‘Then s’pose we draw a thin round egg, and pretend it’s a frog that hasn’t eaten anything for years.’
‘N-no,’ said her Daddy (н-нет, — сказал Папочка). ‘If we drew that in a hurry (если бы мы нарисовали это в спешке) we might mistake it for the round egg itself (мы могли бы принять это за само круглое яйцо).
show [Squ], how [hau], this [DIs]
‘N-no,’ said her Daddy. ‘If we drew that in a hurry we might mistake it for the round egg itself.
‘Oh, that’s lovely (ах, это восхитительно)! Much better than a thin frog (гораздо лучше, чем худая лягушка). Go on,’ said Taffy (продолжай, — сказала Тэффи), using her shark’s tooth (пользуясь акульим зубом).
Her Daddy went on drawing (ее Папочка продолжал рисовать), and his hand shook with excitement (и его рука дрожала от волнения;
He went on till he had drawn this (он продолжал, пока не нарисовал вот это). (13.)
lovely ['lAvlI], better ['betq], than [Dxn]
‘Oh, that’s lovely! Much better than a thin frog. Go on,’ said Taffy, using her shark’s tooth.
Her Daddy went on drawing, and his hand shook with excitement.
He went on till he had drawn this. (13.)
‘Don’t look up, Taffy,’ he said (не поднимай глаза, Тэффи, — сказал он). ‘Try if you can make out (попробуй, сможешь ли понять;
‘Snake — pole — broken-egg — carp-tail and carp-mouth (змея — шест — разбитое яйцо — хвост карпа и рот карпа),” said Taffy (сказала Тэффи).
‘Of course,’ said her Daddy (разумеется, — сказал Папочка). ‘And I told you without saying a word, didn’t I (и я сказал тебе /это/, не сказав ни слова, не правда ли)?’
cloud [klaud], meant [ment], word [wWd]
‘Don’t look up, Taffy,’ he said. ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language. If you can, we’ve found the Secret.’
‘Snake — pole — broken-egg — carp-tail and carp-mouth,” said Taffy.
‘Of course,’ said her Daddy. ‘And I told you without saying a word, didn’t I?’