Английский язык с Р. Киплингом. Истории просто так - [23]
negro ['nJgrqu], leave [lJv], puzzle [pAzl]
THIS is the picture, of the Leopard and the Ethiopian after they had taken Wise Baviaan’s advice and the Leopard had gone into other spots and the Ethiopian had changed his skin. The Ethiopian was really a negro, and so his name was Sambo. The Leopard was called Spots, and he has been called Spots ever since. They are out hunting in the spickly-speckly forest, and they are looking for Mr. One-Two-Three-Where’s-your-Breakfast. If you look a little you will see Mr. One-Two-Three not far away. The Ethiopian has hidden behind a splotchy-blotchy tree because it matches his skin, and the Leopard is lying beside a spickly-speckly bank of stones because it matches his spots. Mr. One-Two-Three-Where’s-your-Breakfast is standing up eating leaves from a tall tree. This is really a puzzle-picture like ‘Find the Cat.’
THE ELEPHANT’S CHILD
Слоненок
IN the High and Far-Off Times (в Высокие и Отдаленные Времена) the Elephant, O Best Beloved, had no trunk (у Слона, о Самые Наилюбименькие, не было хобота). He had only a blackish, bulgy nose (у него был лишь черноватый выпуклый нос), as big as a boot (большой, как башмак), that he could wriggle about from side to side (который он мог изгибать из стороны в сторону); but he couldn’t pick up things with it (но он не мог подбирать им предметы). But there was one Elephant (но жил один Слон) — a new Elephant (новый Слон) — an Elephant’s Child (Слоненок) — who was full of ‘satiable curtiosity[58] (который был полон ненасытного вежливого любопытства; insatiable — ненасытный), and that means he asked ever so many questions (а это значит, он задавал чрезвычайно много вопросов). And he lived in Africa (и он жил в Африке), and he filled all Africa with his ‘satiable curtiosities (и он наполнял всю Африку своим ненасытным вежливым любопытством[59]). He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich (он спрашивал свою высокую тетушку Страусиху), why her tail-feathers grew just so (почему ее хвостовые перья росли именно так), and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw (и его высокая тетушка Страусиха хлопала его своей твердой-твердой лапой).
elephant ['elIfqnt], aunt [Rnt], ostrich ['OstrIC]
IN the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, O Best Beloved, had no trunk. He had only a blackish, bulgy nose, as big as a boot, that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant — a new Elephant — an Elephant’s Child — who was full of ‘satiable curtiosity, and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa, and he filled all Africa with his ‘satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw.
He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffe (он спрашивал своего высокого дядюшку Жирафа), what made his skin spotty (что сделало его шкуру пятнистой = отчего у него пятнистая шкура), and his tall uncle, the Giraffe, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof (и его высокий дядюшка Жираф ударял его своим твердым-твердым копытом). And still he was full of ‘satiable curtiosity (и тем не менее = все равно он был полон ненасытного вежливого любопытства)! He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus (он спрашивал свою обширную тетушку Бегемотиху), why her eyes were red (почему у нее красные глаза), and his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof (и его обширная тетушка Бегемотиха лягала его своим широким-широким копытом); and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon (и он спрашивал своего волосатого дядюшку Бабуина), why melons tasted just so (почему дыни на вкус именно такие), and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him with his hairy, hairy paw (и его волосатый дядюшка Бабуин шлепал его своей волосатой-волосатой лапой). And still he was full of ‘satiable curtiosity (и все равно он был полон ненасытного вежливого любопытства)! He asked questions about everything that he saw (он задавал вопросы обо всем, что он видел), or heard, or felt, or smelt, or touched (или слышал, или чувствовал, или обонял, или касался; to hear; to feel; to smell), and all his uncles and his aunts spanked him (и все его дядюшки и его тетушки шлепали его). And still he was full of ‘satiable curtiosity (и все равно он был полон ненасытного вежливого любопытства)!
uncle [ANkl], broad [brLd], hoof [hHf]
He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffe, what made his skin spotty, and his tall uncle, the Giraffe, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of ‘satiable curtiosity! He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him with his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of ‘satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything that he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelt, or touched, and all his uncles and his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of ‘satiable curtiosity!
