Pada acara Crafty Days, Bengkimut membuat boneka seri kucing dengan judul Kampung Kucing. Kucing-kucing ini terinspirasi dari puisi T.S Eliot yang dibukukan dengan judul Old Possum's Book of Practical Cat. Buku ini sudah dijadikan musikal Broadway oleh Andrew Lloys Webber, judulnya Cats. Ini musikal yang paling saya sukai.
The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
It isn't just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.
First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,
Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James,
Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey--
All of them sensible everyday names.
There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,
Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:
Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter--
But all of them sensible everyday names.
But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,
A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,
Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,
Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?
Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,
Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,
Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum-
Names that never belong to more than one cat.
But above and beyond there's still one name left over,
And that is the name that you never will guess;
The name that no human research can discover--
But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.
When you notice a cat in profound meditation,
The reason, I tell you, is always the same:
His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:
His ineffable effable
Effanineffable
Deep and inscrutable singular Name.
It isn't just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.
First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,
Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James,
Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey--
All of them sensible everyday names.
There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,
Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:
Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter--
But all of them sensible everyday names.
But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,
A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,
Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,
Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?
Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,
Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,
Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum-
Names that never belong to more than one cat.
But above and beyond there's still one name left over,
And that is the name that you never will guess;
The name that no human research can discover--
But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.
When you notice a cat in profound meditation,
The reason, I tell you, is always the same:
His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:
His ineffable effable
Effanineffable
Deep and inscrutable singular Name.
Setiap kucing mempunyai nama yang berbeda. Misalnya yang ini namanya:
Mungojerry si anak kucing yang senang bermain dan sering lupa arah. Karena itu dia dipakaikan lonceng, supaya mudah ditemukan pemilik atau teman-temannya.
Rum Tum Tugger adalah seekor kucing penasaran, senangnya tidur-tiduran di atas lemari dan banyak maunya. Kalau dimasukin ke rumah, Rum Tum maunya di luar. Kalau dikasih makan ikan, Rum Tum maunya berpesta. Tapi dia senang diajak main dan tidur.
Macavity adalah kucing yang pintar. Dia pintar bersembunyi di mana saja. Macavity kucing yang lincah dan lentur juga. Macavity tepat sekali dijadikan teman penjaga kita.
Jellicle adalah kucing yang senang menari dan berpesta. Makanya mereka senang memakai baju yang cantik untuk pergi ke pesta.
Rumpleteazer (foto bawah, kiri) dan Skimbleshanks (foto bawah, kanan).
Rumpleteazer adalah kucing yang pintar akrobat dan senang menjaga penampilannya. Tapi Rumpleteazer tidak sombong dan senang bercanda dengan teman-temannya.
Skimbleshanks adalah kucing stasiun. Tempat favoritnya adalah gerbong tidur di kereta api. Dia bersahabat dengan semua orang di stasiun.
Selain kucing, ternyata di kampung kucng juga ada orangnya loh. Namanya Cuddly Boo. Cuddly Boo senang dipeluk dan senang bermain dengan kucing-kucing di Kampung Kucing.
Semua penghuni Kampung Kucing siap diajak ke rumah yang baru untuk menemani semua orang yang menyukai mereka.
Ayo, yang berminat hubungi saya, ya.......
