‘Djinn of All Deserts,’ said the Horse,
‘Certainly not,’ said the Djinn.
‘Well,’ said the Horse, ‘there’s a thing in the middle of your Howling Desert (and he’s a Howler himself) with a long neck and long legs, and he hasn’t done a stroke of work since Monday morning. He won’t trot.’
‘Whew!’ said the Djinn (фью! — сказал Джинн), whistling (со свистом), ‘that’s my Camel (это /же/ мой Верблюд), for all the gold in Arabia (клянусь всем золотом Аравии[20])! What does he say about it (что он говорит по этому поводу)?’
‘He says “Humph (он говорит Грп)!” said the Dog (сказал Пес); ‘and he won’t fetch and carry (и он не хочет приносить и (у)носить).’
‘Does he say anything else (говорит он еще что-нибудь)?’
‘Only “Humph!” (только Грп); and he won’t plough (и он не хочет пахать),’ said the Ox (сказал Бык).
whistle [wIsl], gold [gquld], Arabia [q'reIbjq]
‘Whew!’ said the Djinn, whistling, ‘that’s my Camel, for all the gold in Arabia! What does he say about it?’
‘He says “Humph!” said the Dog; ‘and he won’t fetch and carry.’
‘Does he say anything else?’
‘Only “Humph!”; and he won’t plough,’ said the Ox.
‘Very good,’ said the Djinn (очень хорошо, — сказал Джинн). ‘I’ll humph him if you will kindly wait a minute (я его гропну, если вы будете любезны подождать минутку).’
The Djinn rolled himself up in his dust-cloak (Джинн завернулся в свой пыльный плащ;
‘My long and bubbling friend (мой длинный и пускающий пузыри друг;
‘Humph!’ said the Camel (Грп! — сказал Верблюд).
humph [mm, hAmf], kindly ['kaIndlI], hear [hIq]
‘Very good,’ said the Djinn. ‘I’ll humph him if you will kindly wait a minute.’
The Djinn rolled himself up in his dust-cloak, and took a bearing across the desert, and found the Camel most ‘scruciatingly idle, looking at his own reflection in a pool of water.
‘My long and bubbling friend,’ said the Djinn, ‘what’s this I hear of your doing no work, with the world so new-and-all?’
‘Humph!’ said the Camel.
The Djinn sat down (Джинн сел;
‘You’ve given the Three extra work ever since Monday morning (ты всегда давал Трем дополнительную работу с утра в понедельник), all on account of your ‘scruciating idleness (исключительно из-за твоей мучительной праздности;
‘Humph!’ said the Camel (Грп! — сказал Верблюд).
great [greIt], magic ['mxGIk], account [q'kaunt]