This was very bad for the Giraffe and the Zebra and the rest of them (это было очень плохо для Жирафа, и Зебры, и остальных /их/); for he would lie down by a ‘sclusively yellowish-greyish-brownish stone or clump of grass (ибо он ложился у ‘сключительно желтовато-серовато-коричневатого камня или зарослей травы), and when the Giraffe or the Zebra or the Eland or the Koodoo or the Bush-Buck or the Bonte-Buck came by (и когда Жираф, или Зебра, или Канна[34], или Куду[35], или Бушбок[36], или Бонтбок[37] проходили мимо) he would surprise them out of their jumpsome lives (он удивлял их из их прыгучих жизней =
exclusively [Iks'klHsIvlI], bow [bqu], Ethiopian ["JTI'qupIqn]
This was very bad for the Giraffe and the Zebra and the rest of them; for he would lie down by a ‘sclusively yellowish-greyish-brownish stone or clump of grass, and when the Giraffe or the Zebra or the Eland or the Koodoo or the Bush-Buck or the Bonte-Buck came by he would surprise them out of their jumpsome lives. He would indeed! And, also, there was an Ethiopian with bows and arrows (a ‘sclusively greyish-brownish-yellowish man he was then), who lived on the High Veldt with the Leopard; and the two used to hunt together — the Ethiopian with his bows and arrows, and the Leopard ‘sclusively with his teeth and claws — till the Giraffe and the Eland and the Koodoo and the Quagga and all the rest of them didn’t know which way to jump, Best Beloved. They didn’t indeed!