В которой Пух изобретает новую игру, а Иа присоединяется к ней 1 страница

IN WHICH POOH INVENTS A NEW GAME AND EEYORE JOINS IN

Chapter VI

Глава 6

By the time it came to the edge of the Forest the stream had grown up (к тому времени, как ручей добрался до опушки Леса, он вырос так), so that it was almost a river (что стал почти рекой), and, being grown-up (а будучи взрослым; grown-up — взрослый), it did not run and jump and sparkle along (он не бежал и /не/ скакал и /не/ резвился; to sparkle — играть, искриться /о вине/, быть оживленным) as it used to do (как /он делал это/ раньше) when it was younger (когда он был моложе), but moved more slowly (но двигался более медленно). For it knew now where it was going (потому что он знал теперь, куда он идет/направляется), and it said to itself (и говорил себе), "There is no hurry (нечего спешить). We shall get there some day (когда-нибудь мы все там будем[38])." But all the little streams higher up in the Forest went this way and that, quickly, eagerly (а все маленькие ручейки выше в Лесу сновали туда-сюда, быстро, энергично), having so much to find out before it was too late (им нужно было так много узнать, пока не будет слишком поздно).

edge [eG], slowly ['slqulI], eagerly ['JgqlI]

By the time it came to the edge of the Forest the stream had grown up, so that it was almost a river, and, being grown-up, it did not run and jump and sparkle along as it used to do when it was younger, but moved more slowly. For it knew now where it was going, and it said to itself, "There is no hurry. We shall get there some day." But all the little streams higher up in the Forest went this way and that, quickly, eagerly, having so much to find out before it was too late.

There was a broad track (была одна широкая тропа), almost as broad as a road (почти такая же широкая, как дорога), leading from the Outland to the Forest (ведущая из Внеземелья[39] в Лес), but before it could come to the Forest (но, прежде чем она могла попасть в Лес), it had to cross this river (ей предстояло пересечь эту реку). So, where it crossed, there was a wooden bridge (поэтому там, где она пересекала ее, был деревянный мост), almost as broad as a road (почти такой же широкий, как дорога), with wooden rails on each side of it (с деревянными перилами по обоим сторонам его). Christopher Robin could just get his chin on to the top rail (Кристофер Робин мог бы как раз положить свой подбородок на верхнюю часть перил), if he wanted to (если бы он захотел), but it was more fun to stand on the bottom rail (но /гораздо/ забавнее было стоять на нижней перекладине перил), so that he could lean right over (так чтобы он мог как раз свеситься / наклониться над ней), and watch the river slipping slowly away beneath him (и наблюдать за рекой, медленно ускользающей под ним; to slip away — ускользать, проноситься). Pooh could get his chin on to the bottom rail if he wanted to (Пух мог опереться /своим/ подбородком на нижнюю перекладину, если бы он захотел), but it was more fun to lie down and get his head under it (но /гораздо/ забавнее было лечь и просунуть /свою/ голову под ней), and watch the river slipping slowly away beneath him (и наблюдать за рекой, медленно ускользающей под ним). And this was the only way (и это был единственный способ) in which Piglet and Roo could watch the river at all (с помощью которого Пятачок и Ру вообще могли наблюдать за рекой), because they were too small to reach the bottom rail (потому что они были слишком малы, чтобы дотянуться до нижней перекладины). So they would lie down and watch it (поэтому они ложились и наблюдали за ней)... and it slipped away very slowly (а она очень медленно скользила прочь), being in no hurry to get there (совершенно не спеша попасть туда / оказаться там).

wooden [wudn], bridge [brIG], each [JC]

There was a broad track, almost as broad as a road, leading from the Outland to the Forest, but before it could come to the Forest, it had to cross this river. So, where it crossed, there was a wooden bridge, almost as broad as a road, with wooden rails on each side of it. Christopher Robin could just get his chin on to the top rail, if he wanted to, but it was more fun to stand on the bottom rail, so that he could lean right over, and watch the river slipping slowly away beneath him. Pooh could get his chin on to the bottom rail if he wanted to, but it was more fun to lie down and get his head under it, and watch the river slipping slowly away beneath him. And this was the only way in which Piglet and Roo could watch the river at all, because they were too small to reach the bottom rail. So they would lie down and watch it... and it slipped away very slowly, being in no hurry to get there.

