As they were all of them ( : ) (Jack, mouse, frog and eagle) passing over the great sea ( ), they fell to quarrelling ( ) about which it was that got the little box ( , , = ), till down it slipped into the water ( ). (It was by their looking at it ( = ) and handing it from one hand to the other ( ) that they dropped the little box ( ) to the bottom of the sea ( ).) Well, well, said the frog ( ), I knew that I would have to do something ( , -), so you had better let me go down ( ) in the water ( ). And they let him go ( = ), and he was down for three days and three nights ( ); and up he comes ( = ), and shows his nose and little mouth out of the water ( ); and all of them asked him ( ), Did he get it ( //)? and he told them ( ), No (). Well, what are you doing there, then (, )?
Nothing at all ( ), he said ( ), only I want my full breath ( = ); and the poor little frog ( ) went down the second time ( = ), and he was down for a day and a night ( ), and up he brings it ( //).
quarrel [`kworəl], bottom [`botəm], breath [breT]
They killed a calf, and sent the best part of it to feed the eagle on his journey over the seas, and he had to carry Jack on his back. Now when they came in sight of the castle, they did not know what to do to get the little golden box. Well, the little mouse said to them: Leave me down, and I will get the little box for you. So the mouse stole into the castle, and got hold of the box; and when he was coming down the stairs, it fell down, and he was very near being caught. He came running out with it, laughing his best. Have you got it? Jack said to him. He said: Yes; and off they went back again, and left the castle behind.
As they were all of them (Jack, mouse, frog and eagle) passing over the great sea, they fell to quarrelling about which it was that got the little box, till down it slipped into the water. (It was by their looking at it and handing it from one hand to the other that they dropped the little box to the bottom of the sea.) Well, well, said the frog, I knew that I would have to do something, so you had better let me go down in the water. And they let him go, and he was down for three days and three nights; and up he comes, and shows his nose and little mouth out of the water; and all of them asked him, Did he get it? and he told them, No. Well, what are you doing there, then?
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Nothing at all, he said, only I want my full breath; and the poor little frog went down the second time, and he was down for a day and a night, and up he brings it.
And away they did go ( ), after being there four days and nights ( , ); and after a long tug over seas and mountains ( : ) arrived at the palace of the old king ( ), who is the master of all the birds in the world ( ). And the king was very proud to see them ( ), and had a hearty welcome and a long conversation ( = = ). Jack opened the little box ( ), and told the men to go back ( ) and to bring the castle here to them ( ), and all of you ( ) make as much haste back again ( = ) as you possibly can ( : ).
The three little men went off ( ); and when they came near the castle ( ) they were afraid to go to it ( = ) till the gentleman and lady and all the servants were gone out ( , , = ) to some dance ( - ). And there was no one left behind there ( = ), only the cook and another maid with her ( ); and the little red men asked them which would they rather ( , : ) go, or stop behind ( : )? and they both said ( ): I will go with you ( ); and the little men told them to run upstairs quick ( ). They were no sooner up ( : ) and in one of the drawing-rooms ( ) than there came just in sight ( : ) the gentleman and lady and all the servants (, , ); but it was too late ( ). Off the castle went at full speed ( ), with the women laughing at them through the window ( , : ), while they made motions ( ) for them to stop ( = ), but all to no purpose ( : ).
hearty [`ha:tı], conversation [konvə`seıSən], both [bəuT]
And away they did go, after being there four days and nights; and after a long tug over seas and mountains, arrived at the palace of the old king, who is the master of all the birds in the world. And the king was very proud to see them, and had a hearty welcome and a long conversation. Jack opened the little box, and told the men to go back and to bring the castle here to them, and all of you make as much haste back again as you possibly can.
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The three little men went off; and when they came near the castle they were afraid to go to it till the gentleman and lady and all the servants were gone out to some dance. And there was no one left behind there, only the cook and another maid with her; and the little red men asked them which would they rather go, or stop behind? and they both said: I will go with you; and the little men told them to run upstairs quick. They were no sooner up and in one of the drawing-rooms than there came just in sight the gentleman and lady and all the servants; but it was too late. Off the castle went at full speed, with the women laughing at them through the window, while they made motions for them to stop, but all to no purpose.
