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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete | Progressive Translation Books for Croatian A1 Students

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete | Progressive Translation Books for Croatian A1 Students

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PREFACE
Mostoftheadventuresrecordedinthisbook
stvarno
reallyoccurred;
oneortwowereexperiencesofmyown,therestthoseofboys
koji
whowereschoolmatesofmine.
HuckFinnisdrawnfromlife;
TomSawyer
također
also,butnotfromanindividual—heisacombinationofthecharacteristicsof
tri
threeboyswhomIknew,
i
andthereforebelongstothecompositeorderofarchitecture.
Theoddsuperstitionstoucheduponwere
sva
allprevalentamongchildrenandslavesintheWestattheperiodofthisstory—thatistosay,thirty
ili
orfortyyearsago.
Althoughmy
knjiga
bookisintendedmainlyfortheentertainmentofboys
i
andgirls,Ihopeit
će
willnotbeshunnedbymen
i
andwomenonthataccount,for
dio
partofmyplanhasbeentotrytopleasantlyremindadultsofwhattheyoncewerethemselves,
i
andofhowtheyfelt
i
andthoughtandtalked,andwhatqueerenterprisesthey
ponekad
sometimesengagedin.
THEAUTHOR.
CHAPTERI
“Tom!”
Noanswer.
“TOM!”
Noanswer.
“What’sgone
s
withthatboy,Iwonder?
YouTOM!”
Noanswer.
The
stara
oldladypulledherspectacles
dolje
downandlookedoverthem
oko
abouttheroom;
thensheputthemup
i
andlookedoutunderthem.
Sheseldom
ili
orneverlookedthroughthemforsosmall
je
athingasaboy;
theywereherstatepair,theprideofher
srca
heart,andwerebuiltfor“style,”notservice—shecouldhaveseen
kroz
throughapairofstove-lidsjustas
dobro
well.
Shelookedperplexedfor
je
amoment,andthensaid,notfiercely,
ali
butstillloudenoughfor
na
thefurnituretohear:.
“Well,Ilay
ako
ifIgetholdofyouI’ll—”.
Shedidnotfinish,forbythis
vrijeme
timeshewasbendingdown
i
andpunchingunderthebedwiththebroom,
i
andsosheneededbreathtopunctuatethepuncheswith.
Sheresurrected
ništa
nothingbutthecat.
“I
nikada
neverdidseethebeatofthatboy!”
Shewenttotheopen
vrata
doorandstoodinit
i
andlookedoutamongthetomatovines
i
and“jimpson”weedsthatconstitutedthegarden.
Ne
NoTom.
Soshelifteduphervoiceatananglecalculatedfordistance
i
andshouted:.
“Y-o-u-uTOM!”
Therewas
je
aslightnoisebehindher
i
andsheturnedjustin
vrijeme
timetoseizeasmallboyby
na
theslackofhisroundabout
i
andarresthisflight.
“There!
Imight’a’thoughtof
taj
thatcloset.
Whatyoubeendoinginthere?”
“Nothing.”
“Nothing!
Lookatyourhands.
I
Andlookatyourmouth.
Whatis
to
thattruck?”
“Idon’tknow,aunt.”
“Well,I
znam
know.
It’sjam—that’swhatit
je
is.
FortytimesI’vesaid
ako
ifyoudidn’tletthatjam
miru
aloneI’dskinyou.
Handme
taj
thatswitch.”
Theswitchhoveredintheair—theperilwasdesperate—.
“My!
Lookbehindyou,aunt!”
The
stara
oldladywhirledround,andsnatchedherskirtsoutofdanger.
Theladfledontheinstant,scrambledupthehighboard-fence,
i
anddisappearedoverit.
HisauntPollystoodsurprised
je
amoment,andthenbrokeinto
je
agentlelaugh.
“Hangtheboy,can’tInever
naučiti
learnanything?
Ain’theplayedmetricks
dovoljno
enoughlikethatformetobelookingoutforhimbythistime?
Ali
Butoldfoolsisthebiggestfoolsthereis.
Can’t
naučiti
learnanolddognewtricks,asthesaying
se
is.
Butmygoodness,heneverplaysthemalike,
dva
twodays,andhowisa
tijelo
bodytoknowwhat’scoming?
He’pearstoknowjust
koliko
howlonghecantormentme
prije
beforeIgetmydanderup,
i
andheknowsifhecanmakeouttoputmeofffor
je
aminuteormakemelaugh,it’s
sve
alldownagainandIcan’t
udariti
hithimalick.
Iain’tdoingmydutyby
to
thatboy,andthat’stheLord’s
istina
truth,goodnessknows.
Sparetherod
i
andspilethechild,asthe
Dobra
GoodBooksays.
I’malayingupsin
i
andsufferingforusboth,I
znam
know.
He’sfullofthe
Starog
OldScratch,butlaws-a-me!
he’smyown
mrtve
deadsister’sboy,poorthing,
a
andIain’tgotthe
srca
hearttolashhim,somehow.
Svaki
EverytimeIlethimoff,myconsciencedoeshurtmeso,
i
andeverytimeIhithimmyold
srce
heartmostbreaks.
Well-a-well,manthatisbornof
žene
womanisoffewdaysand
pun
fulloftrouble,astheScripturesays,andIreckonit’sso.
He’ll
igrati
playhookeythisevening,[*]andI’ll
samo
justbeobleegedtomakehim
raditi
work,tomorrow,topunishhim.