One day, when Pooh was walking towards this bridge (однажды, когда Пух шел к мосту), he was trying to make up a piece of poetry about fir-cones (он пытался сочинить стихотворение о еловых шишках), because there they were, lying about on each side of him (потому что там они лежали повсюду, по обе стороны от него), and he felt singy (и он чувствовал себя песенно). So he picked a fir-cone up (поэтому он подобрал еловую шишку), and looked at it (и поглядел на нее), and said to himself (и сказал себе), "This is a very good fir-cone (это очень хорошая шишка), and something ought to rhyme to it (и что-то должно рифмоваться с ней)." But he couldn't think of anything (но он ничего не мог придумать). And then this came into his head suddenly (и тогда ему в голову пришло следующее / вот что):

Here is a myst'ry (вот тайна):

About a little fir-tree (о маленькой елке).

Owl says it's his tree (Филин говорит, это его дерево),

And Kanga says it's her tree[40] (а Кенга говорит, это ее дерево).

towards [tq'wLdz], piece [pJs], mystery ['mIstrI]

Вот тайна о маленькой ели.

Узнать вы ее бы хотели?

Взлетел на нее Филин еле,

А Кенге они надо-ели[41].

One day, when Pooh was walking towards this bridge, he was trying to make up a piece of poetry about fir-cones, because there they were, lying about on each side of him, and he felt singy. So he picked a fir-cone up, and looked at it, and said to himself, "This is a very good fir-cone, and something ought to rhyme to it." But he couldn't think of anything. And then this came into his head suddenly:

Here is a myst'ry:

About a little fir-tree.

Owl says it's his tree,

And Kanga says it's her tree.

"Which doesn't make sense," said Pooh (что = а это бессмысленно), "because Kanga doesn't live in a tree (потому что Кенга не живет в дереве[42])."

He had just come to the bridge (он как раз подошел к мосту); and not looking where he was going (и не глядя, куда он идет), he tripped over something (он обо что-то споткнулся), and the fir-cone jerked out of his paw into the river (и шишка выскочила из его лапы в речку).

"Bother," said Pooh (ах-ты, — сказал Пух), as it floated slowly under the bridge (когда она медленно уплыла под мост), and he went back to get another fir-cone which had a rhyme to it (и он пошел обратно за еще одной шишкой, которая /тоже/ имела рифму). But then he thought that he would just look at the river instead (но потом он подумал, что он просто посмотрит вместо этого на реку), because it was a peaceful sort of day (потому что это был такой спокойный день), so he lay down and looked at it (и он улегся и стал смотреть на нее), and it slipped slowly away beneath him (а она медленно ускользала прочь под ним)... and suddenly, there was his fir-cone slipping away too (и вдруг там была = показалась его еловая шишка, которая тоже ускользала прочь).

sense [sens], jerk [GWk], fir-cone ['fWkqun]

"Which doesn't make sense," said Pooh, "because Kanga doesn't live in a tree."

He had just come to the bridge; and not looking where he was going, he tripped over something, and the fir-cone jerked out of his paw into the river.

"Bother," said Pooh, as it floated slowly under the bridge, and he went back to get another fir-cone which had a rhyme to it. But then he thought that he would just look at the river instead, because it was a peaceful sort of day, so he lay down and looked at it, and it slipped slowly away beneath him... and suddenly, there was his fir-cone slipping away too.

"That's funny," said Pooh (/это/ забавно, — сказал Пух). "I dropped it on the other side (я уронил ее на другой стороне)," said Pooh (сказал Пух), "and it came out on this side (а она выплыла на эту сторону)! I wonder if it would do it again (интересно, получилось бы это еще раз)?" And he went back for some more fir-cones (и он пошел назад за еще несколькими шишками).

funny ['fAnI], other ['ADq], some [sAm]

"That's funny," said Pooh. "I dropped it on the other side," said Pooh, "and it came out on this side! I wonder if it would do it again?" And he went back for some more fir-cones.

