Peter Pan — Page 12
She let down a tape from the window to the pavement, and it was a sheer drop of thirty feet, without so much as a spout to climb up by.
Sie ließ ein Maßband vom Fenster bis zum Pflaster hinunter, und es war ein senkrechter Abfall von dreißig Fuß, ohne auch nur eine Regenrinne, an der man hätte hochklettern können.
Certainly Wendy had been dreaming.
Sicherlich hatte Wendy geträumt.
But Wendy had not been dreaming, as the very next night showed, the night on which the extraordinary adventures of these children may be said to have begun.
Aber Wendy hatte nicht geträumt, wie die nächste Nacht zeigte, die Nacht, in der die außerordentlichen Abenteuer dieser Kinder ihren Anfang nahmen.
On the night we speak of all the children were once more in bed.
In der Nacht, von der wir sprechen, lagen alle Kinder wieder im Bett.
It happened to be Nana's evening off, and Mrs. Darling had bathed them and sung to them till one by one they had let go her hand and slid away into the land of sleep.
Es traf sich, dass Nana an diesem Abend frei hatte, und Mrs. Darling hatte sie gebadet und ihnen vorgesungen, bis sie eines nach dem anderen ihre Hand losgelassen hatten und ins Land des Schlafes hinübergegltten waren.
All were looking so safe and cosy that she smiled at her fears now and sat down tranquilly by the fire to sew.
Alle sahen so geborgen und behaglich aus, dass sie jetzt über ihre Befürchtungen lächelte und sich ruhig ans Feuer setzte, um zu nähen.
It was something for Michael, who on his birthday was getting into shirts.
Es war etwas für Michael, der an seinem Geburtstag anfing, Hemden zu tragen.
The fire was warm, however, and the nursery dimly lit by three night-lights, and presently the sewing lay on Mrs. Darling's lap.
Das Feuer war jedoch warm, und das Kinderzimmer war von drei Nachtlichtern schwach erleuchtet, und bald lag die Näharbeit auf Mrs. Darlings Schoß.
Then her head nodded, oh, so gracefully.
Dann nickte ihr Kopf, oh, so anmutig.
She was asleep.
Sie schlief.
Look at the four of them, Wendy and Michael over there, John here, and Mrs. Darling by the fire.
Schaut sie euch an, alle vier: Wendy und Michael dort drüben, John hier, und Mrs. Darling am Feuer.
There should have been a fourth night-light.
Es hätte ein viertes Nachtlicht geben sollen.
While she slept she had a dream.
Während sie schlief, hatte sie einen Traum.
She dreamt that the Neverland had come too near and that a strange boy had broken through from it.
Sie träumte, dass das Nimmerland zu nah herangekommen war und dass ein fremder Junge daraus hervorgebrochen war.
Vocabulary
- Sie
- She, they, or formal 'you' pronoun
- ließ
- Let, allowed, or caused something to happen
- ein
- A, an; indefinite article or the number one
- Maßband
- A measuring tape used for measuring lengths
- vom
- Contraction of 'von dem', meaning 'from the'
- Fenster
- A window in a wall or building
- bis
- Until, up to, as far as a point
- zum
- Contraction of 'zu dem', meaning 'to the'
- Pflaster
- Pavement, cobblestones, or a bandage plaster
- hinunter
- Down, downward in a direction away from speaker
- und
- And; a coordinating conjunction connecting words
- es
- It; neuter third-person singular pronoun
- war
- Was; past tense of 'sein' (to be)
- senkrechter
- Vertical, perpendicular; describing a straight downward drop
- Abfall
- A drop, fall, or descent; also means waste
- von
- From, of, by; a common German preposition
- dreißig
- The number thirty
- Fuß
- Foot; unit of measurement or body part
- ohne
- Without; preposition indicating absence of something
- auch
- Also, too, even; an additive adverb
- nur
- Only, just; limiting something to one thing
- eine
- A, an; feminine indefinite article in German
- Regenrinne
- A rain gutter along a roof or wall
- an
- At, on, to; a common German preposition
- der
- The; definite article for masculine or genitive
- man
- One, you, people; impersonal pronoun in German
- hätte
- Would have; subjunctive form of 'haben'
- hochklettern
- To climb up something to a higher position
- können
- To be able to; modal verb expressing ability
- Sicherlich
- Certainly, surely; expressing confidence in a statement
- hatte
- Had; simple past tense of 'haben' (to have)
- geträumt
- Dreamed; past participle of 'träumen' (to dream)
- Aber
- But; coordinating conjunction expressing contrast
- nicht
- Not; negation word in German sentences
- wie
- How, as, like; used in comparisons or questions
- die
- The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns
- nächste
- Next; referring to the immediately following instance
- Nacht
- Night; the dark period between sunset and sunrise
- zeigte
- Showed; past tense of 'zeigen' (to show)
- in
- In, into; preposition indicating location or direction
- außerordentlichen
- Extraordinary, exceptional; far beyond the ordinary
- Abenteuer
- Adventure; an exciting or unusual experience
- dieser
- These, this; demonstrative pronoun or article
- Kinder
- Children; plural of 'Kind'
- ihren
- Their; accusative form of the possessive pronoun
- Anfang
- Beginning, start; the initial point of something
- nahmen
- Took; past tense plural of 'nehmen' (to take)
- In
- In; preposition indicating location or inclusion
- wir
- We; first-person plural pronoun
- sprechen
- To speak, to talk; a common German verb
- lagen
