The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse — Page 5
Tittlemouse followed him with a dish-cloth, to wipe his large wet footmarks off the parlour floor.
Tittlemouse folgte ihm mit einem Spültuch, um seine großen nassen Fußabdrücke vom Salonfußboden zu wischen.
[Illustration: Wiping up footmarks]
[Illustration: Fußabdrücke aufwischen]
[Illustration: Walking down the passage]
[Illustration: Den Gang entlanggehen]
When he had convinced himself that there was no honey in the cupboards, he began to walk down the passage.
Als er sich davon überzeugt hatte, dass sich kein Honig in den Schränken befand, begann er, den Gang entlangzugehen.
First he squeezed into the pantry.
Zuerst zwängte er sich in die Speisekammer.
There were three creepy-crawly people hiding in the plate-rack.
Im Tellerständer versteckten sich drei krabbelige Leute.
Two of them got away; but the littlest one he caught.
Zwei von ihnen entkamen; aber den kleinsten erwischte er.
[Illustration: Creepy-crawly people]
[Illustration: Krabbelige Leute]
[Illustration: Butterfly tasting the sugar]
[Illustration: Schmetterling kostet den Zucker]
Then he squeezed into the larder.
Dann zwängte er sich in die Vorratskammer.
Miss Butterfly was tasting the sugar; but she flew away out of the window.
Fräulein Schmetterling kostete gerade den Zucker; aber sie flog durchs Fenster davon.
He met Babbitty round a corner, and snapped her up, and put her down again.
Er traf Babbitty um eine Ecke, schnappte sie auf und setzte sie wieder ab.
[Illustration: Confronting the Bee]
[Illustration: Der Biene gegenüberstehen]
[Illustration: Shut into the nut-cellar]
[Illustration: Im Nusskeller eingesperrt]
She shut herself up in the nut-cellar while Mr. Jackson pulled out the bees-nest.
Sie sperrte sich im Nusskeller ein, während Herr Jackson das Bienennest herausholte.
He seemed to have no objection to stings.
Er schien gegen Stiche nichts einzuwenden zu haben.
When Mrs.
Als Frau
Vocabulary
- folgte
- Followed someone or something (past tense)
- ihm
- Him; dative pronoun referring to a male
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- einem
- A/an; indefinite article in dative case
- Spültuch
- A dishcloth used for wiping or cleaning surfaces
- um
- In order to; preposition or conjunction of purpose
- seine
- His; possessive pronoun referring to a male
- großen
- Large/big; adjective in inflected form
- nassen
- Wet; adjective in inflected form describing moisture
- Fußabdrücke
- Footprints; marks left by feet on a surface
- vom
- From the; contraction of von and dem
- zu
- To; preposition or infinitive particle in German
- wischen
- To wipe; clean a surface by rubbing it
- Illustration
- A picture or drawing accompanying a text
- aufwischen
- To mop up; wipe a surface clean completely
- Den
- The; definite article in accusative masculine form
- Gang
- Hallway or corridor; a passage inside a building
- entlanggehen
- To walk along; proceed alongside something like a corridor
- Als
- When; conjunction introducing a past-time clause
- er
- He; third-person singular masculine personal pronoun
- sich
- Himself/herself/itself; reflexive pronoun in German
- davon
- Of it/thereof; pronoun referring to something previously mentioned
- überzeugt
- Convinced; certain or persuaded about something
- hatte
- Had; past tense of haben meaning to have
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a dependent clause
- kein
- No/not any; negative article negating a noun
- Honig
- Honey; sweet sticky substance produced by bees
- in
- In/into; preposition indicating location or direction
- den
- The; definite article in accusative or dative plural
- Schränken
- Cabinets or cupboards; furniture for storing items
- befand
- Was located; past tense of befinden meaning to be
- begann
- Began; past tense of beginnen meaning to start
- entlangzugehen
- To walk along; infinitive of moving alongside something
- Zuerst
- First/at first; adverb indicating the initial action
- zwängte
- Squeezed; forced oneself through a tight space
- die
- The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns
- Speisekammer
- Pantry; a small room for storing food supplies
- Im
- In the; contraction of in and dem
- versteckten
- Hid; past tense of verstecken meaning to hide
- drei
- Three; the cardinal number between two and four
- Leute
- People; a general term for a group of persons
- Zwei
- Two; the cardinal number between one and three
- von
- Of/from; preposition indicating origin or belonging
- ihnen
- Them; dative plural personal pronoun
- entkamen
- Escaped; past tense of entkommen meaning to get away
- aber
- But; coordinating conjunction indicating contrast
- kleinsten
- Smallest; superlative form of the adjective klein
- erwischte
- Caught/grabbed; past tense of erwischen meaning to catch
- Schmetterling
- Butterfly; a winged insect known for bright colors
- kostet
- Tastes/costs; samples food or has a price
- Zucker
- Sugar; sweet crystalline substance used in cooking
- Dann
- Then; adverb indicating what happens next in sequence
- Vorratskammer
- Storeroom; a room for keeping food or supplies
- Fräulein
- Miss; a title for an unmarried woman in German
- kostete
- Tasted/cost; past tense of kosten meaning to taste
- gerade
- Just/right now; adverb indicating immediacy or straightness
- sie
- She/they; personal pronoun for feminine or plural subjects
- flog
- Flew; past tense of fliegen meaning to fly
- durchs
- Through the; contraction of durch and das
- Fenster
- Window; an opening in a wall letting in light
- Er
- He; third-person singular masculine personal pronoun
- traf
- Met/encountered; past tense of treffen meaning to meet
- eine
- A/an; indefinite article for feminine nouns
- Ecke
- Corner; a point where two lines or walls meet
- schnappte
- Snapped/grabbed; past tense of schnappen meaning to snatch
- auf
- Up/on; preposition or prefix indicating upward direction
- und
- And; coordinating conjunction connecting words or clauses
- setzte
- Set/placed; past tense of setzen meaning to put down
- wieder
- Again; adverb indicating repetition of an action
- ab
- Off/down; separable prefix indicating removal or release
- Der
- The; definite article for masculine nominative nouns
- Biene
- Bee; a flying insect that produces honey
- gegenüberstehen
- To face or confront; stand opposite someone or something
- eingesperrt
- Locked up/trapped; past participle of einsperren
- Sie
- She/they/you (formal); personal or formal pronoun in German
- sperrte
- Locked; past tense of sperren meaning to lock or block
- im
- In the; contraction of in and dem
- ein
- In/one; separable prefix or indefinite article
- während
- While/during; conjunction or preposition indicating simultaneous action
- Herr
- Mr./gentleman; a formal title for a man
- das
- The/that; definite article or demonstrative pronoun
- Bienennest
- Beehive/bee's nest; where bees live and store honey
- herausholte
- Took out; past tense of herausholen meaning to retrieve
- schien
- Seemed/shone; past tense of scheinen meaning to seem
- gegen
- Against; preposition indicating opposition or resistance
- Stiche
- Stings; painful punctures from insects like bees
- nichts
- Nothing; pronoun meaning not anything at all
- einzuwenden
- To object; raise a complaint or express opposition
- haben
- To have; auxiliary or main verb indicating possession
- Frau
- Woman/Mrs.; a title or noun for an adult woman
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