The Tale of Tom Kitten — Page 2

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Tabitha unwisely turned them out into the garden, to be out of the way while she made hot buttered toast.

Tabitha zette hen onverstandig de tuin in, zodat ze uit de weg waren terwijl zij warme geroosterde boterhammen maakte.

"Now keep your frocks clean, children! You must walk on your hind legs.

"Houd nu je jurken schoon, kinderen! Je moet op je achterpoten lopen.

Keep away from the dirty ash-pit, and from Sally Henny Penny, and from the pig-stye and the Puddle-Ducks."

Blijf uit de buurt van de vuile asput, en van Sally Henny Penny, en van de varkensstal en de Plasseenden."

Moppet and Mittens walked down the garden path unsteadily.

Moppet en Mittens liepen wankelend het tuinpad af.

Presently they trod upon their pinafores and fell on their noses.

Al snel trapten ze op hun schorten en vielen ze op hun neus.

When they stood up there were several green smears!

Toen ze opstonden zaten er verschillende groene vegen op!

"Let us climb up the rockery, and sit on the garden wall," said Moppet.

"Laten we de rotstuin beklimmen en op de tuinmuur gaan zitten," zei Moppet.

They turned their pinafores back to front, and went up with a skip and a jump; Moppet's white tucker fell down into the road.

Ze draaiden hun schorten achterstevoren, en gingen omhoog met een hipje en een sprong; Moppets witte kraagje viel neer op de weg.

Tom Kitten was quite unable to jump when walking upon his hind legs in trousers.

Tom Kitten was totaal niet in staat om te springen terwijl hij op zijn achterpoten in een broek liep.

He came up the rockery by degrees, breaking the ferns, and shedding buttons right and left.

Hij klom langzaam de rotstuin op, waarbij hij de varens brak en overal knopen verloor.

He was all in pieces when he reached the top of the wall.

Hij was helemaal uit elkaar gevallen toen hij de top van de muur bereikte.

Moppet and Mittens tried to pull him together; his hat fell off, and the rest of his buttons burst.

Moppet en Mittens probeerden hem bij elkaar te houden; zijn hoed viel af en de rest van zijn knopen knapte los.

While they were in difficulties, there was a pit pat paddle pat! and the three Puddle-Ducks came along the hard high road, marching one behind the other and doing the goose step--pit pat paddle pat! pit pat waddle pat!

Terwijl ze in de problemen zaten, klonk er een pit pat paddle pat! en de drie Plasseenden kwamen over de harde grote weg, de een achter de ander marcherende en de ganzenpas makende--pit pat paddle pat! pit pat waddle pat!

They stopped and stood in a row, and stared up at the kittens.

Ze stopten en stonden op een rij, en staarden omhoog naar de katjes.

They had very small eyes and looked surprised.

Ze hadden heel kleine oogjes en zagen er verbaasd uit.

