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THE TALE OF TOM KITTEN
DIE GESCHICHTE VON TOM KÄTZCHEN
BY BEATRIX POTTER
VON BEATRIX POTTER
Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", &c.
Autorin von „Die Geschichte von Peter Hase" u. a.
FREDERICK WARNE
FREDERICK WARNE
First published 1907
Erstmals veröffentlicht 1907
1907 by Frederick Warne & Co.
1907 von Frederick Warne & Co.
Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London
Gedruckt und gebunden in Großbritannien von William Clowes Limited, Beccles und London
DEDICATED TO ALL PICKLES, --ESPECIALLY TO THOSE THAT GET UPON MY GARDEN WALL
GEWIDMET ALLEN SCHLINGELN, -- BESONDERS JENEN, DIE AUF MEINE GARTENMAUER KLETTERN
Once upon a time there were three little kittens, and their names were Mittens, Tom Kitten, and Moppet.
Es waren einmal drei kleine Kätzchen, und ihre Namen waren Fäustchen, Tom Kätzchen und Moppet.
They had dear little fur coats of their own; and they tumbled about the doorstep and played in the dust.
Sie hatten ihre eigenen niedlichen kleinen Pelzmäntelchen; und sie purzelten auf der Türschwelle herum und spielten im Staub.
But one day their mother--Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit--expected friends to tea; so she fetched the kittens indoors, to wash and dress them, before the fine company arrived.
Aber eines Tages erwartete ihre Mutter – Frau Tabitha Zuckelmaus – Freunde zum Tee; also holte sie die Kätzchen herein, um sie zu waschen und anzuziehen, bevor die vornehme Gesellschaft eintraf.
First she scrubbed their faces (this one is Moppet).
Zuerst schrubbte sie ihre Gesichter (das hier ist Moppet).
Then she brushed their fur, (this one is Mittens).
Dann bürstete sie ihr Fell (das hier ist Fäustchen).
Then she combed their tails and whiskers (this is Tom Kitten).
Dann kämmte sie ihre Schwänze und Schnurrhaare (das ist Tom Kätzchen).
Tom was very naughty, and he scratched.
Tom war sehr ungezogen und er kratzte.
Mrs. Tabitha dressed Moppet and Mittens in clean pinafores and tuckers; and then she took all sorts of elegant uncomfortable clothes out of a chest of drawers, in order to dress up her son Thomas.
Frau Tabitha zog Moppet und Fäustchen saubere Schürzen und Kragen an; und dann holte sie allerlei elegante unbequeme Kleidung aus einer Kommode, um ihren Sohn Thomas herauszuputzen.
Tom Kitten was very fat, and he had grown; several buttons burst off.
Tom Kätzchen war sehr dick und er war gewachsen; mehrere Knöpfe sprangen ab.
His mother sewed them on again.
Seine Mutter nähte sie wieder an.
When the three kittens were ready, Mrs.
Als die drei Kätzchen fertig waren, Frau
Vocabulary
- Erstellt
- Created or produced, past participle of erstellen
- von
- Preposition meaning 'from' or 'by'
- und
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- dem
- Dative definite article 'the' (masculine/neuter)
- Team
- A group of people working together toward a goal
- DIE
- Definite article 'the' (feminine/plural, nominative)
- GESCHICHTE
- Noun meaning 'story' or 'history'
- VON
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'by'
- KÄTZCHEN
- Diminutive noun meaning 'little kitten'
- Autorin
- Feminine noun meaning 'female author or writer'
- Die
- Definite article 'the' (feminine/plural, nominative)
- Geschichte
- Noun meaning 'story,' 'history,' or 'tale'
- Hase
- Noun meaning 'hare' or 'rabbit'
- Erstmals
- Adverb meaning 'for the first time'
- veröffentlicht
- Past participle meaning 'published' or 'released publicly'
- Gedruckt
- Past participle meaning 'printed,' from drucken
- gebunden
- Past participle meaning 'bound,' as in a book
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'
- Großbritannien
- Noun meaning 'Great Britain,' the island nation
- GEWIDMET
- Past participle meaning 'dedicated,' as in a dedication
- ALLEN
- Dative plural of 'all,' meaning 'to all'
- SCHLINGELN
- Dative plural noun meaning 'rascals' or 'little scamps'
- BESONDERS
- Adverb meaning 'especially' or 'particularly'
- JENEN
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'those' (dative plural)
- AUF
- Preposition meaning 'on,' 'onto,' or 'upon'
- MEINE
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'my' (feminine/plural)
- GARTENMAUER
- Noun meaning 'garden wall,' compound of Garten and Mauer
- KLETTERN
- Verb meaning 'to climb,' infinitive form
- Es
- Personal pronoun meaning 'it'
- waren
- Past tense plural of 'sein,' meaning 'were'
- einmal
- Adverb meaning 'once' or 'once upon a time'
- drei
- Number meaning 'three'
- kleine
- Adjective meaning 'small' or 'little' (inflected)
- Kätzchen
- Diminutive noun meaning 'little kittens'
- ihre
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'their' (feminine/plural)
- Namen
- Noun meaning 'names,' plural of Name
- Fäustchen
- Diminutive noun meaning 'little fist,' a cat's name here
- Sie
- Personal pronoun meaning 'she,' 'they,' or formal 'you'
- hatten
- Past tense plural of 'haben,' meaning 'had'
- eigenen
- Adjective meaning 'own' or 'their own' (inflected)
- niedlichen
- Adjective meaning 'cute' or 'sweet' (inflected)
- kleinen
- Adjective meaning 'small' or 'little' (inflected dative)
- Pelzmäntelchen
- Diminutive noun meaning 'little fur coats'
- sie
- Personal pronoun meaning 'she,' 'they,' or 'it'
- purzelten
- Past tense verb meaning 'tumbled' or 'rolled around'
- auf
- Preposition meaning 'on,' 'upon,' or 'onto'
- der
- Definite article 'the' (feminine dative or masculine nominative)
- Türschwelle
- Noun meaning 'doorstep' or 'threshold of a door'
- herum
- Adverb meaning 'around' or 'about,' often separable prefix
- spielten
- Past tense plural of 'spielen,' meaning 'played'
- im
- Contraction of 'in dem,' meaning 'in the'
- Staub
- Noun meaning 'dust'
- Aber
- Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'
- eines
- Genitive of 'ein,' meaning 'one' or 'of a'
- Tages
- Genitive of 'Tag,' meaning 'day,' used in 'eines Tages'
- erwartete
- Past tense of 'erwarten,' meaning 'expected' or 'awaited'
- Mutter
- Noun meaning 'mother'
- Frau
- Noun meaning 'woman,' 'wife,' or honorific 'Mrs.'