It did (получилось). It kept on doing it (получалось и дальше; to keep on — продолжать). Then he dropped two in at once (потом он бросил /в воду/ сразу две), and leant over the bridge to see (и свесился с моста, чтобы увидеть) which of them would come out first (какая из них выплывет первой); and one of them did (и одна из них выплыла); but as they were both the same size (но так как они обе были одинакового размера), he didn't know (он не знал) if it was the one which he wanted to win (была ли это та, которую он хотел, чтобы она выиграла), or the other one (или другая). So the next time he dropped one big one and one little one (поэтому в следующий раз он бросил одну большую и одну маленькую), and the big one came out first (и большая выплыла первой), which was what he had said it would do (как он и думал: «которая была та, что он сказал, она сделает»; to say — считать, полагать, высказывать свое мнение), and the little one came out last (а маленькая появилась последней), which was what he had said it would do (как он и полагал), so he had won twice (так что он выиграл дважды; to win — победить, выиграть)... and when he went home for tea (а когда он пошел домой ужинать[43]), he had won thirty-six and lost twenty-eight (он выиграл тридцать шесть, а проиграл двадцать восемь раз), which meant that he was (что означало, что он) — that he had (что он) — well, you take twenty-eight from thirty-six (ну, вычтите двадцать-восемь из тридцати-шести), and that's what he was (и это было то, /на сколько раз/ он /выиграл больше, чем проиграл/). Instead of the other way round (а не наоборот).

last [lRst], won [wAn], meant [ment]

It did. It kept on doing it. Then he dropped two in at once, and leant over the bridge to see which of them would come out first; and one of them did; but as they were both the same size, he didn't know if it was the one which he wanted to win, or the other one. So the next time he dropped one big one and one little one, and the big one came out first, which was what he had said it would do, and the little one came out last, which was what he had said it would do, so he had won twice... and when he went home for tea, he had won thirty-six and lost twenty-eight, which meant that he was — that he had — well, you take twenty-eight from thirty-six, and that's what he was. Instead of the other way round.

And that was the beginning of the game called Poohsticks (и это было начало игры, названной Пустяки[44]), which Pooh invented (которую изобрел Пух), and which he and his friends used to play on the edge of the Forest (и в которую он и его друзья играли раньше на опушке Леса). But they played with sticks instead of fir-cones (но они играли палками вместо еловых шишек), because they were easier to mark (потому что их было легче отличать; to mark — метить, отличать).

Now one day Pooh and Piglet and Rabbit and Roo were all playing Poohsticks together (и вот однажды Пух и Пятачок, и Кролик, и Ру — все вместе играли в Пустяки). They had dropped their sticks in (они бросили свои палки в /воду/) when Rabbit said "Go (когда Кролик сказал = скомандовал: марш)!" and then they had hurried across to the other side of the bridge (а затем они поспешили через = быстро перебежали на другую сторону моста), and now they were all leaning over the edge (и теперь они все свесились через край), waiting to see whose stick would come out first (ожидая /увидеть/, чья палка появится первой). But it was a long time coming (но на выплывание уходило много времени = но палки долго не выплывали), because the river was very lazy that day (так как река была очень ленивой в тот день), and hardly seemed to mind (и, казалось, едва беспокоилась = ее едва беспокоило; to mind — беспокоиться, тревожиться) if it didn't ever get there at all (если она вообще никогда не попадет туда).

called [kLld], invent [In'vent], used [jHst]

And that was the beginning of the game called Poohsticks, which Pooh invented, and which he and his friends used to play on the edge of the Forest. But they played with sticks instead of fir-cones, because they were easier to mark.

Now one day Pooh and Piglet and Rabbit and Roo were all playing Poohsticks together. They had dropped their sticks in when Rabbit said "Go!" and then they had hurried across to the other side of the bridge, and now they were all leaning over the edge, waiting to see whose stick would come out first. But it was a long time coming, because the river was very lazy that day, and hardly seemed to mind if it didn't ever get there at all.

"I can see mine (я вижу мою)!" cried Roo (закричал Ру).

"No, I can't (нет, не вижу), it's something else (это что-то другое). Can you see yours, Piglet (ты видишь свою, Пятачок)? I thought I could see mine, but I couldn't (я думал, что вижу мою, но /оказывается, что/ не вижу). There it is (вон она)! No, it isn't (нет, не она). Can you see yours, Pooh (/а/ ты свою видишь, Пух)?"

"No," said Pooh (нет, — сказал Пух).

"I expect my stick's stuck," said Roo (я полагаю, что моя палка застряла, — сказал Ру).

