From Prank to Plan: How a Joke Became School Tradition

Fluent Fiction - Indonesian: From Prank to Plan: How a Joke Became School Tradition
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Story Transcript:

Id: Di sebuah sekolah menengah di Jakarta, suasana pagi itu sangat ramai.
En: At a high school in Jakarta, the morning atmosphere was very lively.

Id: Siswa-siswa bergerombol di lorong-lorong, bercanda dan tertawa.
En: Students gathered in the hallways, joking and laughing.

Id: Di antara keramaian itu, ada Irfan, Siti, dan Bayu.
En: Among the crowd were Irfan, Siti, and Bayu.

Id: Irfan dikenal sebagai siswa yang suka bercanda dan membuat lelucon.
En: Irfan was known as a student who loved to joke and make jokes.

Id: Siti, sahabatnya, sering terjebak dalam rencana-rencana jahil Irfan.
En: Siti, his best friend, often got caught up in Irfan's mischievous plans.

Id: Sedangkan Bayu adalah ketua OSIS yang sangat serius dengan tugasnya.
En: Meanwhile, Bayu was the student council president who was very serious about his duties.

Id: Suatu hari, saat jam istirahat, Irfan membuat lelucon.
En: One day, during break time, Irfan made a joke.

Id: Dengan nada bercanda, dia mengatakan kepada sekelompok siswa bahwa akan ada lomba untuk memberi nama maskot sekolah.
En: In a joking tone, he told a group of students that there would be a competition to name the school mascot.

Id: Tidak terduga, berita itu menyebar dengan cepat.
En: Unexpectedly, the news spread quickly.

Id: Semua siswa mulai membicarakannya.
En: All the students started talking about it.

Id: Dalam beberapa jam, seluruh sekolah geger dengan rumor lomba tersebut.
En: Within a few hours, the whole school was abuzz with the rumor of the competition.

Id: Saat musim semi yang cerah itu, Bayu yang mendengar kabar ini langsung bersemangat.
En: During that bright spring, Bayu, who heard this news, got excited.

Id: Sebagai ketua OSIS, Bayu merasa lomba tersebut adalah ide yang bagus.
En: As the student council president, Bayu felt that the competition was a great idea.

Id: Dia tidak tahu bahwa semua ini hanyalah lelucon Irfan.
En: He didn't know that all of this was just Irfan's joke.

Id: Dengan serius, Bayu mulai merencanakan lomba dan bahkan berbicara tentang hal ini kepada guru dan kepala sekolah.
En: Seriously, Bayu began planning the competition and even talked about it with teachers and the principal.

Id: Irfan, melihat situasi semakin tak terkendali, merasa bingung.
En: Irfan, seeing the situation getting out of control, felt confused.

Id: Dia bertanya pada Siti, "Apa yang harus aku lakukan?
En: He asked Siti, "What should I do?

Id: Semua orang percaya ini nyata.
En: Everyone believes this is real."

Id: " Siti menatapnya sambil berpikir.
En: Siti looked at him while thinking.

Id: "Kau harus memberitahu yang sebenarnya, Irfan.
En: "You need to tell the truth, Irfan.

Id: Sebelum ini semakin kacau.
En: Before this gets more chaotic."

Id: "Namun, sebelum Irfan sempat mengungkapkan kebenaran, Bayu sudah mengumumkan lomba di depan seluruh siswa saat apel pagi.
En: However, before Irfan could reveal the truth, Bayu had already announced the competition in front of all the students during the morning assembly.

Id: Semua siswa bersorak gembira, bersemangat untuk mengusulkan nama-nama kreatif.
En: All the students cheered excitedly, eager to propose creative names.

Id: Irfan merasa bersalah melihat antusiasme...