- Freunde
- Noun meaning 'friends,' plural of Freund
- zum
- Contraction of 'zu dem,' meaning 'to the'
- Tee
- Noun meaning 'tea,' the hot beverage
- also
- Adverb/conjunction meaning 'so,' 'thus,' or 'therefore'
- holte
- Past tense of 'holen,' meaning 'fetched' or 'brought in'
- die
- Definite article 'the' (feminine/plural nominative/accusative)
- herein
- Adverb meaning 'inside' or 'in here,' into a space
- um
- Preposition meaning 'around,' 'at,' or part of infinitive
- zu
- Preposition meaning 'to,' also used before infinitives
- waschen
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to wash'
- anzuziehen
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to dress' or 'to put on clothes'
- bevor
- Conjunction meaning 'before' introducing a subordinate clause
- vornehme
- Adjective meaning 'distinguished,' 'elegant,' or 'refined'
- Gesellschaft
- Noun meaning 'society,' 'company,' or 'social gathering'
- eintraf
- Past tense of 'eintreffen,' meaning 'arrived' or 'showed up'
- Zuerst
- Adverb meaning 'first' or 'at first'
- schrubbte
- Past tense of 'schrubben,' meaning 'scrubbed'
- Gesichter
- Noun meaning 'faces,' plural of Gesicht
- das
- Definite article 'the' (neuter nominative/accusative)
- hier
- Adverb meaning 'here'
- ist
- Third person singular of 'sein,' meaning 'is'
- Dann
- Adverb meaning 'then' indicating sequence of events
- bürstete
- Past tense of 'bürsten,' meaning 'brushed'
- ihr
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'her,' 'their,' or 'your'
- Fell
- Noun meaning 'fur' or 'pelt' of an animal
- kämmte
- Past tense of 'kämmen,' meaning 'combed'
- Schwänze
- Noun meaning 'tails,' plural of Schwanz
- Schnurrhaare
- Noun meaning 'whiskers,' plural compound noun
- war
- Past tense singular of 'sein,' meaning 'was'
- sehr
- Adverb meaning 'very' intensifying adjectives or adverbs
- ungezogen
- Adjective meaning 'naughty,' 'ill-mannered,' or 'rude'
- er
- Personal pronoun meaning 'he'
- kratzte
- Past tense of 'kratzen,' meaning 'scratched'
- zog
- Past tense of 'ziehen,' meaning 'pulled' or 'put on'
- saubere
- Adjective meaning 'clean' or 'neat' (inflected)
- Schürzen
- Noun meaning 'aprons,' plural of Schürze
- Kragen
- Noun meaning 'collar' of a garment
- an
- Preposition meaning 'on,' 'at,' or separable verb prefix
- dann
- Adverb meaning 'then,' indicating sequence
- allerlei
- Pronoun/adjective meaning 'all kinds of' or 'various'
- elegante
- Adjective meaning 'elegant' or 'stylish' (inflected)
- unbequeme
- Adjective meaning 'uncomfortable' or 'inconvenient' (inflected)
- Kleidung
- Noun meaning 'clothing' or 'attire'
- aus
- Preposition meaning 'out of,' 'from,' or 'made of'
- einer
- Indefinite article 'a/an' (feminine dative or genitive)
- Kommode
- Noun meaning 'chest of drawers' or 'dresser'
- ihren
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'their' or 'her' (accusative)
- Sohn
- Noun meaning 'son'
- herauszuputzen
- Infinitive meaning 'to dress up' or 'to spruce up'
- dick
- Adjective meaning 'fat,' 'thick,' or 'chubby'
- gewachsen
- Past participle of 'wachsen,' meaning 'grown'
- mehrere
- Adjective/pronoun meaning 'several' or 'multiple'
- Knöpfe
- Noun meaning 'buttons,' plural of Knopf
- sprangen
- Past tense plural of 'springen,' meaning 'jumped off' or 'burst'
- ab
- Separable prefix/preposition meaning 'off' or 'away'
- Seine
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his' (inflected feminine/plural)
- nähte
- Past tense of 'nähen,' meaning 'sewed' or 'stitched'
- wieder
- Adverb meaning 'again' or 'back'
- Als
- Conjunction meaning 'when' or 'as,' used in past contexts
- fertig
- Adjective meaning 'ready,' 'finished,' or 'done'
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