Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 15
'With all my heart,' said Hans: 'but as you are so kind to me, I must tell you one thing--you will have a weary task to draw that silver about with you.'
« De tout mon cœur, » dit Hans : « mais puisque vous êtes si aimable envers moi, je dois vous dire une chose -- vous aurez une tâche épuisante à traîner cet argent avec vous. »
However, the horseman got off, took the silver, helped Hans up, gave him the bridle into one hand and the whip into the other, and said, 'When you want to go very fast, smack your lips loudly together, and cry "Jip!"'
Cependant, le cavalier descendit, prit l'argent, aida Hans à monter, lui donna la bride dans une main et le fouet dans l'autre, et dit : « Quand vous voulez aller très vite, claquez fort les lèvres et criez « Jip ! » »
Hans was delighted as he sat on the horse, drew himself up, squared his elbows, turned out his toes, cracked his whip, and rode merrily off, one minute whistling a merry tune, and another singing,
Hans était ravi tandis qu'il était assis sur le cheval, se redressa, écarta les coudes, pointa les orteils, fit claquer son fouet, et s'en alla gaiement, tantôt sifflant un air joyeux, tantôt chantant,
'No care and no sorrow, A fig for the morrow! We'll laugh and be merry, Sing neigh down derry!'
« Ni souci ni chagrin, Au diable le lendemain ! Nous rirons et serons gais, Chantons à perdre haleine ! »
After a time he thought he should like to go a little faster, so he smacked his lips and cried 'Jip!'
Au bout d'un moment, il pensa qu'il aimerait aller un peu plus vite, alors il claqua les lèvres et cria « Jip ! »
Away went the horse full gallop; and before Hans knew what he was about, he was thrown off, and lay on his back by the road-side.
Le cheval partit au grand galop ; et avant que Hans sache ce qui lui arrivait, il fut désarçonné et se retrouva sur le dos au bord du chemin.
His horse would have ran off, if a shepherd who was coming by, driving a cow, had not stopped it.
Son cheval se serait enfui, si un berger qui passait par là, conduisant une vache, ne l'avait pas arrêté.
Hans soon came to himself, and got upon his legs again, sadly vexed, and said to the shepherd, 'This riding is no joke, when a man has the luck to get upon a beast like this that stumbles and flings him off as if it would break his neck.
Hans reprit bientôt ses esprits, se remit sur pied, fort contrarié, et dit au berger : « Ce n'est pas une plaisanterie que de monter à cheval, quand on a la malchance de se retrouver sur une bête pareille qui trébuche et vous jette à bas comme si elle voulait vous rompre le cou.
Vocabulary
- De
- Of, from; common French preposition
- tout
- All, every, whole; very common French word
- mon
- My; first-person singular masculine possessive adjective
- cœur
- Heart; core or center of something
- dit
- Said; past tense of dire, to say
- mais
- But; conjunction expressing contrast or opposition
- puisque
- Since, because; introduces a causal clause
- vous
- You; second-person plural or formal pronoun
- êtes
- Are; second-person plural form of être
- si
- So, if; intensifier or conditional conjunction
- aimable
- Kind, pleasant, agreeable; describes a friendly person
- envers
- Toward, with regard to; preposition of relation
- moi
- Me, I; stressed first-person singular pronoun
- je
- I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- dois
- Must, owe; first-person form of devoir
- dire
- To say, to tell; fundamental French verb
- une
- A, an; feminine indefinite article
- chose
- Thing; general noun for an object or matter
- aurez
- Will have; second-person plural future of avoir
- tâche
- Task, job; a piece of work to be done
- épuisante
- Exhausting, tiring; describes a very draining task
- à
- To, at, in; very common French preposition
- traîner
- To drag, to haul; move something heavy along
- cet
- This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective before vowel
- argent
- Money, silver; common noun for currency
- avec
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- Cependant
- However, yet; conjunction indicating contrast
- le
- The; masculine singular definite article
- cavalier
- Rider, horseman; person riding a horse
- descendit
- Descended, got down; simple past of descendre
- prit
- Took; simple past tense of prendre
- l'argent
- The money; definite article with argent elided
- aida
- Helped; simple past tense of aider
- monter
- To mount, to go up; climbing onto something
- lui
- Him, her, to him; indirect object pronoun
- donna
- Gave; simple past tense of donner
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- bride
- Bridle; strap used to control a horse
- dans
- In, inside; preposition of location
- main
- Hand; part of the body at the end of the arm
- et
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- fouet
- Whip; flexible instrument used to urge a horse
- l'autre
- The other; refers to the remaining one
- Quand
- When; conjunction or adverb of time
- voulez
- Want; second-person plural of vouloir
- aller
- To go; fundamental verb of movement
- très
- Very; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs
- vite
- Fast, quickly; adverb of speed
- claquez
- Snap, click; second-person plural imperative of claquer
- fort
- Hard, loud, strong; adverb or adjective of force
- les
- The; plural definite article for both genders
- lèvres
- Lips; plural of lèvre, the lips of the mouth
- criez
- Shout, cry out; second-person plural imperative of crier
- était
- Was; third-person singular imperfect of être
- ravi
- Delighted, thrilled; very pleased or happy
- tandis
