada bulan Maret. Rumah itu kecil, dan dapurnya tua. Ia sangat menyukainya.
On the first night, she cleaned the kitchen door. Then she saw small pencil lines on the wood.
Pada malam pertama, ia membersihkan pintu dapur. Lalu ia melihat garis-garis pensil kecil di kayunya.
She looked closer. Next to each line were a name and a year. "Cyra, 1994." "Fritz, 1996." The lines went up and up.
Ia melihat lebih dekat. Di samping setiap garis ada sebuah nama dan tahun. "Cyra, 1994." "Fritz, 1996." Garis-garis itu naik semakin tinggi.
The last line said "Hedda, 2004." It was higher than Marit's shoulder.
Garis terakhir bertuliskan "Hedda, 2004." Garis itu lebih tinggi daripada bahu Marit.
Marit did not understand. Who made these lines? Why did they write on the door?
Marit tidak mengerti. Siapa yang membuat garis-garis ini? Mengapa mereka menulis di pintu?
She took a photo of the door with her phone. Then she made a cup of tea.
Ia memotret pintu itu dengan ponselnya. Lalu ia membuat secangkir teh.
The next day, a neighbor came with a cake. Marit showed her the door.
Keesokan harinya, seorang tetangga datang membawa kue. Marit menunjukkan pintu itu kepadanya.
The neighbor smiled. "The family here measured their children," she said. "Every year, they stood by the door."
Tetangga itu tersenyum. "Keluarga yang dulu tinggal di sini mengukur tinggi anak-anak mereka," katanya. "Setiap tahun, mereka berdiri di dekat pintu itu."
"The children grew, and the lines went up. The family left long ago. They loved this house," she said.
"Anak-anak itu bertambah tinggi, dan garis-garisnya naik. Keluarga itu pindah sudah lama sekali. Mereka mencintai rumah ini," katanya.
That evening, Marit called her son to the kitchen. "Stand here," she said. He stood very straight.
Malam itu, Marit memanggil putranya ke dapur. "Berdirilah di sini," katanya. Anaknya berdiri sangat tegak.
She made a line with a pencil. Under the others, she wrote his name and the year.
Ia membuat garis dengan pensil. Di bawah garis-garis yang lain, ia menulis nama anaknya dan tahunnya.
