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"Nothing! Look at your hands. And look at your mouth. What _is_ that truck?"

„Nichts! Schau dir deine Hände an. Und schau dir deinen Mund an. Was _ist_ das für ein Zeug?"

"I don't know, aunt."

„Ich weiß es nicht, Tante."

"Well, I know. It's jam—that's what it is. Forty times I've said if you didn't let that jam alone I'd skin you. Hand me that switch."

„Nun, ich weiß es. Es ist Marmelade – das ist es. Vierzig Mal habe ich gesagt, wenn du die Marmelade nicht in Ruhe lässt, ziehe ich dir das Fell über die Ohren. Gib mir die Rute."

The switch hovered in the air—the peril was desperate—

Die Rute schwebte in der Luft – die Gefahr war verzweifelt –

"My! Look behind you, aunt!"

„Meine Güte! Schau hinter dich, Tante!"

The old lady whirled round, and snatched her skirts out of danger.

Die alte Dame wirbelte herum und riss ihre Röcke aus der Gefahr.

The lad fled on the instant, scrambled up the high board-fence, and disappeared over it.

Der Junge floh auf der Stelle, kletterte den hohen Bretterzaun hinauf und verschwand dahinter.

His aunt Polly stood surprised a moment, and then broke into a gentle laugh.

Seine Tante Polly stand einen Moment lang überrascht da und brach dann in ein sanftes Lachen aus.

"Hang the boy, can't I never learn anything? Ain't he played me tricks enough like that for me to be looking out for him by this time? But old fools is the biggest fools there is. Can't learn an old dog new tricks, as the saying is. But my goodness, he never plays them alike, two days, and how is a body to know what's coming? He 'pears to know just how long he can torment me before I get my dander up, and he knows if he can make out to put me off for a minute or make me laugh, it's all down again and I can't hit him a lick. I ain't doing my duty by that boy, and that's the Lord's truth, goodness knows. Spare the rod and spile the child, as the Good Book says.

„Zum Teufel mit dem Jungen, kann ich denn gar nichts lernen? Hat er mir nicht schon genug solche Streiche gespielt, dass ich inzwischen auf der Hut vor ihm sein sollte? Aber alte Narren sind die größten Narren von allen. Einem alten Hund kann man keine neuen Tricks beibringen, wie das Sprichwort sagt. Aber meine Güte, er spielt sie nie zweimal gleich, und wie soll man da wissen, was kommt? Er scheint genau zu wissen, wie lange er mich quälen kann, bevor ich in Rage gerate, und er weiß, wenn es ihm gelingt, mich einen Moment abzulenken oder mich zum Lachen zu bringen, ist alles wieder vergessen und ich kann ihm keinen Schlag geben. Ich tue meine Pflicht gegenüber diesem Jungen nicht, und das ist die reine Wahrheit, das weiß Gott. Wer die Rute spart, verdirbt das Kind, wie das Gute Buch sagt.

