The Suit That Was Too Long

Dante had no suit, so he rented one. It was for his cousin's wedding. The man at the shop gave him a blue jacket and trousers. Dante tried on the jacket. It was perfect. He paid and went home.

Dante tidak punya setelan jas, jadi ia menyewanya. Setelan itu untuk pernikahan sepupunya. Pria di toko memberinya jas biru dan celana panjang. Dante mencoba jasnya. Pas sekali. Ia membayar dan pulang.

On the morning of the wedding, he put on the trousers. They were much too long. They went under his shoes and onto the floor.

Pada pagi hari pernikahan, ia memakai celananya. Celana itu jauh terlalu panjang. Ujungnya menutupi sepatunya dan menyentuh lantai.

"No, no, no," Dante said. He looked at the clock. The wedding was at noon. The shop was far away, and it was Saturday.

"Aduh, tidak, tidak," kata Dante. Ia melihat jam. Pernikahan itu pukul dua belas siang. Tokonya jauh, dan hari itu hari Sabtu.

His aunt was in the kitchen, and she heard him. She came to the door and looked at the trousers. "Take them off," she said. "Quick."

Bibinya ada di dapur, dan ia mendengarnya. Ia datang ke pintu dan melihat celana itu. "Lepaskan," katanya. "Cepat."

She found a needle and a box of thread. She sat at the table and folded the bottom of one leg. Her hands moved fast. Dante stood in his shirt and waited. He drank three cups of coffee.

Ia mengambil jarum dan sekotak benang. Ia duduk di meja dan melipat bagian bawah salah satu kaki celana. Tangannya bergerak cepat. Dante berdiri hanya dengan kemejanya dan menunggu. Ia minum tiga cangkir kopi.

Twenty minutes later, she gave him the trousers. "Now the other leg," she said. Ten minutes after that, she was done.

Dua puluh menit kemudian, bibinya memberikan celana itu. "Sekarang kaki yang satunya," katanya. Sepuluh menit setelah itu, ia selesai.

Dante put them on. They fit, but one leg was a little shorter than the other. He looked at himself in the mirror.

Dante memakainya. Celana itu pas, tetapi satu kakinya sedikit lebih pendek daripada yang lain. Ia memandang dirinya di cermin.

"Nobody will see," his aunt said. "Just walk slowly."

"Tidak akan ada yang lihat," kata bibinya. "Jalan pelan-pelan saja."

At the wedding, Dante stood tall and smiled for all the photos. Nobody saw anything. Later, a man at his table said, "That is a nice suit." Dante only said thank you.

Di pernikahan itu, Dante berdiri tegak dan tersenyum di semua foto. Tidak ada yang melihat apa pun. Belakangan, seorang pria di mejanya berkata, "Setelan yang bagus." Dante hanya berkata terima kasih.