The Thirsty Fern

Kwame got a small fern for his room. He wanted to take good care of it. He watered it every single day.

Kwame mendapat sebuah pakis kecil untuk kamarnya. Ia ingin merawatnya dengan baik. Ia menyiramnya setiap hari.

He put it near the window. He talked to it every morning. He was proud of his new little plant.

Ia menaruhnya di dekat jendela. Ia mengajaknya bicara setiap pagi. Ia bangga dengan tanaman kecilnya yang baru.

After two weeks, the leaves turned brown. Kwame felt worried about his plant. He did not understand the problem.

Setelah dua minggu, daun-daunnya berubah cokelat. Kwame khawatir dengan tanamannya. Ia tidak mengerti masalahnya.

He gave it even more water. The leaves only got worse. He decided to ask for help.

Ia memberinya air lebih banyak lagi. Daun-daunnya malah bertambah parah. Ia memutuskan untuk meminta bantuan.

He asked the worker at the plant shop. He described the brown, dying leaves. "How often do you water it?" she asked.

Ia bertanya kepada pekerja di toko tanaman. Ia menceritakan daun-daun yang cokelat dan mati itu. "Seberapa sering Anda menyiramnya?" tanyanya.

"Every day," Kwame answered proudly. The worker shook her head and smiled. "That's too much water for a fern," she said.

"Setiap hari," jawab Kwame dengan bangga. Pekerja itu menggeleng dan tersenyum. "Itu terlalu banyak air untuk pakis," katanya.

She explained something simple to him. Ferns like less water than that. Once a week is usually enough.

Ia menjelaskan sesuatu yang sederhana kepadanya. Pakis butuh air lebih sedikit dari itu. Seminggu sekali biasanya sudah cukup.

Kwame felt a little silly about it. He thanked her and bought some new soil. He changed the soil in the pot.

Kwame merasa sedikit konyol. Ia berterima kasih kepadanya dan membeli tanah baru. Ia mengganti tanah di pot itu.

He watered it only once a week. He checked the leaves every few days. New green leaves grew after a few weeks.

Ia hanya menyiramnya seminggu sekali. Ia memeriksa daun-daunnya setiap beberapa hari. Setelah beberapa minggu, daun hijau yang baru tumbuh.