Vocabulary

Nichts: Nothing; not anything at all.
Schau: Imperative of schauen; look or watch.
dir: Dative pronoun; to you, for you.
deine: Your; possessive pronoun feminine or plural.
Hände: Hands; plural of Hand.
an: On, at, or separable verb prefix.
Und: And; coordinating conjunction.
schau: Look; imperative form of schauen.
deinen: Your; accusative masculine possessive pronoun.
Mund: Mouth; the oral opening of the face.
Was: What; interrogative or relative pronoun.
_ist_: Is; third-person singular of sein (to be).
das: That or the; neuter definite article or pronoun.
für: For; preposition indicating purpose or exchange.
ein: A, an; indefinite article for neuter nouns.
Zeug: Stuff, junk; informal word for things or mess.
Ich: I; first-person singular nominative pronoun.
weiß: Know; first-person singular of wissen.
es: It; third-person singular neuter pronoun.
nicht: Not; negation adverb.
Tante: Aunt; female relative, parent's sister.
Nun: Now, well; adverb indicating current moment or transition.
ich: I; first-person singular pronoun.
Es: It; neuter third-person singular pronoun.
ist: Is; third-person singular present of sein.
Marmelade: Jam or marmalade; fruit preserve spread.
Vierzig: Forty; the cardinal number 40.
Mal: Time, instance; used to count occurrences.
habe: Have; first-person singular of haben.
gesagt: Said; past participle of sagen (to say).
wenn: When, if; conditional or temporal conjunction.
du: You; second-person singular informal pronoun.
die: The; definite article feminine or plural.
in: In, into; preposition of location or direction.
Ruhe: Peace, quiet, rest; state of calm.
lässt: Lets, allows; third-person singular of lassen.
ziehe: Pull, draw; first-person singular of ziehen.
Fell: Fur, hide, pelt; animal coat or skin.
über: Over, above, about; preposition of position.
Ohren: Ears; plural of Ohr, hearing organs.
Gib: Give; imperative singular of geben.
mir: Me, to me; dative first-person pronoun.
Rute: Rod, switch, cane; thin stick for punishment.
Die: The; feminine or plural definite article.
schwebte: Floated, hovered; past tense of schweben.
der: The; masculine definite article or relative pronoun.
Luft: Air; the atmosphere surrounding earth.
Gefahr: Danger, risk; threatening or hazardous situation.
war: Was; simple past of sein (to be).
verzweifelt: Desperate, despairing; feeling or showing hopelessness.
Meine: My; feminine or plural possessive pronoun.
Güte: Goodness, kindness; also used in exclamation.
hinter: Behind, after; preposition of position.
dich: You; accusative second-person singular pronoun.
alte: Old; adjective describing age, inflected form.
Dame: Lady, dame; a woman of refined manner.
wirbelte: Whirled, spun; past tense of wirbeln.
herum: Around, about; directional adverb or prefix.
und: And; basic coordinating conjunction.
riss: Tore, ripped; simple past of reißen.
ihre: Her, their; possessive pronoun feminine.
Röcke: Skirts; plural of Rock, a piece of clothing.
aus: Out, from; preposition or separable prefix.
Der: The; masculine singular definite article.
Junge: Boy; a young male child.
floh: Fled; simple past of fliehen (to flee).
auf: On, upon, open; preposition or prefix.
Stelle: Spot, place, position; specific location.
kletterte: Climbed; simple past of klettern (to climb).
den: The; accusative masculine or dative plural article.
hohen: High, tall; inflected adjective form of hoch.
Bretterzaun: Wooden board fence; barrier made of planks.
hinauf: Up, upward; directional separable prefix or adverb.
verschwand: Disappeared; simple past of verschwinden.
dahinter: Behind it, back there; locative adverb.
Seine: His; masculine possessive pronoun nominative.
stand: Stood; simple past of stehen (to stand).
einen: A, one; accusative masculine indefinite article.
Moment: Moment; a very brief period of time.
lang: Long, for; adjective or postposition of duration.
überrascht: Surprised; adjective or past participle of überraschen.
da: There, then, since; adverb of place or time.
brach: Broke; simple past of brechen (to break).
dann: Then; adverb of time or sequence.
sanftes: Gentle, soft; inflected adjective from sanft.
Lachen: Laughter, laughing; the act of laughing.
Zum: To the; contraction of zu dem.
Teufel: Devil; also used in exclamations of frustration.
mit: With, along; preposition indicating accompaniment.
dem: The; dative masculine or neuter definite article.
kann: Can, is able to; modal verb.
denn: Then, for, because; conjunction or particle.
gar: At all, even; intensifying adverb in negation.
nichts: Nothing; indefinite pronoun of negation.
lernen: To learn, to study; acquire knowledge or skill.
Hat: Has; third-person singular of haben.
er: He; third-person singular masculine pronoun.
schon: Already, yet; adverb of time or reassurance.
genug: Enough, sufficient; adverb or adjective of sufficiency.
solche: Such, like that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
Streiche: Pranks, tricks; mischievous or playful acts.
gespielt: Played; past participle of spielen (to play).
dass: That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause.
inzwischen: Meanwhile, by now; adverb of elapsed time.
Hut: Hat; head covering, also means guard/caution.
vor: Before, in front of; preposition of position.
ihm: Him, it; dative masculine third-person pronoun.
sein: To be, his; infinitive or possessive pronoun.
sollte: Should; past subjunctive of sollen.
Aber: But, however; coordinating conjunction of contrast.
Narren: Fools, jesters; plural of Narr, foolish person.
sind: Are; third-person plural of sein (to be).
größten: Greatest, biggest; superlative inflected form of groß.
von: From, of, by; preposition of origin or possession.
allen: All, everyone; dative form of alle.
Einem: A, one; dative indefinite article masculine.
alten: Old; inflected adjective from alt.
Hund: Dog; domesticated canine animal.
man: One, you, people; impersonal indefinite pronoun.
keine: No, none; negating article or pronoun.
neuen: New; inflected adjective from neu.
Tricks: Tricks; clever techniques or maneuvers.
beibringen: To teach, instill; separable verb meaning to impart.
wie: How, as, like; comparison or question word.
Sprichwort: Proverb, saying; a traditional expression of wisdom.
sagt: Says; third-person singular of sagen.
meine: My; possessive pronoun first-person feminine.
spielt: Plays; third-person singular of spielen.
sie: She, they, her; third-person pronoun.
nie: Never; adverb expressing no instance.
zweimal: Twice, two times; adverb of frequency.
gleich: Same, equal, right away; adjective or adverb.
soll: Shall, should; modal verb expressing obligation.
wissen: To know; to have knowledge of facts.
was: What; interrogative pronoun or relative pronoun.
kommt: Comes; third-person singular of kommen.
Er: He; third-person singular masculine nominative pronoun.
scheint: Seems, appears, shines; third-person of scheinen.
genau: Exactly, precisely; adverb of accuracy.
zu: To, too, closed; preposition or infinitive marker.
lange: Long, for a long time; adverb of duration.
mich: Me; accusative first-person singular pronoun.
quälen: To torment, torture; to cause suffering or annoyance.
bevor: Before; subordinating conjunction of time.
Rage: Rage, fury; state of intense anger.
gerate: Get into; first-person of geraten, fall into state.
gelingt: Succeeds; third-person singular of gelingen.
abzulenken: To distract, divert; infinitive of ablenken.
oder: Or; coordinating conjunction offering alternative.
zum: To the; contraction of zu dem.
bringen: To bring; to carry or cause something.
alles: Everything, all; indefinite pronoun.
wieder: Again, back; adverb of repetition.
vergessen: To forget; to fail to remember something.
keinen: No, not any; accusative masculine negative article.
Schlag: Blow, hit, stroke; a physical strike.
geben: To give; to hand over or provide.
tue: Do; first-person singular of tun (to do).
Pflicht: Duty, obligation; moral or legal responsibility.
gegenüber: Opposite, toward, regarding; preposition of relation.
diesem: This; dative masculine demonstrative pronoun.
reine: Pure, clean; inflected adjective from rein.
Wahrheit: Truth; the quality of being true or factual.
Gott: God; supreme divine being or deity.
Wer: Who; interrogative or relative pronoun.
spart: Saves, economizes; third-person singular of sparen.
verdirbt: Spoils, corrupts; third-person singular of verderben.
Kind: Child; a young person, boy or girl.
Gute: Good; inflected adjective, used in farewells.
Buch: Book; a written or printed literary work.

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