The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck — Page 4
He said he loved eggs and ducklings; he should be proud to see a fine nestful in his wood-shed.
Er sagte, er liebe Eier und Entchen; er würde stolz sein, eine schöne nestvolle Menge in seinem Holzschuppen zu sehen.
Jemima Puddle-duck came every afternoon; she laid nine eggs in the nest.
Jemima Puddle-Ente kam jeden Nachmittag; sie legte neun Eier in das Nest.
They were greeny white and very large.
Sie waren grünlich weiß und sehr groß.
The foxy gentleman admired them immensely.
Der fuchsartige Herr bewunderte sie außerordentlich.
He used to turn them over and count them when Jemima was not there.
Er pflegte sie umzudrehen und zu zählen, wenn Jemima nicht da war.
At last Jemima told him that she intended to begin to sit next day--"and I will bring a bag of corn with me, so that I need never leave my nest until the eggs are hatched.
Schließlich teilte Jemima ihm mit, dass sie beabsichtige, am nächsten Tag zu brüten – „und ich werde einen Sack Korn mitbringen, damit ich mein Nest nie verlassen muss, bis die Eier ausgebrütet sind.
"Madam, I beg you not to trouble yourself with a bag; I will provide oats.
„Gnädige Frau, ich bitte Sie, sich nicht mit einem Sack zu belasten; ich werde Hafer bereitstellen.
But before you commence your tedious sitting, I intend to give you a treat.
Aber bevor Sie mit Ihrem mühsamen Brüten beginnen, möchte ich Ihnen eine Freude bereiten.
Let us have a dinner-party all to ourselves!
Lassen Sie uns ein Abendessen ganz für uns allein veranstalten!
"May I ask you to bring up some herbs from the farm-garden to make a savoury omelette?
„Darf ich Sie bitten, einige Kräuter aus dem Bauerngarten zu holen, um ein würziges Omelett zuzubereiten?
Sage and thyme, and mint and two onions, and some parsley.
Salbei und Thymian, und Minze und zwei Zwiebeln, und etwas Petersilie.
Jemima Puddle-duck was a simpleton: not even the mention of sage and onions made her suspicious.
Jemima Puddle-Ente war eine Einfälterin: nicht einmal die Erwähnung von Salbei und Zwiebeln machte sie misstrauisch.
She went round the farm-garden, nibbling off snippets of all the different sorts of herbs that are used for stuffing roast duck.
Sie ging um den Bauerngarten herum und knabberte Schnipsel von all den verschiedenen Kräutersorten ab, die zum Füllen von gebratenem Entenfleisch verwendet werden.
And she waddled into the kitchen, and got two onions out of a basket.
Und sie watschelte in die Küche und holte zwei Zwiebeln aus einem Korb.
Vocabulary
- sagte
- Past tense of 'sagen'; he/she said
- liebe
- To love; first person singular or adjective form
- Eier
- Plural of 'Ei'; eggs
- Entchen
- Diminutive of 'Ente'; little duck
- würde
- Conditional auxiliary verb; would
- stolz
- Adjective meaning proud or prideful
- sein
- Infinitive of 'to be'; also possessive pronoun 'his'
- schöne
- Adjective meaning beautiful or lovely
- nestvolle
- Adjective meaning a nest full of something
- Menge
- Noun meaning a large quantity or amount
- Holzschuppen
- Noun meaning a wooden shed or woodshed
- sehen
- Infinitive meaning to see or observe
- kam
- Past tense of 'kommen'; came
- jeden
- Accusative form of 'jeder'; every or each
- Nachmittag
- Noun meaning afternoon
- legte
- Past tense of 'legen'; laid or placed
- neun
- Cardinal number meaning nine
- Nest
- Noun meaning a nest built by birds
- waren
- Past tense plural of 'sein'; were
- grünlich
- Adjective meaning greenish in color
- weiß
- Adjective meaning white; also present tense of 'wissen'
- sehr
- Adverb meaning very or extremely
- groß
- Adjective meaning large, big, or tall
- fuchsartige
- Adjective meaning fox-like in appearance or manner
- Herr
- Noun meaning mister, sir, gentleman, or lord
- bewunderte
- Past tense of 'bewundern'; admired greatly
- außerordentlich
- Adverb or adjective meaning extraordinarily or exceptionally
- pflegte
- Past tense of 'pflegen'; used to do habitually
- umzudrehen
- Infinitive meaning to turn over or flip around
- zählen
- Infinitive meaning to count or enumerate
- wenn
- Conjunction meaning when or if
- da
- Adverb meaning there, here, or when
- war
- Past tense of 'sein'; was
- Schließlich
- Adverb meaning finally, eventually, or ultimately
- teilte
- Past tense of 'teilen'; shared or informed
- dass
- Subordinating conjunction meaning that
- beabsichtige
- First person present of 'beabsichtigen'; intend to do
- nächsten
- Superlative adjective meaning next or nearest
- Tag
- Noun meaning day
- brüten
- Infinitive meaning to brood or incubate eggs
- werde
- Future auxiliary or first person of 'werden'; will
- Sack
- Noun meaning a sack or bag
- Korn
- Noun meaning grain or corn
- mitbringen
- Infinitive meaning to bring along or bring with
- damit
- Conjunction or adverb meaning so that or with that
- nie
- Adverb meaning never
- verlassen
- Infinitive meaning to leave or abandon
- muss
- Modal verb meaning must or has to
- bis
- Preposition or conjunction meaning until or up to
- ausgebrütet
- Past participle of 'ausbrüten'; hatched from incubation
- Gnädige
- Adjective meaning gracious; used as polite address
- Frau
- Noun meaning woman, wife, or Mrs.