They were nine days on their journey ( ), in which they did try to keep the Sunday holy ( ), when one of the little men turned to be the priest ( : , ), the other the clerk ( ), and third preside at the organ ( , ), and the women were the singers ( ), for they had a grand chapel in the castle already ( ). Strange to say ( ), there was a discord made in the music ( ), and one of the little men ( ) ran up one of the organ-pipes ( ) to see where the bad sound came from ( , ), when he found out ( ) it only happened to be ( = - ) that the two women were laughing at the little red man ( ) stretching his little legs full length ( ) on the bass pipes ( ), also his two arms the same time ( ), with his little red nightcap ( ), which he never forgot to wear ( ), a sight they never witnessed before (, ), and which could not help making them laugh ( = ) long and loud and heartily (, ). And poor things ( )! through their not going on ( , ) with what they begun (, ), they very near came to danger ( = ), as the castle was once all but sinking in the middle of the sea ( ).
At length (), after a merry journey ( ), they came again to Jack and the king ( ). The king was quite struck with the sight of the castle ( ; to strike , ); and going up the golden stairs (, ), went to see the inside ( , : ).
The king was very much pleased with the castle ( ), but poor Jacks time ( ) of twelvemonths and a day ( ) was drawing to a close ( ); and he, wishing to go home to his young wife ( , ), gave orders to the three little men ( ) to get ready by the next morning (: ) at eight oclock ( ) to be off to the next brother (: ), and to stop there for one night ( ); also to proceed from there ( ) to the last or the youngest brother ( ), the master of all the mice in the world ( ), in such place where the castle should be left ( , ) under his care ( ) until its sent for ( ). Jack took a farewell of the king ( : ), thanking him very much for his hospitality ( ).
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Away went Jack and his castle again ( = ), and stopped one night in that place ( ); and away they went again to the third king ( ), and there they left the castle under his care ( ; to leave ). As Jack had to leave the castle behind ( : ), he had to take his own horse ( ), which he left there when he first started ( , ).
So our poor Jack leaves his castle behind ( ) and faces towards home ( ); and after having so much merriment with the three brothers every night ( , ) Jack became sleepy on horseback ( = ), and would have lost the road ( ) if it was not for the little men a-guiding him ( , ). At last he arrived weary and tired ( , ), and they did not seem to receive him with any kindness whatever (, , : - ), because he had not found the stolen castle ( ); and to make it worse (, = ), he was disappointed ( ) in not seeing ( ) his young and beautiful wife ( ) come out to meet him ( ), hindered as she was by her parents ( : ). But that did not stop long ( = ). Jack put full power on ( // ) and set off with the three little men ( ) to bring on the castle ( ), and they soon got there ( ).
Jack shook hands with the king ( ), and returned many thanks ( = ) for his kingly kindness ( ) in minding the castle for him ( ); and then Jack instructed the little men ( ) to spur up (: ; spur ) and put speed on ( ). And off they went ( ), and were not long before they reached their journeys end ( , = ), when out comes the young wife ( ) to meet him with a fine jolly, bonny young son ( , , ), and they all lived happy ever afterwards ( : ).
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journey [`Gə:nı], bass [beıs], hospitality [hospı`tælıtı]
They were nine days on their journey, in which they did try to keep the Sunday holy, when one of the little men turned to be the priest, the other the clerk, and third preside at the organ, and the women were the singers, for they had a grand chapel in the castle already. Strange to say, there was a discord made in the music, and one of the little men ran up one of the organ-pipes to see where the bad sound came from, when he found out it only happened to be that the two women were laughing at the little red man stretching his little legs full length on the bass pipes, also his two arms the same time, with his little red nightcap, which he never forgot to wear, a sight they never witnessed before, and which could not help making them laugh long and loud and heartily. And poor things! through their not going on with what they begun, they very near came to danger, as the castle was once all but sinking in the middle of the sea.
At length, after a merry journey, they came again to Jack and the king. The king was quite struck with the sight of the castle; and going up the golden stairs, went to see the inside.
The king was very much pleased with the castle, but poor Jacks time of twelvemonths and a day was drawing to a close; and he, wishing to go home to his young wife, gave orders to the three little men to get ready by the next morning at eight oclock to be off to the next brother, and to stop there for one night; also to proceed from there to the last or the youngest brother, the master of all the mice in the world, in such place where the castle should be left under his care until its sent for. Jack took a farewell of the king, thanking him very much for his hospitality.
