Piccolissima — Page 14
It seems that the fly, being only able to take up liquids through his trunk, wetted and dissolved the sugar that he might suck it up.
Es scheint, dass die Fliege, da sie nur Flüssigkeiten durch ihren Rüssel aufnehmen konnte, den Zucker befeuchtete und auflöste, um ihn aufsaugen zu können.
It was a pleasant thing to see his lips swell out, and press, handle, and knead, as it were, the amber surface of the sugar in order to make it melt sooner, and enable him to draw it up faster.
Es war ein angenehmer Anblick, wie seine Lippen sich aufblähten und die bernsteinfarbene Oberfläche des Zuckers gleichsam drückten, bearbeiteten und kneteten, um ihn schneller zum Schmelzen zu bringen und ihn rascher aufsaugen zu können.
After having examined all these proceedings for some time, with great amusement, the little apprentice naturalist cried out, "Well, my little guest has a remarkable talent for eating barley sugar."
Nachdem der kleine angehende Naturforscher all diese Vorgänge eine Weile lang mit großem Vergnügen beobachtet hatte, rief er aus: „Nun, mein kleiner Gast hat ein bemerkenswertes Talent dafür, Gerstenzucker zu essen."
The other fly, timid, wet, and with his wings folded, so that he seemed naked, remained behind upon the frame of the window.
Die andere Fliege, schüchtern, nass und mit gefalteten Flügeln, sodass sie nackt wirkte, blieb auf dem Fensterrahmen zurück.
"Come, poor little wet chicken as thou art," cried the elder fly; "thou wast complaining just now of having found in life only discomfort and cold; dost thou not see these rays of the sun? dost thou not perceive the perfume of this delicious food?"
„Komm her, du armes kleines nasses Küken," rief die ältere Fliege; „du hast dich eben noch beklagt, im Leben nur Unbehagen und Kälte gefunden zu haben; siehst du nicht diese Sonnenstrahlen? nimmst du nicht den Duft dieser köstlichen Speise wahr?"
The young, inexperienced fly was disposed to take Piccolissima, the dictionary, and the barley sugar for a chain of mountains.
Die junge, unerfahrene Fliege neigte dazu, Piccolissima, das Wörterbuch und den Gerstenzucker für eine Gebirgskette zu halten.
However, when the little girl turned her gentle, child-like face towards him, the insect felt the pleasant warmth of her breath; it reanimated him, and gave him courage, and with one bound he flew upon the arm of Piccolissima.
Als jedoch das kleine Mädchen ihr sanftes, kindliches Gesicht zu ihm wandte, spürte das Insekt die angenehme Wärme ihres Atems; sie belebte es wieder, gab ihm Mut, und mit einem Satz flog es auf den Arm von Piccolissima.
With a sudden familiarity he murmured in a low voice, "Art thou, perhaps, an elder sister of mine? Thou warmest me.
Mit einer plötzlichen Vertraulichkeit murmelte es leise: „Bist du vielleicht eine ältere Schwester von mir? Du wärmst mich.
Vocabulary
- Es
- It; used as subject pronoun or placeholder.
- scheint
- Seems; appears to be the case.
- dass
- That; conjunction introducing subordinate clauses.
- die
- The; feminine singular or plural definite article.
- Fliege
- Fly; small flying insect with wings.
- da
- There; then; since or because.
- sie
- She; it; they; feminine or plural pronoun.
- nur
- Only; just; merely; nothing but.
- Flüssigkeiten
- Liquids; plural of fluid or liquid substance.
- durch
- Through; by means of; via a route.
- ihren
- Her; its; their; possessive pronoun forms.
- Rüssel
- Trunk; proboscis of insect like fly.
- aufnehmen
- To take up; absorb; pick something up.
- konnte
- Could; was able to; past tense can.
- den
- The; masculine singular accusative definite article.
- Zucker
- Sugar; sweet crystalline substance from plants.
- und
- And; conjunction joining words or clauses.
- auflöste
- Dissolved; melted; past tense of auflös.
- um
- Around; about; in order to; for.
- ihn
- Him; it; masculine singular accusative pronoun.
- zu
- To; at; too; infinitive particle or preposition.
- können
- To be able; can; may; possible.
- war
- Was; past tense of sein to be.
- ein
- A; an; one; indefinite article or numeral.
- angenehmer
- Pleasant; agreeable; nice; comparative form.
- Anblick
- Sight; view; something pleasant to observe.
- wie
- How; as; like; in what manner.
- seine
- His; its; possessive pronoun for male.
- Lippen
- Lips; plural of mouth's fleshy edge.
- sich
- Himself; herself; itself; reflexive pronoun.
- Oberfläche
- Surface; exterior; outer layer of object.
- des
- Of the; genitive singular definite article.
- drückten
- Pressed; pushed; past tense of drück.
- schneller
- Faster; quicker; comparative form of speed.
- zum
- To the; to in order to do.
- Schmelzen
- Melting; liquefying; process of becoming liquid.
- bringen
- To bring; carry; take something somewhere.
- rascher
- Faster; quicker; more rapidly quickly.
- Nachdem
- After; once; as soon as; when.
- der
- The; masculine singular nominative definite article.
- kleine
- Small; little; tiny; young person.
- all
- All; every; whole; entire collection.
- diese
- These; this; those; demonstrative pronoun.
- Vorgänge
- Processes; procedures; occurrences; plural of event.
- eine
- A; an; one; feminine indefinite article.
- Weile
- While; a time; a period or duration.
- lang
- Long; lengthy; extended in time duration.
- mit
- With; by means of; accompanied by.
- großem
- Great; big; large; neuter singular dative.
- Vergnügen
- Pleasure; enjoyment; delight; satisfaction.
- beobachtet
- Observed; watched; past participle of watch.
- hatte
- Had; past tense of haben to have.
- rief
- Called; shouted; cried out; past tense.
- er
- He; him; masculine singular pronoun.
- aus
- Out; out of; finished; completion.
- Nun
- Now; well; at present; at this point.
- mein
- My; mine; possessive pronoun for speaker.
- kleiner
- Small; little; tiny; masculine singular nominative.
- Gast
- Guest; visitor; someone visiting another person.
- hat
- Has; have; present tense of haben.
- Talent
- Talent; gift; aptitude for something.
- dafür
- For that; for it; in exchange.
- essen
- To eat; consume food as nourishment.
- Die
- The; feminine or plural nominative article.
- andere
- Other; another; different; the rest.
- schüchtern
- Shy; timid; bashful; lacking confidence.
- nass
- Wet; moist; soaked; covered with liquid.
- gefalteten
- Folded; creased; past participle of fold.
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