"Rabbit, my stick's stuck (Кролик, моя палка застряла). Is your stick stuck, Piglet (твоя палка застряла, Пятачок)?"

"They always take longer than you think (у них всегда уходит больше времени = они всегда плывут дольше, чем ты думаешь; to take — занимать, отнимать, требовать /о времени и т.п./)," said Rabbit (сказал Кролик).

"How long do you think they'll take (сколько времени, ты думаешь, они будут плыть: «у них уйдет»)?" asked Roo (спросил Ру).

yours [jLz], stuck [stAk], always ['Llwqz]

"I can see mine!" cried Roo.

"No, I can't, it's something else. Can you see yours, Piglet? I thought I could see mine, but I couldn't. There it is! No, it isn't. Can you see yours, Pooh?"

"No," said Pooh.

"I expect my stick's stuck," said Roo. "Rabbit, my stick's stuck. Is your stick stuck, Piglet?"

"They always take longer than you think," said Rabbit. "How long do you think they'll take?" asked Roo.

"I can see yours, Piglet (я вижу твою, Пятачок)," said Pooh suddenly (сказал вдруг Пух). "Mine's a sort of greyish one," said Piglet (моя такая сероватая, — сказал Пятачок), not daring to lean too far over in case he fell in (не осмеливаясь свеситься слишком далеко, чтобы не упасть в воду).

"Yes, that's what I can see (да, именно ее я и вижу). It's coming over on to my side (она плывет в мою сторону)."

Rabbit leant over further than ever (Кролик свесился дальше, чем когда-либо), looking for his (высматривая свою), and Roo wriggled up and down (а Ру извивался вверх и вниз = во все стороны), calling out "Come on, stick! Stick, stick, stick (выкрикивая: давай, палка! палка, палка, палка)!" and Piglet got very excited (а Пятачок сильно разволновался) because his was the only one which had been seen (потому что его /палка/ была единственной, которую увидели), and that meant that he was winning (а это означало, что он побеждает = победитель).

"It's coming!" said Pooh (плывет! — сказал Пух).

greyish ['greIIS], wriggle [rIgl], dare [dFq]

"I can see yours, Piglet," said Pooh suddenly. "Mine's a sort of greyish one," said Piglet, not daring to lean too far over in case he fell in.

"Yes, that's what I can see. It's coming over on to my side."

Rabbit leant over further than ever, looking for his, and Roo wriggled up and down, calling out "Come on, stick! Stick, stick, stick!" and Piglet got very excited because his was the only one which had been seen, and that meant that he was winning.

"It's coming!" said Pooh.

"Are you sure it's mine (ты уверен, /что/ это моя)?" squeaked Piglet excitedly (пропищал взволнованно Пятачок).

"Yes, because it's grey (да, потому что она серая). A big grey one (большая серая). Here it comes (вот она идет = плывет)! A very — big — grey (очень большая серая) — Oh, no, it isn't, it's Eeyore (ах, нет, это не она, это Иа)."

And out floated Eeyore (и выплыл Иа).

"Eeyore!" cried everybody (Иа! — закричали все).

Looking very calm, very dignified (выглядевший очень спокойным, очень величавым; dignified — полный чувства собственного достоинства, величавый, горделивый, достойный), with his legs in the air (задрав ноги вверх: «с его ногами в воздухе»), came Eeyore from beneath the bridge (из-под моста выплыл Иа).

"It's Eeyore!" cried Roo, terribly excited (это Иа! — закричал Ру, ужасно возбужденный).

"Is that so?" said Eeyore (вот как / неужели? — сказал Иа), getting caught up by a little eddy (захваченный небольшим водоворотом), and turning slowly round three times (и трижды медленно повернувшись = и сделав медленно три оборота). "I wondered (/а/ я-то спрашивал себя = думал)."

"I didn't know you were playing (я не знал, /что/ ты играешь)," said Roo (сказал Ру).

"I'm not," said Eeyore (я не играю, — сказал Иа).

sure [Suq], float [flqut], calm [kRm]

"Are you sure it's mine?" squeaked Piglet excitedly.

"Yes, because it's grey. A big grey one. Here it comes! A very — big — grey — Oh, no, it isn't, it's Eeyore."

And out floated Eeyore.

"Eeyore!" cried everybody.

