с длинными пальцами;
skin — кожа; toe — палец на ноге).
creature [`kri:tSq], measure [`meZq], giant [`GaIqnt], yellow [`jelqu], toes [tquz]
And when he came to him, there lay lazily in the mud a creature who was more of a monster than a man, though he had a human form. For he was immense to measure, like a giant, fat, bloated, and brutal to behold. His great yellow eyes stuck from his head like pine-knots, his mouth went almost from ear to ear, and he had broad, skinny feet with long toes.
The messenger complained to this monster (посланник пожаловался /обо всем/ чудищу), who at first said nothing (которое вначале ничего не сказало), and then croaked (а затем квакнуло), and finally replied in a loud bellow (и, наконец, ответило громким ревом), —
messenger [`mesInGq], complain [kqm`pleIn], croak [krquk], replied [rI`plaId]
The messenger complained to this monster, who at first said nothing, and then croaked, and finally replied in a loud bellow, —
"Do as you choose (поступай, как хочешь: «делай, как ты выбираешь»),
Do as you choose,
Do as you choose.
"What do I care (какое мне дело; to care —заботиться, беспокоиться)?
What do I care?
What do I care?
"If you want water (если тебе нужна вода: «если ты хочешь воду»),
If you want water,
If you want water,
Go somewhere else (ступай куда-нибудь еще = в другое место)."
choose [tSu:z], care [keq]
"Do as you choose,
Do as you choose,
Do as you choose.
"What do I care?
What do I care?
What do I care?
"If you want water,
If you want water,
If you want water,
Go somewhere else."
Then the messenger remonstrated (тогда посланник возразил), and described the suffering of the people (и описал страдание людей), who were dying of thirst (которые умирали от жажды). And this seemed to please the monster (и это, казалось, обрадовало чудовище; to please — доставить удовольствие, обрадовать), who grinned (которое ухмыльнулось). At last he got up (наконец, оно поднялось; to get up), and, making a single spring to the dam (и, в один прыжок достигнув плотины: «сделав единственный прыжок к плотине»), took an arrow (взяло стрелу; to take) and bored a hole in it (и просверлило дырку в ней = в запруде), so that a little water trickled out (так, что немного воды протекло тонкой струйкой; to trickle out — вытекать тонкой струйкой, капать), and then he bellowed (а затем оно завопило),—
remonstrate [rI`mOnstreIt], describe [dI`skraIb], thirst [TWst], arrow [`xrqu], bellow [`belqu]