- bitte
- Polite particle or verb meaning please or you're welcome
- belasten
- Infinitive meaning to burden or trouble someone
- Hafer
- Noun meaning oats, a cereal grain
- bereitstellen
- Infinitive meaning to provide or make available
- Aber
- Coordinating conjunction meaning but or however
- bevor
- Subordinating conjunction meaning before
- mühsamen
- Adjective meaning tedious, laborious, or arduous
- Brüten
- Noun or infinitive meaning brooding or incubating eggs
- beginnen
- Infinitive meaning to begin or start
- möchte
- Subjunctive of 'mögen'; would like to
- Freude
- Noun meaning joy or pleasure
- bereiten
- Infinitive meaning to prepare or cause something
- Lassen
- Infinitive meaning to let, allow, or have done
- Abendessen
- Noun meaning dinner or evening meal
- ganz
- Adjective or adverb meaning whole, entirely, or quite
- allein
- Adjective or adverb meaning alone or only
- veranstalten
- Infinitive meaning to organize or arrange an event
- Darf
- Modal verb first person present of 'dürfen'; may I
- bitten
- Infinitive meaning to ask or request politely
- einige
- Pronoun or adjective meaning some or a few
- Kräuter
- Plural of 'Kraut'; herbs or plants used in cooking
- aus
- Preposition meaning from, out of, or made of
- Bauerngarten
- Noun meaning a cottage or farmhouse garden
- holen
- Infinitive meaning to fetch or go get something
- würziges
- Adjective meaning spicy, savory, or well-seasoned
- Omelett
- Noun meaning an omelette made from eggs
- zuzubereiten
- Infinitive meaning to prepare or make a dish
- Salbei
- Noun meaning sage, an aromatic culinary herb
- Thymian
- Noun meaning thyme, a fragrant cooking herb
- Minze
- Noun meaning mint, a common aromatic herb
- zwei
- Cardinal number meaning two
- Zwiebeln
- Plural of 'Zwiebel'; onions used in cooking
- etwas
- Pronoun or adverb meaning something or a little
- Petersilie
- Noun meaning parsley, a common kitchen herb
- Einfälterin
- Noun meaning a simple-minded or naive woman
- einmal
- Adverb meaning once or one time
- Erwähnung
- Noun meaning a mention or reference to something
- machte
- Past tense of 'machen'; made or caused
- misstrauisch
- Adjective meaning suspicious or distrustful
- ging
- Past tense of 'gehen'; went or walked
- herum
- Adverb meaning around or about a place
- knabberte
- Past tense of 'knabbern'; nibbled or gnawed at
- Schnipsel
- Noun meaning small scraps or snippets of something
- all
- Determiner meaning all or every
- verschiedenen
- Adjective meaning various or different kinds
- Kräutersorten
- Plural noun meaning varieties or types of herbs
- ab
- Separable prefix or preposition meaning off or from
- Füllen
- Infinitive or noun meaning filling or stuffing
- gebratenem
- Dative adjective meaning roasted or fried
- Entenfleisch
- Compound noun meaning duck meat or duck flesh
- verwendet
- Past participle of 'verwenden'; used or applied for purpose
- werden
- Infinitive meaning to become or future auxiliary verb
- watschelte
- Past tense of 'watscheln'; waddled like a duck
- Küche
- Noun meaning kitchen or cuisine
- holte
- Past tense of 'holen'; fetched or retrieved something
- Korb
- Noun meaning a basket for carrying items
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