- While, whereas; used in tandis que construction
- qu'il
- That he; contraction of que and il
- assis
- Seated, sitting; past participle of s'asseoir
- sur
- On, upon; preposition indicating position above
- cheval
- Horse; large domesticated animal used for riding
- se
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun
- redressa
- Straightened up; simple past of se redresser
- écarta
- Spread apart; simple past of écarter
- coudes
- Elbows; plural of coude, joint of the arm
- pointa
- Pointed; simple past tense of pointer
- orteils
- Toes; plural of orteil, digits of the foot
- fit
- Did, made; simple past tense of faire
- claquer
- To snap, to click; make a sharp cracking sound
- son
- His, her, its; third-person singular possessive adjective
- s'en
- Goes away; reflexive pronoun construction with en
- alla
- Went; simple past tense of aller
- gaiement
- Cheerfully, merrily; in a happy lively manner
- tantôt
- Sometimes, now; indicates alternation or a time
- sifflant
- Whistling; present participle of siffler
- un
- A, an, one; masculine indefinite article or number
- air
- Tune, air; melody or song; also means air
- joyeux
- Joyful, merry; expressing or feeling great happiness
- chantant
- Singing; present participle of chanter
- Ni
- Neither, nor; negative correlative conjunction
- souci
- Worry, care; concern or anxiety about something
- ni
- Nor; used in neither…nor construction
- chagrin
- Grief, sorrow; sadness or distress of mind
- Au
- To the, at the; contraction of à and le
- diable
- Devil; exclamation meaning to the devil with it
- lendemain
- Tomorrow, the next day; the following day
- Nous
- We, us; first-person plural pronoun
- rirons
- Will laugh; first-person plural future of rire
- serons
- Will be; first-person plural future of être
- gais
- Gay, merry, cheerful; plural of gai
- Chantons
- Let us sing; first-person plural imperative of chanter
- perdre
- To lose; to use up or be deprived of something
- haleine
- Breath; air exhaled from the lungs
- bout
- End, tip; extremity of something or a moment
- d'un
- Of a; contraction of de and un
- moment
- Moment; a short period or point in time
- il
- He, it; third-person masculine singular pronoun
- pensa
- Thought; simple past tense of penser
- aimerait
- Would like; third-person conditional of aimer
- peu
- A little, few; small amount or degree
- plus
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- alors
- Then, so; adverb of time or consequence
- claqua
- Snapped, clicked; simple past tense of claquer
- cria
- Cried out, shouted; simple past of crier
- Le
- The; masculine singular definite article
- partit
- Left, departed; simple past tense of partir
- au
- At the, to the; contraction of à and le
- grand
- Great, big; adjective indicating large size or degree
- galop
- Gallop; fastest gait of a horse
- avant
- Before; preposition or adverb of time
- que
- That, than, which; subordinating conjunction
- sache
- Knows; subjunctive form of savoir
- ce
- This, it; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- arrivait
- Was happening; imperfect tense of arriver
- fut
- Was; simple past tense of être
- désarçonné
- Unseated, thrown; knocked off a horse
- retrouva
- Found again; simple past of retrouver
- dos
- Back; the rear side of the body
- bord
- Edge, side; border or margin of something
- du
- Of the; contraction of de and le
- chemin
- Path, road, way; route from one place to another
- Son
- His, her, its; third-person possessive adjective
- serait
- Would be; third-person conditional of être
- enfui
- Fled, run away; past participle of s'enfuir
- berger
- Shepherd; person who tends a flock of sheep
- passait
- Was passing; imperfect tense of passer
- par
- By, through, per; preposition of manner or place
- là
- There; adverb indicating a place nearby or distant
- conduisant
- Leading, driving; present participle of conduire
- vache
- Cow; female bovine farm animal
- ne
- Not; first part of French negation construction
- l'avait
- Had it/him; elided form of le/la avait
- pas
- Not; second part of French negation ne…pas
- arrêté
- Stopped; past participle of arrêter
- reprit
- Regained, resumed; simple past of reprendre
- bientôt
- Soon; in a short time from now
- ses
- His, her, its; plural third-person possessive adjective
- esprits
- Wits, senses; plural of esprit, mind or spirit
- remit
- Put back; simple past of remettre
- pied
- Foot; lower limb used for standing and walking
- contrarié
- Annoyed, vexed; feeling frustrated or upset
- Ce
- This, it; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- n'est
- Is not; contracted negation of n'est pas
- plaisanterie
- Joke, jest; something said or done for amusement
- de
- Of, from; very common French preposition
- quand
- When; conjunction or adverb of time
- on
- One, we, they; indefinite third-person pronoun
- a
- Has; third-person singular present of avoir
- malchance
- Bad luck; misfortune or unlucky circumstances
- retrouver
- To find again, recover; locate something previously lost
- bête
- Beast, animal; also means stupid informally
- pareille
- Such a, similar; of the same kind or nature
- trébuche
- Stumbles, trips; third-person singular of trébucher
- jette
- Throws; third-person singular present of jeter
- bas
- Down, low; adverb indicating downward direction
- comme
- As, like; conjunction or adverb of comparison
- elle
- She, it; third-person feminine singular pronoun
- voulait
- Wanted; imperfect tense of vouloir
- rompre
- To break; to snap or sever something
- cou
- Neck; part of body connecting head to torso
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