Away went Jack and his castle again, and stopped one night in that place; and away they went again to the third king, and there they left the castle under his care. As Jack had to leave the castle behind, he had to take his own horse, which he left there when he first started.
So our poor Jack leaves his castle behind and faces towards home; and after having so much merriment with the three brothers every night Jack became sleepy on horseback, and would have lost the road if it was not for the little men a-guiding him. At last he arrived weary and tired, and they did not seem to receive him with any kindness whatever, because he had not found the stolen castle; and to make it worse, he was disappointed in not seeing his young and beautiful wife come out to meet him, hindered as she was by her parents. But that did not stop long. Jack put full power on and set off with the three little men to bring on the castle, and they soon got there.
Jack shook hands with the king, and returned many thanks for his kingly kindness in minding the castle for him; and then Jack instructed the little men to spur up and put speed on. And off they went, and were not long before they reached their journeys end, when out comes the young wife to meet him with a fine jolly, bonny young son, and they all lived happy ever afterwards.
The Story of the Three Bears ( )
ONCE upon a time there were Three Bears ( -: ), who lived together in a house of their own ( ), in a wood ( ). One of them was a Little, Small, Wee Bear ( , , ); and one was a Middle-sized Bear ( ), and the other was a Great, Huge Bear ( , ). They each had a pot for their porridge ( ), a little pot for the Little, Small, Wee Bear (( ), and a middle-sized pot for ( ) the Middle Bear ( ), and a great pot for the Great, Huge Bear ( ). And they each had a chair to sit in ( , ); a little chair ( ) for the Little, Small, Wee Bear; and a middle-sized chair ( ) for the Middle Bear; and a great chair ( ) for the Great, Huge Bear. And they each had a bed to sleep in ( , //); a little bed for the Little, Small, Wee Bear; and a middle-sized bed for the Middle Bear; and a great bed for the Great, Huge Bear.
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One day (), after they had made the porridge for their breakfast ( , ), and poured it into their porridge-pots ( ), they walked out into the wood ( ) while the porridge was cooling ( ), that they might not burn their mouths ( ), by beginning too soon to eat it ( ). And while they were walking ( ), a little old Woman came to the house ( ). She could not have been a good, honest old Woman ( , ); for first she looked in at the window ( ), and then she peeped in at the keyhole ( ); and seeing nobody in the house (, ), she lifted the latch ( ). The door was not fastened ( ), because the Bears were good Bears ( ), who did nobody any harm ( ), and never suspected that anybody would harm them ( = , - ). So the little old Woman opened the door ( ), and went in ( ); and well pleased she was ( ) when she saw the porridge on the table ( ). If she had been a good little old Woman ( ), she would have waited ( ) till the Bears came home ( ), and then, perhaps, they would have asked her to breakfast ( , , ); for they were good Bears ( ) a little rough or so (, ), as the manner of Bears is ( = ), but for all that ( ) very good-natured and hospitable ( ). But she was an impudent ( ), bad old Woman ( ), and set about helping herself ( , ).
huge [hju:G], honest [`onıst], suspect [səs`pekt]
ONCE upon a time there were Three Bears, who lived together in a house of their own, in a wood. One of them was a Little, Small, Wee Bear; and one was a Middle-sized Bear, and the other was a Great, Huge Bear. They each had a pot for their porridge, a little pot for the Little, Small, Wee Bear, and a middle-sized pot for the Middle Bear, and a great pot for the Great, Huge Bear. And they each had a chair to sit in; a little chair for the Little, Small, Wee Bear; and a middle-sized chair for the Middle Bear; and a great chair for the Great, Huge Bear. And they each had a bed to sleep in; a little bed for the Little, Small, Wee Bear; and a middle-sized bed for the Middle Bear; and a great bed for the Great, Huge Bear.
One day, after they had made the porridge for their breakfast, and poured it into their porridge-pots, they walked out into the wood while the porridge was cooling, that they might not burn their mouths, by beginning too soon to eat it. And while they were walking, a little old Woman came to the house. She could not have been a good, honest old Woman; for first she looked in at the window, and then she peeped in at the keyhole; and seeing nobody in the house, she lifted the latch. The door was not fastened, because the Bears were good Bears, who did nobody any harm, and never suspected that anybody would harm them. So the little old Woman opened the door, and went in; and well pleased she was when she saw the porridge on the table. If she had been a good little old Woman, she would have waited till the Bears came home, and then, perhaps, they would have asked her to breakfast; for they were good Bears a little rough or so, as the manner of Bears is, but for all that very good-natured and hospitable. But she was an impudent, bad old Woman, and set about helping herself.
