The Tale of Benjamin Bunny — Page 4
They got amongst flower-pots, and frames, and tubs.
Ze kwamen tussen bloempotten, en ramen, en tobben.
Peter heard noises worse than ever; his eyes were as big as lolly-pops!
Pieter hoorde geluiden erger dan ooit; zijn ogen waren zo groot als lollies!
He was a step or two in front of his cousin when he suddenly stopped.
Hij was een stap of twee voor zijn neefje toen hij plotseling stopte.
This is what those little rabbits saw round that corner!
Dit is wat die kleine konijntjes om die hoek zagen!
Little Benjamin took one look, and then, in half a minute less than no time, he hid himself and Peter and the onions underneath a large basket....
Klein Benjamin wierp één blik, en toen, in minder dan geen tijd, verborg hij zichzelf en Pieter en de uien onder een grote mand....
The cat got up and stretched herself, and came and sniffed at the basket.
De kat stond op en rekte zich uit, en kwam en snuffelde aan de mand.
Perhaps she liked the smell of onions!
Misschien vond ze de geur van uien lekker!
Anyway, she sat down upon the top of the basket.
Hoe dan ook, ze ging op de bovenkant van de mand zitten.
She sat there for _five hours_.
Ze zat daar _vijf uur_.
I cannot draw you a picture of Peter and Benjamin underneath the basket, because it was quite dark, and because the smell of onions was fearful; it made Peter Rabbit and little Benjamin cry.
Ik kan u geen afbeelding tekenen van Pieter en Benjamin onder de mand, omdat het er aardedonker was, en omdat de geur van uien vreselijk was; het deed Pieter Konijn en klein Benjamin huilen.
The sun got round behind the wood, and it was quite late in the afternoon; but still the cat sat upon the basket.
De zon zakte achter het bos, en het was al vrij laat in de middag; maar nog steeds zat de kat op de mand.
At length there was a pitter-patter, pitter-patter, and some bits of mortar fell from the wall above.
Eindelijk klonk er een gekletter, gekletter, en enkele stukjes mortel vielen van de muur erboven.
The cat looked up and saw old Mr. Benjamin Bunny prancing along the top of the wall of the upper terrace.
De kat keek omhoog en zag de oude meneer Benjamin Konijn dansen op de bovenkant van de muur van het bovenste terras.
He was smoking a pipe of rabbit-tobacco, and had a little switch in his hand.
Hij rookte een pijp konijnentabak, en had een klein takje in zijn hand.
He was looking for his son.
Hij was op zoek naar zijn zoon.
Old Mr. Bunny had no opinion whatever of cats.
De oude meneer Konijn had helemaal geen hoge dunk van katten.
Vocabulary
- Ze
- She or they, third person pronoun
- kwamen
- Came, past tense of komen (to come)
- tussen
- Between or among two or more things
- bloempotten
- Flower pots used for planting flowers
- en
- And, coordinating conjunction connecting words
- ramen
- Windows of a building or vehicle
- tobben
- To worry or struggle with difficulties
- hoorde
- Heard, past tense of horen (to hear)
- geluiden
- Sounds or noises perceived by hearing
- erger
- Worse, comparative form of erg (bad)
- dan
- Than, used in comparisons between things
- ooit
- Ever, at any point in time
- zijn
- His or to be, possessive or verb
- ogen
- Eyes, the organs used for seeing
- waren
- Were, past tense plural of zijn (to be)
- zo
- So or as, indicating degree or manner
- groot
- Big or large in size or extent
- als
- As or when, used for comparison or time
- lollies
- Lollipops, round sweets on a stick
- Hij
- He, third person masculine singular pronoun
- was
- Was, past tense singular of zijn (to be)
- een
- A or an, indefinite article in Dutch
- stap
- Step, a single movement of the foot
- of
- Or, conjunction presenting an alternative choice
- twee
- Two, the number after one
- voor
- Before, in front of, or for something
- neefje
- Little nephew, diminutive form of neef
- toen
- Then or when, referring to a past moment
- hij
- He, third person masculine singular pronoun
- plotseling
- Suddenly, happening without warning or expectation
- stopte
- Stopped, past tense of stoppen (to stop)
- Dit
- This, demonstrative pronoun for nearby thing
- is
- Is, third person singular present of zijn
- wat
- What, interrogative or relative pronoun
- die
- Those or that, demonstrative pronoun in Dutch
- kleine
- Small or little, adjective describing size
- konijntjes
- Little rabbits, diminutive plural of konijn
- om
- Around or in order to, preposition
- hoek
- Corner or angle of a room or street
- zagen
- Saw, past tense plural of zien (to see)
- Klein
- Small or little, adjective describing size
- wierp
- Threw, past tense of werpen (to throw)
- één
- One, the number one with emphasis
- blik
- Glance or look, a quick visual observation
- in
- In, preposition indicating location inside something
- minder
