Chug chug chug. Puff puff puff. The little train ran along the tracks. She was a happy little train. Her cars were full of good things for boys and girls. There were all kinds of toy animals. Giraffes with long necks, teddy bears with no necks, and even a baby elephant. There were all kinds of dolls. Dolls with blue eyes and yellow hair, dolls with brown eyes and brown hair, and the funniest toy clown you ever saw. There were toy trucks, airplanes, and boats. There were picture books, games, and drums to play. The little train carried every kind of toy that boys or girls could want.
Chug chug chug chug. Puff puff puff. Kereta kecil itu berlari di sepanjang rel. Dia adalah kereta kecil yang bahagia. Gerbongnya penuh dengan mainan untuk anak laki-laki dan perempuan. Ada berbagai macam mainan binatang. Jerapah dengan leher panjang, boneka beruang tanpa leher, dan bahkan bayi gajah. Ada berbagai macam boneka. Boneka dengan mata biru dan rambut kuning, boneka dengan mata coklat dan rambut coklat, dan badut mainan paling lucu yang pernah Anda lihat. Ada truk mainan, pesawat terbang, dan perahu. Ada buku-buku bergambar, permainan, dan drum untuk dimainkan. Kereta kecil itu membawa semua jenis mainan yang diinginkan anak laki-laki atau perempuan.
But that was not all. The little train carried good thing to eat, too. Big, round oranges…fat, red apples…long, yellow bananas…fresh, cold milk…and lollipops to eat after dinner. The little train was taking all these good things to the other side of the mountain. “How happy the boys and girls will be to see me!” said the little train. “They will like the toys and good food that I am bringing.” But all at once the train came to a stop. She did not move at all. “Oh, dear,” said the little train. “What can be the matter?” She tried to start up again. She tried and tried. But her wheels just would not turn. “We can help,” said the toy animals. The clown and the animals climbed out of their cars. They tried to push the little train. But she did not move. “We can help, too,” said the dolls. And they got out and tried to push. Still the little train did not move. The toys and dolls did not know what to do.
Namun, bukan hanya itu saja. Kereta kecil itu juga membawa makanan yang enak untuk dimakan. Jeruk yang besar dan bulat... apel merah yang gemuk... pisang yang panjang dan kuning... susu dingin yang segar... dan lolipop untuk dimakan setelah makan malam. Kereta kecil itu membawa semua makanan enak ini ke sisi lain gunung. “Betapa bahagianya anak-anak akan melihatku!” kata kereta kecil itu. “Mereka akan menyukai mainan dan makanan enak yang kubawa.” Namun, tiba-tiba kereta itu berhenti. Dia tidak bergerak sama sekali. “Oh, sayang,” kata kereta kecil itu. “Apa yang terjadi?” Dia mencoba untuk memulai lagi. Dia mencoba dan mencoba. Tapi rodanya tidak mau berputar. “Kami bisa membantu,” kata binatang-binatang mainan itu. Badut dan binatang-binatang itu pun keluar dari mobil mereka. Mereka mencoba mendorong kereta kecil itu. Tapi kereta itu tidak mau bergerak. “Kami juga bisa membantu,” kata boneka-boneka itu. Dan mereka pun keluar dan mencoba mendorongnya. Tetap saja kereta kecil itu tidak bergerak. Para mainan dan boneka itu tidak tahu harus berbuat apa.
Just then a shiny new engine came puffing down another track. “Maybe that engine can help us!” cried the clown. He began to wave a red flag. The Shine New Engine slowed down. The dolls and toys called out to him. “Our engine is not working,” they said. “Please pull our train over the mountain. If you do not, the boys and girls will not have any toys or good food. The Shiny New Engine was not friendly. “You want me to pull you?” he asked. “That is not what I do. I carry people. They sit in cars with soft seats. They look out the windows. They eat in a nice dining car. They even sleep in a fine sleeping car. “I pull the likes of you? I should say not!” Off went the Shiny New Engine without another word. How sad all the toys and dolls felt!
