The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle — Page 3
The grass was short and green, and there were clothes--props cut from bracken stems, with lines of plaited rushes, and a heap of tiny clothes pins--but no pocket-handkerchiefs!
Het gras was kort en groen, en er waren kleren--steunen gesneden uit varenstengels, met lijnen van gevlochten biezen, en een hoop piepkleine wasknijpers--maar geen zakdoeken!
But there was something else--a door! straight into the hill; and inside it some one was singing--
Maar er was iets anders--een deur! recht de heuvel in; en daarbinnen zong iemand--
"Lily-white and clean, oh! With little frills between, oh! Smooth and hot--red rusty spot Never here be seen, oh!"
"Leliewit en schoon, o! Met kleine franjes ertussen, o! Glad en heet--rode roestige vlek Nooit hier te zien, o!"
Lucie, knocked--once--twice, and interrupted the song.
Lucie klopte--eenmaal--tweemaal, en onderbrak het lied.
A little frightened voice called out "Who's that?"
Een klein angstig stemmetje riep: "Wie is daar?"
Lucie opened the door: and what do you think there was inside the hill?--a nice clean kitchen with a flagged floor and wooden beams--just like any other farm kitchen.
Lucie opende de deur: en wat denk je dat er binnen in de heuvel was?--een mooie schone keuken met een geplaveide vloer en houten balken--net als elke andere boerderijkeuken.
Only the ceiling was so low that Lucie's head nearly touched it; and the pots and pans were small, and so was everything there.
Alleen het plafond was zo laag dat Lucies hoofd het bijna raakte; en de potten en pannen waren klein, en dat gold voor alles daar.
There was a nice hot singey smell; and at the table, with an iron in her hand stood a very stout short person staring anxiously at Lucie.
Er hing een lekker heet schroeiluchtje; en aan de tafel stond, met een strijkijzer in haar hand, een heel gedrongen klein persoon die Lucie angstig aanstaarde.
Her print gown was tucked up, and she was wearing a large apron over her striped petticoat.
Haar katoenen jurk was opgestoken, en ze droeg een grote schort over haar gestreepte onderrok.
Her little black nose went sniffle, sniffle, snuffle, and her eyes went twinkle, twinkle; and underneath her cap--where Lucie had yellow curls--that little person had PRICKLES!
Haar kleine zwarte neus ging snuffel, snuffel, snuffel, en haar ogen gingen twinkelen, twinkelen; en onder haar mutsje--waar Lucie gele krullen had--had dat kleine persoon STEKELS!
"Who are you?" said Lucie. "Have you seen my pocket-handkins?"
"Wie ben jij?" zei Lucie. "Heb je mijn zakdoekjes gezien?"
The little person made a bob-curtsey--"Oh, yes, if you please'm; my name is Mrs. Tiggy-winkle; oh, yes if you please'm, I'm an excellent clear-starcher!"
Het kleine persoon maakte een buiging--"O, ja, als het u belieft; mijn naam is mevrouw Tiggy-winkle; o, ja, als het u belieft, ik ben een uitstekende stijfster!"
Vocabulary
- gras
- Grass; green ground-covering plant.
- was
- Past tense of 'zijn' (to be); was.
- kort
- Short; not long in length or duration.
- groen
- Green; the color of plants and grass.
- waren
- Past tense plural of 'zijn'; were.
- kleren
- Clothes; garments worn on the body.
- steunen
- To support or lean on something for balance.
- gesneden
- Past participle of 'snijden'; cut or trimmed.
- varenstengels
- Fern stalks; stems of a fern plant.
- lijnen
- Lines; thin marks or cords used for hanging.
- gevlochten
- Past participle of 'vlechten'; braided or woven.
- biezen
- Rushes; reed-like wetland plants used for weaving.
- hoop
- A pile or heap of things stacked together.
- piepkleine
- Tiny; extremely small in size.
- wasknijpers
- Clothespins; clips used to hang laundry on a line.
- zakdoeken
- Handkerchiefs; small cloths used to wipe the face.
- iets
- Something; an unspecified thing or matter.
- anders
- Different; not the same as before or expected.
- deur
- Door; entrance to a room or building.
- recht
- Straight or directly; without turning.
- heuvel
- Hill; a raised landform smaller than a mountain.
- daarbinnen
- Inside there; within that place.
- zong
- Past tense of 'zingen'; sang.
- iemand
- Someone; an unspecified person.
- Leliewit
- Lily-white; pure and bright white in color.
- schoon
- Clean or beautiful; free from dirt.
- franjes
- Fringes; decorative border threads on fabric.
- ertussen
- In between; placed among or between things.