- Less, indicating a smaller amount or degree
- geen
- No or none, negating a noun in Dutch
- tijd
- Time, the ongoing progression of existence
- verborg
- Hid, past tense of verbergen (to hide)
- zichzelf
- Himself or herself, reflexive pronoun in Dutch
- de
- The, definite article used with common nouns
- uien
- Onions, bulbous vegetables used in cooking
- onder
- Under or below something in position
- grote
- Large or big, inflected form of groot
- mand
- Basket, a woven container for carrying things
- De
- The, definite article used with common nouns
- kat
- Cat, a small domesticated feline animal
- stond
- Stood, past tense of staan (to stand)
- op
- On or up, preposition indicating position
- rekte
- Stretched, past tense of rekken (to stretch)
- zich
- Herself or himself, reflexive pronoun in Dutch
- uit
- Out or off, indicating outward direction
- kwam
- Came, past tense singular of komen (to come)
- snuffelde
- Sniffed, past tense of snuffelen (to sniff)
- aan
- At or on, preposition indicating contact or direction
- Misschien
- Maybe or perhaps, expressing uncertainty or possibility
- vond
- Found, past tense of vinden (to find)
- ze
- She or they, third person pronoun
- geur
- Scent or smell, an odor perceived by nose
- van
- Of or from, preposition indicating origin or possession
- lekker
- Nice or tasty, pleasant to taste or smell
- Hoe
- How, interrogative adverb asking about manner
- ook
- Also or too, indicating addition to something
- ging
- Went, past tense of gaan (to go)
- bovenkant
- Top side or upper part of something
- zitten
- To sit, the infinitive of sitting down
- zat
- Sat, past tense of zitten (to sit)
- daar
- There, indicating a location away from speaker
- vijf
- Five, the number between four and six
- uur
- Hour, a unit of time equal to sixty minutes
- Ik
- I, first person singular subject pronoun
- kan
- Can, expressing ability or possibility in Dutch
- u
- You, formal second person pronoun in Dutch
- afbeelding
- Image or picture, a visual representation of something
- tekenen
- To draw, creating images with pencil or pen
- omdat
- Because, conjunction introducing a reason or cause
- het
- The or it, article or neuter pronoun
- er
- There or it, expletive pronoun used in Dutch
- aardedonker
- Pitch dark, completely and utterly without light
- vreselijk
- Terrible or awful, extremely unpleasant or frightening
- deed
- Did, past tense of doen (to do)
- Konijn
- Rabbit, a small furry burrowing mammal
- klein
- Small or little, adjective describing small size
- huilen
- To cry or weep, shedding tears from emotion
- zon
- Sun, the star at the center of our solar system
- zakte
- Sank or dropped, past tense of zakken
- achter
- Behind or after, indicating position at the back
- bos
- Forest or wood, a large area of trees
- al
- Already or all, indicating something has occurred
- vrij
- Fairly or free, indicating moderate degree or freedom
- laat
- Late, after the expected or usual time
- middag
- Afternoon, the period between noon and evening
- maar
- But, conjunction expressing contrast or exception
- nog
- Still or yet, indicating continuation of a state
- steeds
- Still or continuously, indicating ongoing repetition
- Eindelijk
- Finally or at last, after a long wait
- klonk
- Sounded, past tense of klinken (to sound)
- gekletter
- Clatter or rattling noise of hard objects
- enkele
- Some or a few, indicating a small number
- stukjes
- Little pieces or bits, diminutive of stukken
- mortel
- Mortar, a paste used in building walls
- vielen
- Fell, past tense plural of vallen (to fall)
- muur
- Wall, a vertical structure dividing or enclosing space
- erboven
- Above it, indicating a position higher up
- keek
- Looked, past tense of kijken (to look)
- omhoog
- Upward, directed or moving toward a higher position
- zag
- Saw, past tense singular of zien (to see)
- oude
- Old, inflected adjective describing age of something
- meneer
- Mister or sir, a polite title for a man
- dansen
- To dance, moving rhythmically to music
- bovenste
- Topmost or uppermost, the highest position available
- terras
- Terrace or patio, an outdoor seating area
- rookte
- Smoked, past tense of roken (to smoke)
- pijp
- Pipe, a tube used for smoking tobacco
- had
- Had, past tense of hebben (to have)
- takje
- Little twig or small branch of a tree
- hand
- Hand, the body part at the end of arm
- zoek
- Search, looking for something that is missing
- naar
- To or towards, preposition indicating direction
- zoon
- Son, a male child of a parent
- helemaal
- Completely or entirely, to the fullest extent
- hoge
- High, inflected form of hoog (high)
- dunk
- Opinion or regard, as in high or low opinion
- katten
- Cats, plural of kat (domestic feline animals)
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