Looking very calm, very dignified, with his legs in the air, came Eeyore from beneath the bridge.

"It's Eeyore!" cried Roo, terribly excited.

"Is that so?" said Eeyore, getting caught up by a little eddy, and turning slowly round three times. "I wondered."

"I didn't know you were playing," said Roo.

"I'm not," said Eeyore.

"Eeyore, what are you doing there?" said Rabbit (Иа, что ты там делаешь? — спросил Кролик).

"I'll give you three guesses, Rabbit (я дам = предложу тебе три догадки, Кролик; guess — гипотеза, предположение, догадка). Digging holes in the ground (копаю норки в земле)? Wrong (неправильно). Leaping from branch to branch of a young oak-tree (прыгаю с ветки на ветку молодого дуба)? Wrong (неправильно). Waiting for somebody to help me out of the river (жду, что кто-нибудь поможет мне выбраться из реки)? Right (правильно). Give Rabbit time (дайте Кролику время), and he'll always get the answer (и он всегда получит ответ)."

"But, Eeyore," said Pooh in distress (но, Иа, — сказал Пух в душевных страданиях), "what can we — I mean (что мы можем — я имею в виду), how shall we — do you think if we (как нам — ты думаешь, если мы) — "

"Yes," said Eeyore (да, — сказал Иа). "One of those would be just the thing (одно из них будет как раз то, что надо). Thank you, Pooh (спасибо, Пух)."

"He's going round and round (он движется /все/ по кругу и по кругу),'" said Roo, much impressed (сказал Ру, очень впечатленный = под сильным впечатлением).

guess [ges], branch [brRnC], distress [dIs'tres]

"Eeyore, what are you doing there?" said Rabbit.

"I'll give you three guesses, Rabbit. Digging holes in the ground? Wrong. Leaping from branch to branch of a young oak-tree? Wrong. Waiting for somebody to help me out of the river? Right. Give Rabbit time, and he'll always get the answer."

"But, Eeyore," said Pooh in distress, "what can we — I mean, how shall we — do you think if we — "

"Yes," said Eeyore. "One of those would be just the thing. Thank you, Pooh."

"He's going round and round,'" said Roo, much impressed.

"And why not?" said Eeyore coldly (почему бы и нет? — сказал холодно Иа).

"I can swim too (я тоже умею плавать)," said Roo proudly (сказал гордо Ру).

"Not round and round," said Eeyore (не по кругу и по кругу, — сказал Иа). "It's much more difficult (это гораздо труднее). I didn't want to come swimming at all to-day (я сегодня совсем не хотел плавать)," he went on, revolving slowly (продолжал он, медленно поворачиваясь). "But if, when in (но если / уж я оказался/ в /воде/), I decide to practise a slight circular movement (я решаю = решил поупражняться в легком круговом движении) from right to left (справа налево) — or perhaps I should say (или я, возможно, сказал бы)," he added, as he got into another eddy (добавил он, попав в другой водоворот), "from left to right (слева направо), just as it happens to occur to me (как раз когда это случайно приходит мне в голову), it is nobody's business but my own (это лишь мое личное дело, /и больше ничье/)."

difficult ['dIfIkqlt], circular ['sWkjulq], movement ['mHvmqnt]

"And why not?" said Eeyore coldly.

"I can swim too," said Roo proudly.

"Not round and round," said Eeyore. "It's much more difficult. I didn't want to come swimming at all to-day," he went on, revolving slowly. "But if, when in, I decide to practise a slight circular movement from right to left — or perhaps I should say," he added, as he got into another eddy, "from left to right, just as it happens to occur to me, it is nobody's business but my own."

There was a moment's silence (возникло минутное молчание) while everybody thought (пока все думали).

"I've got a sort of idea," said Pooh at last (у меня вроде как идея, — сказал наконец Пух), "but I don't suppose it's a very good one (но я не думаю, что она очень хорошая)."

"I don't suppose it is either (я тоже так не думаю)," said Eeyore (сказал Иа).

"Go on, Pooh," said Rabbit (продолжай, Пух, — сказал Кролик). "Let's have it (давай выкладывай)."