- Glad
- Smooth; having an even surface without bumps.
- heet
- Hot; having a high temperature.
- rode
- Red; inflected form of the color 'rood'.
- roestige
- Rusty; covered with or resembling rust.
- vlek
- Stain or spot; a mark left on a surface.
- Nooit
- Never; at no time.
- zien
- To see; to perceive with the eyes.
- klopte
- Past tense of 'kloppen'; knocked on a door.
- eenmaal
- Once; one single time.
- tweemaal
- Twice; two times.
- onderbrak
- Past tense of 'onderbreken'; interrupted.
- lied
- Song; a piece of music with words.
- klein
- Small; little in size.
- angstig
- Anxious or frightened; feeling fear or worry.
- stemmetje
- Little voice; a small or quiet voice.
- riep
- Past tense of 'roepen'; called out or shouted.
- Wie
- Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person.
- daar
- There; in or at that place.
- opende
- Past tense of 'openen'; opened something.
- denk
- Present tense of 'denken'; think.
- binnen
- Inside; within a building or space.
- mooie
- Beautiful or nice; pleasant in appearance.
- schone
- Clean; free from dirt or stains.
- keuken
- Kitchen; room where food is cooked.
- geplaveide
- Paved; having a floor of stone or tiles.
- vloer
- Floor; the lower surface of a room.
- houten
- Wooden; made of wood.
- balken
- Beams; large horizontal structural pieces of wood.
- net
- Just; neat or exactly like something else.
- elke
- Every; each individual one of a group.
- boerderijkeuken
- Farmhouse kitchen; kitchen found in a rural farm.
- Alleen
- Only or alone; just this and nothing more.
- plafond
- Ceiling; the upper interior surface of a room.
- laag
- Low; not high in position or height.
- hoofd
- Head; the upper body part containing the brain.
- bijna
- Almost; very close to but not quite.
- raakte
- Past tense of 'raken'; touched or hit something.
- potten
- Pots; round containers used for cooking.
- pannen
- Pans; flat cooking vessels used on a stove.
- gold
- Past tense of 'gelden'; applied or was valid.
- alles
- Everything; all things without exception.
- hing
- Past tense of 'hangen'; hung or was suspended.
- lekker
- Nice, tasty, or pleasant; enjoyable to senses.
- schroeiluchtje
- Slight smell of scorching or hot ironing.
- tafel
- Table; a piece of furniture with a flat top.
- stond
- Past tense of 'staan'; stood or was placed.
- strijkijzer
- Clothes iron; heated tool used to remove fabric wrinkles.
- hand
- Hand; the body part at the end of the arm.
- gedrongen
- Stocky or squat; short and broadly built.
- persoon
- Person; an individual human being.
- aanstaarde
- Past tense of 'aanstaren'; stared at someone fixedly.
- katoenen
- Cotton; made from the natural cotton fabric.
- jurk
- Dress; a one-piece garment worn by women.
- opgestoken
- Pinned up; clothing tucked or rolled upward.
- droeg
- Past tense of 'dragen'; wore or carried.
- schort
- Apron; protective garment worn over clothing while working.
- gestreepte
- Striped; having a pattern of parallel lines.
- onderrok
- Underskirt or petticoat; garment worn under a skirt.
- zwarte
- Black; inflected form of the color 'zwart'.
- neus
- Nose; the facial organ used for smelling.
- ging
- Past tense of 'gaan'; went.
- snuffel
- A sniff or snuffle; to smell something inquisitively.
- ogen
- Eyes; the organs used to see.
- twinkelen
- To twinkle; to sparkle or shine with small flashes.
- onder
- Under or below; beneath something.
- mutsje
- Little cap or bonnet; small hat worn on head.
- waar
- Where; in or at which place.
- gele
- Yellow; inflected form of the color 'geel'.
- krullen
- Curls; coiled or ringlet-shaped locks of hair.
- STEKELS
- Spines or prickles; sharp pointed growths on animals.
- zei
- Past tense of 'zeggen'; said.
- zakdoekjes
- Small handkerchiefs; diminutive form of zakdoeken.
- gezien
- Past participle of 'zien'; seen.
- maakte
- Past tense of 'maken'; made or performed.
- buiging
- A bow; a respectful bending of the body.
- u
- Formal 'you'; polite second-person pronoun.
- belieft
- Please or if it pleases you; polite expression.
- naam
- Name; the word used to identify a person.
- mevrouw
- Mrs. or madam; polite title for a woman.
- uitstekende
- Excellent; outstanding or projecting beyond a surface.
- stijfster
- Starcher; person who stiffens laundry with starch.
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