Cornelia Funke: "Buku-buku di rumah Mo dan Meggie ditumpuk di bawah me...

"Buku-buku di rumah Mo dan Meggie ditumpuk di bawah meja, di kursi, di sudut-sudut kamar. Di sana ada buku-buku di dapur dan buku-buku di toilet. Buku-buku di TV dan di lemari, tumpukan buku kecil, tumpukan buku tinggi, buku tebal dan tipis, buku-buku lama dan baru. Mereka menyambut Meggie turun untuk sarapan dengan halaman yang terbuka; mereka menahan kebosanan saat cuaca buruk. Dan kadang-kadang Anda jatuh di atasnya."

--- Cornelia Funke

Versi Bahasa Inggris

The books in Mo and Meggie's house were stacked under tables, on chairs, in the corners of the rooms. There where books in the kitchen and books in the lavatory. Books on the TV set and in the closet, small piles of books, tall piles of books, books thick and thin, books old and new. They welcomed Meggie down to breakfast with invitingly opened pages; they kept boredom at bay when the weather was bad. And sometimes you fall over them.