ONCE upon a most early time was a Neolithic man (жил да был в очень ранние времена Неолитический человек). He was not a Jute or an Angle, or even a Dravidian (он был ни ют, ни англ, даже не дравид), which he might well have been (которым он действительно мог бы быть), Best Beloved, but never mind why (Самые Любименькие, но неважно почему /так получилось/). He was a Primitive (он был первобытным), and he lived cavily in a Cave (и он жил пещерно в Пещере), and he wore very few clothes (и он носил очень мало одежды), and he couldn’t read and he couldn’t write and he didn’t want to (и он не умел читать, и он не умел писать, да он /и/ не хотел), and except when he was hungry he was quite happy (и он был очень счастлив, за исключением того времени, когда он был голодным). His name was Tegumai Bopsulai (его звали Тегумай Бопсулай), and that means (а это значит), ‘Man-who-does-not-put-his-foot-forward-in-a-hurry (Человек, который не ставит ногу вперед впопыхах)’; but we, O Best Beloved (но мы, О Самые Любименькие), will call him Tegumai, for short (будем называть его кратко Тегумай). And his wife’s name was Teshumai Tewindrow (а его жену звали Тешумай Тевиндроу), and that means (а это значит), ‘Lady-who-asks-a-very-many-questions (Дама, которая задает очень много вопросов)’; but we, O Best Beloved (но мы, О Самые Любименькие), will call her Teshumai, for short (будем называть ее кратко Тешумай).
Neolithic ["nJq'lITIk], clothes [klquDz], forward ['fLwqd]
ONCE upon a most early time was a Neolithic man. He was not a Jute or an Angle, or even a Dravidian, which he might well have been, Best Beloved, but never mind why. He was a Primitive, and he lived cavily in a Cave, and he wore very few clothes, and he couldn’t read and he couldn’t write and he didn’t want to, and except when he was hungry he was quite happy. His name was Tegumai Bopsulai, and that means, ‘Man-who-does-not-put-his-foot-forward-in-a-hurry’; but we, O Best Beloved, will call him Tegumai, for short. And his wife’s name was Teshumai Tewindrow, and that means, ‘Lady-who-asks-a-very-many-questions’; but we, O Best Beloved, will call her Teshumai, for short.
And his little girl-daughter’s name was Taffimai Metallumai (а его маленькую девочку-дочку звали Тэффимай Металлумай), and that means (а это значит), ‘Small-person-without-any-manners-who-ought-to-be-spanked (Маленькая особа без хороших манер =
daughter ['dLtq], ought [Lt], half [hRf]