- Lay, were lying; past tense plural of 'liegen'
- alle
- All, everyone; referring to an entire group
- wieder
- Again; indicating repetition of an action
- im
- In the; contraction of 'in dem'
- Bett
- Bed; the piece of furniture for sleeping
- Es
- It; neuter third-person singular pronoun
- traf
- Met, happened; past tense of 'treffen'
- sich
- Oneself, themselves; reflexive pronoun in German
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- diesem
- This; dative form of demonstrative article 'dieser'
- Abend
- Evening; the period between afternoon and night
- frei
- Free, off duty; not occupied or constrained
- sie
- She, they, her; third-person pronoun in German
- gebadet
- Bathed; past participle of 'baden' (to bathe)
- ihnen
- Them, to them; dative form of third-person pronoun
- vorgesungen
- Sung to; past participle of 'vorsingen'
- eines
- One; genitive form of the indefinite article 'ein'
- nach
- After, to, according to; common German preposition
- dem
- The; dative form of definite article 'der/das'
- anderen
- Other, others; referring to different or additional things
- ihre
- Her, their; feminine or plural possessive pronoun
- Hand
- Hand; the body part at the end of the arm
- losgelassen
- Let go of; past participle of 'loslassen'
- hatten
- Had; past tense plural of 'haben' (to have)
- ins
- Into the; contraction of 'in das'
- Land
- Land, country; a region or realm
- des
- Of the; genitive definite article in German
- Schlafes
- Of sleep; genitive of 'Schlaf'
- hinübergegltten
- Glided over; past participle of 'hinübergleiten'
- waren
- Were; past tense plural of 'sein' (to be)
- Alle
- All, everyone; referring to every person present
- sahen
- Looked, appeared; past tense plural of 'sehen'
- so
- So, thus, such; expressing degree or manner
- geborgen
- Safe, sheltered; feeling secure and protected
- behaglich
- Cozy, comfortable; pleasantly at ease and relaxed
- aus
- Out of, from; preposition indicating origin or exit
- jetzt
- Now; referring to the present moment
- über
- Over, above, about; a common German preposition
- Befürchtungen
- Fears, worries; concerns about possible bad outcomes
- lächelte
- Smiled; past tense of 'lächeln' (to smile)
- ruhig
- Calm, quiet, peaceful; without noise or agitation
- ans
- To the; contraction of 'an das'
- Feuer
- Fire; burning flames or a fireplace
- setzte
- Sat down, set; past tense of 'setzen'
- um
- Around, in order to; preposition or conjunction
- zu
- To, too, closed; preposition or infinitive marker
- nähen
- To sew; to stitch fabric or clothing together
- etwas
- Something, somewhat; an indefinite pronoun or adverb
- für
- For; preposition indicating purpose or recipient
- seinem
- His; dative form of possessive pronoun 'sein'
- Geburtstag
- Birthday; the anniversary of someone's birth
- anfing
- Began; past tense of 'anfangen' (to begin)
- Hemden
- Shirts; plural of 'Hemd', an upper body garment
- tragen
- To wear, to carry; a common German verb
- Das
- That, the; neuter definite article or demonstrative
- jedoch
- However, yet; a conjunction expressing contrast
- warm
- Warm; having a moderately high temperature
- das
- The; neuter definite article in German
- Kinderzimmer
- Children's room, nursery; a room for children
- drei
- Three; the number 3
- Nachtlichtern
- Night lights; small lights used during nighttime
- schwach
- Weakly, faintly; with little strength or brightness
- erleuchtet
- Illuminated, lit up; brightened by a light source
- bald
- Soon; in a short time from now
- lag
- Lay; past tense singular of 'liegen' (to lie)
- Näharbeit
- Sewing work, needlework; handwork involving stitching
- auf
- On, upon, onto; a common German preposition
- Schoß
- Lap; the flat area formed by thighs when sitting
- Dann
- Then; indicating what happens next in sequence
- nickte
- Nodded; past tense of 'nicken' (to nod)
- ihr
- Her, their, your; possessive or dative pronoun
- Kopf
- Head; the uppermost part of the human body
- anmutig
- Gracefully; with elegance and natural beauty
- schlief
- Slept; past tense of 'schlafen' (to sleep)
- Schaut
- Look; imperative form of 'schauen' (to look)
- euch
- You (plural); dative/accusative second-person plural pronoun
- vier
- Four; the number 4
- dort
- There; indicating a place away from the speaker
- drüben
- Over there; on the other side or yonder
- hier
- Here; indicating a place near the speaker
- am
- At the, on the; contraction of 'an dem'
- viertes
- Fourth; ordinal number referring to position four
- Nachtlicht
- Night light; a small light kept on during night
- geben
- To give; also used in 'es gibt' (there is)
- sollen
- Should, supposed to; modal verb of obligation
- Während
- While, during; conjunction indicating simultaneous events
- einen
- A, an; accusative masculine indefinite article
- Traum
- Dream; images and events experienced during sleep
- träumte
- Dreamed; past tense of 'träumen' (to dream)
- nah
- Near, close; at a short distance
- herangekommen
- Approached, come close; past participle of 'herankommen'
- fremder
- Strange, foreign; a stranger or unfamiliar person
- Junge
- Boy; a male child or young person
- daraus
- From it, out of it; from that thing or place
- hervorgebrochen
- Burst forth, broken out; emerged suddenly from somewhere
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