So first she tasted the porridge of the Great, Huge Bear ( , ), and that was too hot for her ( ); and she said a bad word about that ( ). And then she tasted the porridge of the Middle Bear ( ), and that was too cold for her ( ); and she said a bad word about that, too ( ). And then she went to the porridge of the Little, Small, Wee Bear ( , , ), and tasted that ( ); and that was neither too hot nor too cold ( , ), but just right ( = ); and she liked it so well ( : ) that she ate it all up ( ); but the naughty old Woman ( ) said a bad word about the little porridge-pot ( ), because it did not hold enough for her ( ).
Then the little old Woman sat down in the chair ( ) of the Great, Huge Bear, and that was too hard for her ( ). And then she sat down in the chair ( ) of the Middle Bear, and that was too soft for her ( ). And then she sat down in the chair ( ) of the Little, Small, Wee Bear, and that was neither too hard, nor too soft, but just right ( , , ). So she seated herself in it ( ), and there she sat till the bottom of the chair came out ( , : : ), and down she came ( ), plump upon the ground ( ). And the naughty old Woman said a wicked word about that, too ( // ).
naughty [`no:tı], porridge [`porıG], wicked [`wıkıd]
So first she tasted the porridge of the Great, Huge Bear, and that was too hot for her; and she said a bad word about that. And then she tasted the porridge of the Middle Bear, and that was too cold for her; and she said a bad word about that, too. And then she went to the porridge of the Little, Small, Wee Bear, and tasted that; and that was neither too hot nor too cold, but just right; and she liked it so well that she ate it all up; but the naughty old Woman said a bad word about the little porridge-pot, because it did not hold enough for her.
Then the little old Woman sat down in the chair of the Great, Huge Bear, and that was too hard for her. And then she sat down in the chair of the Middle Bear, and that was too soft for her. And then she sat down in the chair of the Little, Small, Wee Bear, and that was neither too hard, nor too soft, but just right. So she seated herself in it, and there she sat till the bottom of the chair came out, and down she came, plump upon the ground. And the naughty old Woman said a wicked word about that, too.
Then the little old Woman went upstairs into the bed-chamber ( : ) in which the three Bears slept ( ). And first she lay down upon the bed ( ; to lie ) of the Great, Huge Bear; but that was too high at the head for her ( ). And next she lay down upon the bed ( ) of the Middle Bear, and that was too high at the foot for her ( ). And then she lay down upon the bed ( ) of the Little, Small, Wee Bear, and that was neither too high at the head nor at the foot, but just right ( , , ). So she covered herself up comfortably ( : ; to cover up ), and lay there till she fell fast asleep ( , ).
By this time the Three Bears thought their porridge would be cool enough ( , = ), so they came home to breakfast ( ). Now the little old Woman had left the spoon of the Great, Huge Bear ( , ) standing in his porridge (: ).
chamber [`tSeımbə], cover [`kAvə]
Then the little old Woman went upstairs into the bed-chamber in which the three Bears slept. And first she lay down upon the bed of the Great, Huge Bear; but that was too high at the head for her. And next she lay down upon the bed of the Middle Bear, and that was too high at the foot for her. And then she lay down upon the bed of the Little, Small, Wee Bear, and that was neither too high at the head nor at the foot, but just right. So she covered herself up comfortably, and lay there till she fell fast asleep.
By this time the Three Bears thought their porridge would be cool enough, so they came home to breakfast. Now the little old Woman had left the spoon of the Great, Huge Bear standing in his porridge.
Somebody has been at my porridge (- : )!
said the Great, Huge Bear, in his great, rough, gruff voice ( , , , ). And when the Middle Bear looked at his ( ), he saw that the spoon was standing in it, too ( , ). They were wooden spoons ( ); if they had been silver ones ( ), the naughty old Woman would have put them in her pocket ( ).
Somebody has been at my porridge!
said the Middle Bear in his middle voice ( ).
Then the Little, Small, Wee Bear looked at his ( , , ), and there was the spoon in the porridge-pot ( ), but the porridge was all gone ( : ).
