The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle — Page 4
And she took something out of a clothes-basket, and spread it on the ironing-blanket.
Und sie nahm etwas aus einem Wäschekorb und breitete es auf der Bügeldecke aus.
And she ironed it and folded it, and put it on one side.
Und sie bügelte es und faltete es und legte es beiseite.
Then she took something else off a clothes-horse--
Dann nahm sie etwas anderes vom Wäscheständer –
Mrs. Tiggy-winkle's nose went sniffle, sniffle, snuffle, and her eyes went twinkle, twinkle; and she fetched another hot iron from the fire.
Frau Igel-Winkels Nase machte schnüffel, schnüffel, schnupper, und ihre Augen funkelten, funkelten; und sie holte ein weiteres heißes Bügeleisen vom Feuer.
Mrs. Tiggy-winkle ironed it, and goffered it, and shook out the frills.
Frau Igel-Winkel bügelte es und plissierte es und schüttelte die Rüschen aus.
Vocabulary
- nahm
- Past tense of nehmen; took or grabbed something
- etwas
- Indefinite pronoun meaning something or somewhat
- Wäschekorb
- Laundry basket used for holding dirty or clean clothes
- breitete
- Past tense of breiten; spread or laid something out flat
- Bügeldecke
- Ironing board cover or padded ironing surface cover
- bügelte
- Past tense of bügeln; ironed clothing with a hot iron
- faltete
- Past tense of falten; folded something neatly
- legte
- Past tense of legen; placed or laid something down
- beiseite
- Adverb meaning aside or to one side
- anderes
- Pronoun or adjective meaning another or different thing
- Wäscheständer
- Drying rack used for hanging and drying laundry
- Nase
- Noun meaning nose as a body part
- schnüffel
- Onomatopoeic word for sniffing or snuffling sound
- schnupper
- Onomatopoeic word describing a sniffing or sniffling action
- Augen
- Plural noun meaning eyes as body parts
- funkelten
- Past tense of funkeln; sparkled or gleamed brightly
- holte
- Past tense of holen; fetched or retrieved something
- weiteres
- Adjective meaning another or additional item
- heißes
- Adjective meaning hot in inflected adjectival form
- Bügeleisen
- Clothes iron used for pressing and smoothing fabric
- Feuer
- Noun meaning fire or flame as heat source
- plissierte
- Past tense of plissieren; pleated or crimped fabric carefully
- schüttelte
- Past tense of schütteln; shook something back and forth
- Rüschen
- Plural noun meaning ruffles or frills on clothing
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