The Map That Got Wet

Eliza and Otis went hiking on a warm Saturday morning. Eliza carried a paper map of the trail in her pocket. Halfway up the mountain, dark clouds appeared overhead. A sudden rain shower caught them by surprise.

Eliza dan Otis mendaki pada Sabtu pagi yang hangat. Eliza membawa peta jalur dari kertas di sakunya. Di tengah perjalanan naik gunung, awan gelap muncul di atas kepala. Hujan deras yang tiba-tiba mengejutkan mereka.

They found shelter under a large tree. But the rain came in sideways. When Eliza checked her pocket, the map was soaked. The ink spread across the paper. The lines were hard to read.

Mereka berteduh di bawah sebuah pohon besar. Tetapi hujan datang dari samping. Ketika Eliza memeriksa sakunya, peta itu sudah basah kuyup. Tintanya meluber di kertas. Garis-garisnya sulit dibaca.

"Now what?" Eliza asked. "I'm not sure which way leads back to the car," Otis said.

"Sekarang bagaimana?" tanya Eliza. "Aku tidak yakin jalan mana yang menuju mobil," kata Otis.

"I remember a big rock near the parking lot," Eliza said. "We passed it on the left side of the trail."

"Aku ingat ada batu besar dekat tempat parkir," kata Eliza. "Kita melewatinya di sisi kiri jalur."

"No, I think it was the right side," Otis said. "We turned right at the rock, not left."

"Bukan, kurasa di sisi kanan," kata Otis. "Kita berbelok ke kanan di batu itu, bukan ke kiri."

They stood under the tree and tried to remember together. Then Otis pointed at a tall pine tree in the distance. "Wait," he said. "I remember that tree. It was on our right when we started."

Mereka berdiri di bawah pohon dan mencoba mengingat bersama-sama. Lalu Otis menunjuk sebatang pohon pinus tinggi di kejauhan. "Tunggu," katanya. "Aku ingat pohon itu. Pohon itu ada di sebelah kanan kita saat kita berangkat."

"You're right," Eliza said. "That means the rock was on the left side." They walked toward the pine tree and found the trail again.

"Kamu benar," kata Eliza. "Berarti batunya ada di sisi kiri." Mereka berjalan menuju pohon pinus itu dan menemukan jalur lagi.

Soon, they saw the parking lot ahead. The rock stood exactly where Eliza remembered it. They reached the car just as the rain stopped.

Tak lama kemudian, mereka melihat tempat parkir di depan. Batu itu berdiri tepat di tempat yang diingat Eliza. Mereka sampai di mobil tepat ketika hujan berhenti.