"Well, if we all threw stones and things into the river on one side of Eeyore (ну, если бы мы все стали бросать камни и тому подобное в реку по одну сторону от Иа; to throw — бросать, швырять), the stones would make waves (камни бы вызвали волны), and the waves would wash him to the other side (а волны вынесли бы его на другую сторону = прибили бы его к другому берегу; to wash — нести, сносить /о воде/)."

either ['aIDq], threw [TrH], wash [wOS]

There was a moment's silence while everybody thought.

"I've got a sort of idea," said Pooh at last, "but I don't suppose it's a very good one."

"I don't suppose it is either," said Eeyore.

"Go on, Pooh," said Rabbit. "Let's have it."

"Well, if we all threw stones and things into the river on one side of Eeyore, the stones would make waves, and the waves would wash him to the other side."

"That's a very good idea (это очень хорошая мысль)," said Rabbit (сказал Кролик), and Pooh looked happy again (и Пух снова выглядел счастливым).

"Very," said Eeyore (очень, — сказал Иа). "When I want to be washed, Pooh (когда я захочу, чтобы меня прибили), I'll let you know (я дам тебе знать)."

"Supposing we hit him by mistake (а вдруг мы по ошибке попадем в него)?" said Piglet anxiously (сказал Пятачок обеспокоенно).

"Or supposing you missed him by mistake (или вдруг по ошибке промахнетесь по нему)," said Eeyore (сказал Иа). "Think of all the possibilities, Piglet (подумай обо всех возможностях, Пятачок), before you settle down to enjoy yourselves (прежде чем примешься за развлечение; to settle down to smth. — приступить к чему-л.; to enjoy smth. — получать удовольствие от чего-л.)."

But Pooh had got the biggest stone he could carry (а Пух принес самый большой камень, /какой/ он /только/ мог нести = поднять), and was leaning over the bridge (и свесился с моста), holding it in his paws (держа его в /его/ лапах).

possibility ["pOsq'bIlItI], enjoy [In'GOI], biggest ['bIgIst]

"That's a very good idea," said Rabbit, and Pooh looked happy again.

"Very," said Eeyore. "When I want to be washed, Pooh, I'll let you know."

"Supposing we hit him by mistake?" said Piglet anxiously.

"Or supposing you missed him by mistake," said Eeyore. "Think of all the possibilities, Piglet, before you settle down to enjoy yourselves."

But Pooh had got the biggest stone he could carry, and was leaning over the bridge, holding it in his paws.

"I'm not throwing it (я не бросаю его), I'm dropping it, Eeyore (я роняю его, Иа)," he explained (пояснил он). "And then I can't miss (а значит, я не промахнусь: «не могу промахнуться»; then — итак, следовательно, значит) — I mean I can't hit you (я имею в виду, /я/ не попаду в тебя: «я не могу попасть в тебя»). Could you stop turning round for a moment (не мог бы ты прекратить вращаться на секундочку), because it muddles me rather (потому что это очень сбивает меня)?"

"No," said Eeyore (нет, — сказал Иа). "I like turning round (мне нравится вращаться)."

Rabbit began to feel (Кролик начал чувствовать = почувствовал) that it was time he took command (что пора ему брать командование на себя).

"Now, Pooh," he said (ну, Пух, — сказал он), "when I say 'Now (когда я скажу: сейчас)!' you can drop it (ты можешь отпускать его). Eeyore, when I say 'Now (Иа, когда я скажу: сейчас)!' Pooh will drop his stone (Пух уронит свой камень)."

throw [Trqu], moment ['mqumqnt], command [kq'mRnd]

"I'm not throwing it, I'm dropping it, Eeyore," he explained. "And then I can't miss — I mean I can't hit you. Could you stop turning round for a moment, because it muddles me rather?"

"No," said Eeyore. "I like turning round."

Rabbit began to feel that it was time he took command.

"Now, Pooh," he said, "when I say 'Now!' you can drop it. Eeyore, when I say 'Now!' Pooh will drop his stone."

"Thank you very much, Rabbit (премного благодарен, Кролик), but I expect I shall know (но /я/ полагаю, я узнаю /об этом/)."

"Are you ready, Pooh (ты готов, Пух)? Piglet, give Pooh a little more room (Пятачок, дай Пуху немного больше места). Get back a bit there, Roo (отойди немножко назад туда, Ру). Are you ready (ты готов)?"

"No," said Eeyore (нет, — сказал Иа).

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