Piccolissima — Page 10
Piccolissima, from her education, resembled the flies a little too much to boast of her perseverance.
Piccolissima ähnelte durch ihre Erziehung den Fliegen ein wenig zu sehr, um sich ihrer Ausdauer rühmen zu können.
So she gave up her project.
Also gab sie ihr Vorhaben auf.
While bending her small head over these eyes, she distinguished, at the bottom of these crystals, a moving dark spot, and thousands of little Piccolissimas, one after the other, smiled upon her from these little mirrors.
Während sie ihren kleinen Kopf über diese Augen beugte, erkannte sie am Grunde dieser Kristalle einen sich bewegenden dunklen Fleck, und Tausende kleiner Piccolissimas lächelten ihr eine nach der anderen aus diesen kleinen Spiegeln entgegen.
O, wonderful! these thousands of crystal groups on each side of the head were not all; a triangle of three diamonds crowned the forehead of the fly.
O, wunderbar! diese Tausende von Kristallgruppen auf jeder Seite des Kopfes waren noch nicht alles; ein Dreieck aus drei Diamanten krönte die Stirn der Fliege.
"Are there not fingers, nails, pins, pincers, jaws, claws, beaks, which menace me on every side?
„Gibt es nicht Finger, Nägel, Nadeln, Zangen, Kiefer, Klauen, Schnäbel, die mich von allen Seiten bedrohen?
Do I not want eyes to see at a distance, and eyes to see near?
Brauche ich nicht Augen, um in die Ferne zu sehen, und Augen, um nah zu sehen?
Vocabulary
- ähnelte
- Resembled; looked similar to something else.
- durch
- Through; by means of; across or via.
- ihre
- Her; its; their (feminine or plural possessive).
- Erziehung
- Education; upbringing; training or instruction.
- den
- The (accusative masculine singular article).
- Fliegen
- Flies; flying; to fly through air.
- ein
- A; an; one (indefinite article).
- wenig
- Little; a small amount or quantity.
- zu
- To; too; for or in order to.
- sehr
- Very; greatly; to a large extent.
- um
- Around; for; in order to accomplish.
- sich
- Oneself; herself; himself; themselves (reflexive pronoun).
- ihrer
- Her; their (genitive possessive feminine).
- Ausdauer
- Endurance; persistence; stamina or perseverance.
- rühmen
- To praise; to boast; to speak proudly.
- können
- Can; to be able to; possible.
- Also
- Therefore; so; consequently as a result.
- gab
- Gave; past tense of geben.
- sie
- She; they; her (feminine singular or plural).
- ihr
- Her; its; to her (dative possessive).
- Vorhaben
- Plan; intention; undertaking or project.
- auf
- On; up; onto or upon surface.
- Während
- During; while; whilst or throughout period.
- ihren
- Her; their (accusative possessive feminine).
- kleinen
- Small; little; tiny (adjective feminine accusative).
- Kopf
- Head; the upper part of body.
- über
- Over; above; across or concerning.
- diese
- These; this; those (demonstrative feminine accusative).
- Augen
- Eyes; plural of Auge eye organ.
- beugte
- Bent; leaned; curved downward or forward.
- erkannte
- Recognized; identified; knew or acknowledged something.
- am
- At the; on the (contraction).
- Grunde
- Ground; bottom; basis or foundation.
- dieser
- This; these; that (demonstrative feminine singular).
- Kristalle
- Crystals; plural of Kristall crystal.
- einen
- A; an; one (indefinite accusative masculine).
- bewegenden
- Moving; touching; emotionally affecting or stirring.
- dunklen
- Dark; black; gloomy (adjective accusative masculine).
- Fleck
- Spot; stain; mark or blemish.
- und
- And; plus; in addition to something.
- Tausende
- Thousands; many thousands of plural.
- lächelten
- Smiled; grinned; showed teeth in smile.
- eine
- A; an; one (indefinite feminine singular).
- nach
- After; to; toward according to.
- der
- The; that (feminine dative singular).
- anderen
- Other; the other; different one.
- aus
- Out; from; out of or from.
- diesen
- These; this; those (demonstrative dative plural).
- Spiegeln
- Mirrors; reflective surfaces; plural of Spiegel.
- entgegen
- Toward; against; contrary to or opposite.
- wunderbar
- Wonderful; marvellous; magnificent or splendid.
- von
- Of; from; by or concerning something.
- jeder
- Each; every; all (singular demonstrative).
- Seite
- Side; page; aspect or surface.
- des
- Of the; from the (genitive).
- waren
- Were; existed; past tense of sein.
- noch
- Still; yet; moreover or furthermore.
- nicht
- Not; no; negation or negative response.
- alles
- Everything; all things; complete or total.
- Dreieck
- Triangle; three-sided geometric shape or figure.
- drei
- Three; the number three or triplet.
- Diamanten
- Diamonds; precious gemstones plural or jewels.
- krönte
- Crowned; placed crown on head.
- die
- The; that; which (feminine or plural).
- Stirn
- Forehead; brow; the front of head.
- Fliege
- Fly; insect with wings or pest.
- Gibt
- Gives; there is; provides or offers.
- es
- It; there; that or this thing.
- Finger
- Fingers; digits on hand or appendage.
- Nägel
- Nails; claws; fasteners or metal spikes.
- Nadeln
- Needles; pins; pointed implements for sewing.
- Zangen
- Pincers; tongs; gripping tools or forceps.
- Kiefer
- Jaw; mandible; mouth structure or pinewood.
- Klauen
- Claws; talons; hooks or scratching nails.
- Schnäbel
- Beaks; bills; pointed mouth parts birds.
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