Saat itu sebuah mesin baru yang mengkilap datang dengan deru mesin yang lain. “Mungkin mesin itu bisa menolong kita!” seru badut itu. Dia mulai mengibarkan bendera merah. Mesin baru yang berkilau itu melambat. Boneka-boneka dan mainan-mainan itu memanggilnya. “Mesin kami tidak berfungsi,” kata mereka. “Tolong tarik kereta kami ke atas gunung. Jika tidak, anak-anak tidak akan mendapatkan mainan atau makanan enak. Mesin baru yang mengilap itu tidak bersahabat. “Kalian ingin saya menarik kalian?” tanyanya. “Bukan itu yang saya lakukan. Saya menggendong orang. Mereka duduk di mobil dengan kursi yang empuk. Mereka melihat keluar jendela. Mereka makan di gerbong makan yang bagus. Mereka bahkan tidur di gerbong tidur yang bagus. “Saya menarik orang-orang seperti Anda? Saya harus mengatakan tidak!” Mesin Baru yang mengilap itu pun meluncur tanpa sepatah kata pun. Betapa sedihnya perasaan semua mainan dan boneka itu!
Then the toy clown called out, “Here comes another engine. A big, strong one. Maybe this engine will help us.” Again the clown waved his flag. The Big Strong Engine came to a stop. The toys and dolls called out together, “Please help us, Big Strong Engine. Our train is not working. But you can pull us over the mountain. “You must help us. Or the boys and girls will not have any toys to play with or good food to eat.” But the Big Strong Engine did not want to help. “I do not pull toys,” he said. “I pull cars full of heavy logs. I pull big trucks. I have no time for the likes of you.” And away puffed the Big Strong Engine without another word.
Kemudian badut mainan itu berseru, “Ini dia mesin yang lain. Mesin yang besar dan kuat. Mungkin mesin ini akan menolong kita.” Sekali lagi badut itu melambaikan benderanya. Mesin besar dan kuat itu pun berhenti. Para mainan dan boneka berseru bersama, “Tolong bantu kami, Mesin Besar dan Kuat. Kereta kami tidak berfungsi. Tapi kamu bisa menarik kami melewati gunung. “Anda harus membantu kami. Atau anak-anak tidak akan punya mainan untuk dimainkan atau makanan enak untuk dimakan.” Tapi Mesin Besar yang Kuat tidak mau membantu. “Saya tidak menarik mainan,” katanya. “Saya menarik mobil yang penuh dengan kayu-kayu yang berat. Saya menarik truk-truk besar. Saya tidak punya waktu untuk orang seperti kalian.” Dan pergi mengembuskan napas Mesin Besar yang Kuat tanpa sepatah kata pun.
By this time the little train was no longer happy. And the dolls and toys were ready to cry. But the clown called out, “Look! Look! Another engine is coming. A little blue engine. A very little one. Maybe this engine will help us.” The Little Blue Engine was a happy engine. She saw the clown waving his red flag and stopped at once. “What is the matter?” she asked in a kind way. “Oh, Little Blue Engine,” cried the dolls and toys. “Will you pull is over the mountain? Our engine is not working. If you do not help, the boys and girls will have no toys or good food. “Just over the mountain. “Please, please help us.” “Oh, my,” said the Little Blue Engine. “I am not very big. And I do not pull trains. I just work in the yards. I have never even been over the mountain.”