Vocabulary

zette: Past tense of 'zetten'; placed or put something.
hen: Them; third person plural object pronoun.
onverstandig: Unwise or foolish; lacking good judgment.
tuin: Garden; outdoor area for growing plants.
zodat: So that; conjunction indicating purpose or result.
ze: She or they; informal subject or object pronoun.
uit: Out; preposition or adverb indicating outward direction.
weg: Away or road; indicating departure or a path.
waren: Were; past tense plural form of 'zijn' (to be).
terwijl: While; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions.
zij: She or they; formal subject pronoun.
warme: Warm; adjective describing something with heat.
geroosterde: Toasted or roasted; bread browned by heat.
boterhammen: Slices of bread; typical Dutch sandwiches or bread slices.
maakte: Made; past tense singular of 'maken' (to make).
Houd: Keep or hold; imperative of 'houden'.
nu: Now; adverb referring to the present moment.
je: You or your; informal second person pronoun.
jurken: Dresses; plural of 'jurk', a woman's or girl's garment.
schoon: Clean; free from dirt or impurity.
kinderen: Children; plural of 'kind', young human beings.
Je: You; informal second person singular pronoun.
moet: Must; modal verb expressing obligation or necessity.
op: On or up; preposition or adverb indicating position.
achterpoten: Hind legs; back limbs of an animal.
lopen: To walk or run; move on foot.
Blijf: Stay; imperative of 'blijven', remain in a place.
buurt: Neighborhood or vicinity; area near a place.
van: Of or from; preposition indicating origin or belonging.
vuile: Dirty; adjective describing something unclean.
asput: Ash pit; hole or container for collecting ash.
varkensstal: Pigsty; a shelter or enclosure housing pigs.
Plasseenden: Puddle ducks; ducks that dabble in shallow water.
liepen: Walked; past tense plural of 'lopen' (to walk).
wankelend: Wobbling or tottering; moving unsteadily on feet.
tuinpad: Garden path; a walkway through a garden.
af: Off or down; adverb indicating separation or descent.
Al: Already or all; adverb indicating prior occurrence.
snel: Fast or quickly; moving with high speed.
trapten: Stepped or kicked; past tense plural of 'trappen'.
hun: Their; third person plural possessive pronoun.
schorten: Aprons; protective garments worn over clothing.
vielen: Fell; past tense plural of 'vallen' (to fall).
neus: Nose; part of the face used for smelling.
Toen: Then or when; conjunction or adverb of past time.
opstonden: Got up; past tense plural of 'opstaan' (to stand up).
zaten: Sat; past tense plural of 'zitten' (to sit).
er: There or it; expletive pronoun used in Dutch sentences.
verschillende: Several or various; more than one, of different kinds.
groene: Green; adjective describing the color green.
vegen: Smears or streaks; marks left by wiping or smearing.
Laten: Let; used in 'laten we' meaning let us do something.
we: We; first person plural subject pronoun.
rotstuin: Rock garden; garden featuring rocks and alpine plants.
beklimmen: To climb; to ascend something like a wall or hill.
tuinmuur: Garden wall; a wall enclosing or bordering a garden.
gaan: To go; to move toward a destination.
zitten: To sit; to be in a seated position.
zei: Said; past tense singular of 'zeggen' (to say).
Ze: She or they; informal subject or object pronoun.
draaiden: Turned; past tense plural of 'draaien' (to turn).
achterstevoren: Back to front; reversed orientation of clothing or position.
gingen: Went; past tense plural of 'gaan' (to go).
omhoog: Upward; adverb indicating movement in an upward direction.
met: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
hipje: Little hop; a small jumping or hopping movement.
sprong: Jump or leap; a movement propelling oneself off the ground.
witte: White; adjective describing the color white.
kraagje: Little collar; small collar on a garment.
viel: Fell; past tense singular of 'vallen' (to fall).
neer: Down; adverb indicating downward direction or falling.
Kitten: A young cat; baby or juvenile feline.
was: Was; past tense singular of 'zijn' (to be).
totaal: Totally or completely; to the fullest extent.
niet: Not; negation adverb in Dutch sentences.
staat: State or condition; also third person singular of 'staan'.
om: Around or in order to; preposition or conjunction.
springen: To jump; to leap or spring upward.
hij: He; third person masculine singular subject pronoun.
zijn: His or to be; possessive pronoun or infinitive verb.
broek: Trousers or pants; lower body garment.
liep: Walked; past tense singular of 'lopen' (to walk).
Hij: He; third person masculine singular subject pronoun.
klom: Climbed; past tense singular of 'klimmen' (to climb).
langzaam: Slowly; moving at a low speed.
waarbij: Whereby or during which; relative adverb connecting clauses.
varens: Ferns; non-flowering plants with feathery green fronds.
brak: Broke; past tense singular of 'breken' (to break).
overal: Everywhere; in all places or all over.
knopen: Buttons or knots; fasteners on clothing.
verloor: Lost; past tense singular of 'verliezen' (to lose).
helemaal: Completely or entirely; to the fullest degree.
elkaar: Each other; reciprocal pronoun used for mutual actions.
gevallen: Fallen; past participle of 'vallen' (to fall).
toen: Then or when; adverb or conjunction referring to past time.
top: Top; the highest point of something.
muur: Wall; a solid upright structure of brick or stone.
bereikte: Reached; past tense of 'bereiken' (to reach or achieve).
probeerden: Tried; past tense plural of 'proberen' (to try).
hem: Him; third person masculine singular object pronoun.
bij: At, near or with; preposition indicating proximity.
houden: To keep or hold; to maintain or retain something.
hoed: Hat; a head covering worn as clothing.
rest: Rest or remainder; what is left over.
knapte: Snapped; past tense of 'knappen' (to snap or break off).
los: Loose; detached or no longer fastened.
Terwijl: While; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions.
problemen: Problems; difficulties or troublesome situations.
klonk: Sounded; past tense of 'klinken' (to sound or ring).
pit: Pit or pip; also a sound word used here onomatopoetically.
pat: Pat; a light tapping sound or touch.
drie: Three; the number 3.
kwamen: Came; past tense plural of 'komen' (to come).
over: Over or across; preposition indicating movement above.
harde: Hard; adjective describing firmness or loudness.
grote: Big or large; adjective describing size.
achter: Behind or after; preposition indicating position at the back.
ander: Other or another; different from what is specified.
marcherende: Marching; walking in a formal, rhythmic military manner.
ganzenpas: Goose step; a high-stepping military marching style.
makende: Making; present participle of 'maken' (to make).
stopten: Stopped; past tense plural of 'stoppen' (to stop).
stonden: Stood; past tense plural of 'staan' (to stand).
rij: Row or line; objects or people arranged in a line.
staarden: Stared; past tense plural of 'staren' (to stare).
naar: To or toward; preposition indicating direction or target.
katjes: Kittens; small young cats, plural diminutive of 'kat'.
hadden: Had; past tense plural of 'hebben' (to have).
heel: Very or whole; adverb intensifying adjectives or adjective.
kleine: Small or little; adjective describing small size.
oogjes: Little eyes; diminutive plural of 'oog' (eye).
zagen: Saw; past tense plural of 'zien' (to see).
verbaasd: Surprised or astonished; feeling of unexpected amazement.

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