The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse — Page 4
He was sitting all over a small rocking-chair, twiddling his thumbs and smiling, with his feet on the fender.
Er saß auf einem kleinen Schaukelstuhl, drehte die Daumen umeinander und lächelte, mit den Füßen auf dem Kaminschutzgitter.
He lived in a drain below the hedge, in a very dirty wet ditch.
Er lebte in einem Abfluss unterhalb der Hecke, in einem sehr schmutzigen nassen Graben.
[Illustration: Mr. Jackson]
[Illustration: Herr Jackson]
[Illustration: Sitting and dripping]
[Illustration: Sitzend und triefend]
He sat and smiled, and the water dripped off his coat tails. Mrs. Tittlemouse went round with a mop.
Er saß und lächelte, und das Wasser tropfte von seinen Rockschößen. Frau Tittlemouse ging mit einem Wischmopp herum.
He sat such a while that he had to be asked if he would take some dinner?
Er saß so lange, dass man ihn fragen musste, ob er etwas zu Mittag essen wolle.
He opened his mouth most unnecessarily wide; he certainly had not a tooth in his head.
Er öffnete den Mund auf eine völlig unnötige Weise weit; er hatte gewiss keinen einzigen Zahn im Kopf.
[Illustration: Feeding Mr. Jackson]
[Illustration: Herr Jackson wird gefüttert]
[Illustration: Thistledown]
[Illustration: Distelwolle]
Mr. Jackson rose ponderously from the table, and began to look into the cupboards.
Herr Jackson erhob sich schwerfällig vom Tisch und begann, in die Schränke zu schauen.
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Vocabulary
- saß
- Past tense of 'sitzen'; he/she sat
- Schaukelstuhl
- A rocking chair used for leisurely sitting
- drehte
- Past tense of 'drehen'; turned or rotated
- Daumen
- The thumb, the first digit of the hand
- umeinander
- Around each other, in a circular mutual motion
- lächelte
- Past tense of 'lächeln'; smiled gently
- Füßen
- Plural dative form of 'Fuß'; feet
- Kaminschutzgitter
- A fireplace guard or protective grate screen
- Abfluss
- A drain or outlet for water to flow away
- unterhalb
- Preposition meaning 'below' or 'beneath something'
- Hecke
- A hedge or row of closely planted shrubs
- schmutzigen
- Adjective meaning 'dirty' or 'filthy' (inflected)
- nassen
- Adjective meaning 'wet' or 'damp' (inflected)
- Graben
- A ditch or trench dug in the ground
- Sitzend
- Present participle of 'sitzen'; sitting in a position
- triefend
- Present participle of 'triefen'; dripping or soaking wet
- tropfte
- Past tense of 'tropfen'; dripped in drops
- Rockschößen
- Plural of 'Rockschoß'; coat tails or jacket flaps
- Wischmopp
- A mop used for wiping or cleaning floors
- herum
- Adverb meaning 'around' or 'about'
- musste
- Past tense of 'müssen'; had to or was obliged
- ob
- Conjunction meaning 'whether' or 'if' in indirect questions
- Mittag
- Noon or midday; also used to mean lunch
- wolle
- Subjunctive form of 'wollen'; would want or wish
- öffnete
- Past tense of 'öffnen'; opened something wide
- völlig
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'completely' or 'utterly'
- unnötige
- Adjective meaning 'unnecessary' or 'needless' (inflected)
- Weise
- Noun meaning 'manner,' 'way,' or 'fashion'
- weit
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'wide' or 'far'
- gewiss
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'certainly' or 'surely'
- einzigen
- Adjective meaning 'single' or 'sole' (inflected)
- Zahn
- A tooth found in the mouth of a person
- gefüttert
- Past participle of 'füttern'; fed or given food
- Distelwolle
- Thistle fluff or thistle down used for feeding
- erhob
- Past tense of 'erheben'; rose or lifted himself up
- schwerfällig
- Adjective meaning 'ponderous,' 'clumsy,' or 'heavily moving'
- begann
- Past tense of 'beginnen'; began or started something
- Schränke
- Plural of 'Schrank'; cupboards or wardrobes for storage
- schauen
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to look' or 'to gaze'
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