Pada saat itu, kereta api kecil itu tidak lagi bahagia. Dan boneka serta mainan-mainannya sudah siap untuk menangis. Tapi badut itu berseru, “Lihat! Lihat! Ada mesin lain yang datang. Sebuah mesin kecil berwarna biru. Yang sangat kecil. Mungkin mesin ini akan membantu kita.” Mesin Biru Kecil adalah mesin yang bahagia. Dia melihat badut itu melambaikan bendera merah dan langsung berhenti. “Ada apa?” tanyanya dengan ramah. “Oh, Mesin Biru Kecil,” teriak para boneka dan mainan. “Maukah kamu menariknya ke atas gunung? Mesin kami tidak berfungsi. Jika kamu tidak membantu, anak-anak tidak akan punya mainan atau makanan enak. “Di atas gunung. “Tolong, tolong bantu kami.” “Ya ampun,” kata Mesin Biru Kecil. “Saya tidak terlalu besar. Dan aku tidak menarik kereta. Aku hanya bekerja di halaman. Aku bahkan belum pernah naik gunung.”
“But we must get there before the children wake up,” said the toys and dolls. “Please?” The Little Blue Engine looked at the dolls and toys. She could see that they were not happy. She thought about the children on the other side of the mountain. Without toys or good food, they would not be happy either.
“Tapi kita harus sampai di sana sebelum anak-anak bangun,” kata mainan dan boneka itu. “Tolong?” Mesin Biru Kecil memandang boneka dan mainan itu. Dia bisa melihat bahwa mereka tidak senang. Dia memikirkan anak-anak di sisi lain gunung. Tanpa mainan atau makanan enak, mereka juga tidak akan bahagia.
The Little Blue Engine pulled up close. She took hold of the little train. The toys and dolls climbed back into their cars. At last the Little Blue Engine said, “I think I can climb up the mountain. I think I can. I think I can.” Then the Little Blue Engine began to pull. She tugged and she pulled. She pulled and she tugged. Puff puff, chug chug went the little engine. “I think I can. I think I can,” she said. Slowly, slowly, the train started to move. The dolls and toys began to smile and clap. Puff Puff, chug chug. Up the mountain went the Little Blue Engine. And all the time she kept saying, “I think I can, I think I can, I think I can…” Up, up, up. The little engine climbed and climbed. At last she reached the top of the mountain. Down below lay the city. “Hurray! Hurray!” cried the dolls and animals. “The boys and girls will be so happy,” said the toy clown. “All because you helped us, Little Blue Engine.”
Si Mesin Biru Kecil mendekat. Dia memegang kereta kecil itu. Mainan dan boneka-boneka itu naik kembali ke gerbong mereka. Akhirnya Mesin Biru Kecil berkata, “Saya rasa saya bisa memanjat gunung. Aku rasa aku bisa. Saya rasa saya bisa.” Kemudian Mesin Biru Kecil mulai menarik. Dia menarik dan dia menarik. Dia menarik dan dia menarik. Puff puff, chug chug chug, mesin kecil itu melaju. “Saya rasa saya bisa. Saya rasa saya bisa,” katanya. Perlahan-lahan, perlahan-lahan, kereta mulai bergerak. Boneka-boneka dan mainan-mainan itu mulai tersenyum dan bertepuk tangan. Puff Puff, puff puff. Mendaki gunung, si Mesin Biru Kecil melaju. Dan sepanjang waktu dia terus berkata, “Saya rasa saya bisa, saya rasa saya bisa, saya rasa saya bisa...” Naik, naik, naik. Mesin kecil itu mendaki dan mendaki. Akhirnya dia sampai di puncak gunung. Di bawah terbentang kota. “Hore! Hore!” seru para boneka dan binatang. “Anak-anak akan sangat senang,” kata badut mainan. “Semua karena kamu telah menolong kami, Mesin Biru Kecil.”
The Little Blue Engine just smiled. But as she puffed down the mountain, the Little Blue Engine seemed to say…”I thought I could, I thought I could, I thought I could, I thought I could.
Mesin Biru Kecil hanya tersenyum. Namun saat dia menuruni gunung, Mesin Biru Kecil seperti berkata... “Saya pikir saya bisa, saya pikir saya bisa, saya pikir saya bisa, saya pikir saya bisa.