The Danger of Being Too Sweet
Не прошло и года, как поэтическая муза, принявшая вид облезлой вороны черного ворона, клюнула меня в голову.
Все началось невинно. Дети сели за стол пить у меня перед носом горячий шоколад марки SwissMiss. Рассматривание коробки к обнаружению этой самой мисс не привело. Значит, дело тут нечисто, сообщила я детям и принялась восстанавливать картину преступления дедуктивным методом. Дети слушали широко открыв глаза и по очереди давились какао, потрясенные открывшейся им истиной.
И вот что у нас получилось.
The Ballad of a Swiss Girl, or
The Danger of Being Too Sweet (For a Girl)
There was a little Swiss girl,
Whose sweetness was renowned,
But that became her downfall,
As one dreadful day she found.
The chocolatiers they took her,
They broke into her home.
The world is full of danger!
Don’t leave your sweets alone!
That little girl so slender
Much sweeter than a boy,
They put her in a blender,
Though she did not enjoy.
They put her in that blender,
Her screams rang out all night,
But they were softly laughing
And turned off all the lights.
She rests not in a graveyard,
Nor in a silver urn,
Because she’s now hot chocolate,
For her your children yearn.
So when you see the store shelf
With chocolates piled upon,
Pick up the little SwissMiss
And let her ‘life’ go on.
The lovely taste of chocolate,
Which you may now enjoy,
Came from a little Swiss girl,
Who so was not a boy...
Альтернативная концовка:
Don’t be too sweet, my dear!
Or you may die this way,
And some amount of bitterness
Will keep bad men away.
:)))
Простите.
Все началось невинно. Дети сели за стол пить у меня перед носом горячий шоколад марки SwissMiss. Рассматривание коробки к обнаружению этой самой мисс не привело. Значит, дело тут нечисто, сообщила я детям и принялась восстанавливать картину преступления дедуктивным методом. Дети слушали широко открыв глаза и по очереди давились какао, потрясенные открывшейся им истиной.
И вот что у нас получилось.
The Ballad of a Swiss Girl, or
The Danger of Being Too Sweet (For a Girl)
There was a little Swiss girl,
Whose sweetness was renowned,
But that became her downfall,
As one dreadful day she found.
The chocolatiers they took her,
They broke into her home.
The world is full of danger!
Don’t leave your sweets alone!
That little girl so slender
Much sweeter than a boy,
They put her in a blender,
Though she did not enjoy.
They put her in that blender,
Her screams rang out all night,
But they were softly laughing
And turned off all the lights.
She rests not in a graveyard,
Nor in a silver urn,
Because she’s now hot chocolate,
For her your children yearn.
So when you see the store shelf
With chocolates piled upon,
Pick up the little SwissMiss
And let her ‘life’ go on.
The lovely taste of chocolate,
Which you may now enjoy,
Came from a little Swiss girl,
Who so was not a boy...
Альтернативная концовка:
Don’t be too sweet, my dear!
Or you may die this way,
And some amount of bitterness
Will keep bad men away.
:)))
Простите.