It’smighty
teško
hardtomakehimworkSaturdays,
kada
whenalltheboysishavingholiday,
ali
buthehatesworkmorethanhehates
nešto
anythingelse,andI’vegottodosomeofmydutybyhim,
ili
orI’llbetheruinationof
na
thechild.”
[*]Southwesternfor“afternoon”.
Tomdidplayhookey,
i
andhehadavery
dobro
goodtime.
Hegotback
kući
homebarelyinseasonto
pomogne
helpJim,thesmallcoloredboy,sawnext-day’swood
i
andsplitthekindlingsbeforesupper—at
barem
leasthewastherein
vrijeme
timetotellhisadventurestoJim
dok
whileJimdidthree-fourthsof
na
thework.
Tom’syoungerbrother(orratherhalf-brother)Sidwas
već
alreadythroughwithhispartofthe
posla
work(pickingupchips),forhewas
je
aquietboy,andhadnoadventurous,trouble-someways.
Dok
WhileTomwaseatinghissupper,
i
andstealingsugarasopportunityoffered,AuntPollyaskedhimquestions
koja
thatwerefullofguile,
i
andverydeep—forshewantedtotraphimintodamagingrevealments.
Like
mnoge
manyothersimple-heartedsouls,itwasherpetvanitytobelieveshewasendowedwith
je
atalentfordarkandmysteriousdiplomacy,
i
andshelovedtocontemplatehermosttransparentdevicesasmarvelsoflowcunning.
Saidshe:.
“Tom,itwasmiddlingwarminschool,warn’tit?”
“Yes’m.”
“Powerfulwarm,warn’tit?”
“Yes’m.”
“Didn’tyouwantto
ići
goina-swimming,Tom?”
Abitof
je
ascareshotthroughTom—a
dodir
touchofuncomfortablesuspicion.
HesearchedAuntPolly’s
lice
face,butittoldhim
ništa
nothing.
Sohesaid:.
“No’m—well,notverymuch.”
The
stara
oldladyreachedouther
ruku
handandfeltTom’sshirt,
i
andsaid:.
“Butyouain’t
previše
toowarmnow,though.”
Anditflatteredhertoreflectthatshehaddiscoveredthat
na
theshirtwasdrywithout
itko
anybodyknowingthatthatwaswhatshehadinher
umu
mind.
Butinspiteofher,Tomknew
gdje
wherethewindlay,now.
Soheforestalledwhatmightbethe
sljedeći
nextmove:.
“Someofuspumpedonourheads—mine’sdamp
još
yet.
See?”
AuntPollywasvexedtothinkshehadoverlookedthatbitofcircumstantialevidence,
i
andmissedatrick.
Thenshehad
je
anewinspiration:.
“Tom,youdidn’thavetoundoyourshirtcollar
gdje
whereIsewedit,topumponyour
glavu
head,didyou?
Unbuttonyourjacket!”
ThetroublevanishedoutofTom’sface.
Heopenedhisjacket.
Hisshirtcollarwassecurelysewed.
“Bother!
Pa
Well,go’longwithyou.
I’dmadesureyou’dplayedhookey
i
andbeena-swimming.
ButIforgiveye,Tom.
Ireckonyou’reakindofasingedcat,asthesayingis—better’nyoulook.
Ovaj
Thistime.”
Shewashalf
žao
sorryhersagacityhadmiscarried,
a
andhalfgladthatTomhadstumbledintoobedientconductfor
jednom
once.
ButSidneysaid:.
“Well,
sad
now,ifIdidn’tthinkyousewedhiscollarwithwhitethread,
ali
butit’sblack.”
“Why,Ididsewitwithwhite!
Tom!”
Ali
ButTomdidnotwaitforthe
ostatak
rest.
Ashewentoutatthe
vrata
doorhesaid:.
“Siddy,I’lllickyouforthat.”
In
je
asafeplaceTomexamined
dvije
twolargeneedleswhichwerethrustinto
na
thelapelsofhisjacket,andhadthreadbound
oko
aboutthem—oneneedlecarriedwhitethreadand
na
theotherblack.
Hesaid:.
“She’d
nije
nevernoticedifithadn’tbeenforSid.
Confoundit!
ponekad
sometimesshesewsitwithwhite,
a
andsometimesshesewsitwithblack.
Iwishtogee-minyshe’dsticktoone
ili
ort’other—Ican’tkeeptherunof’em.
Ali
ButIbetyouI’lllamSidforthat.
I’ll
naučiti
learnhim!”
HewasnottheModelBoyofthevillage.
Heknewthemodelboy
vrlo
verywellthough—andloathedhim.
Within
dvije
twominutes,orevenless,hehadforgotten
sve
allhistroubles.
Notbecausehistroubleswereonewhitlessheavy
i
andbittertohimthan
je
aman’saretoaman,but
zato što
becauseanewandpowerfulinterestborethemdown
i
anddrovethemoutofhis
uma
mindforthetime—justasmen’smisfortunesareforgottenin
na
theexcitementofnewenterprises.
Ovo
Thisnewinterestwasavaluednoveltyinwhistling,
koje
whichhehadjustacquiredfrom
je
anegro,andhewassufferingtopractiseitundisturbed.
Itconsistedin
je
apeculiarbird-liketurn,asortofliquidwarble,producedbytouchingthetonguetotheroofofthemouthatshortintervalsinthemidstofthemusic—thereader
vjerojatno
probablyremembershowtodo
to
it,ifhehaseverbeen
je
aboy.
Diligenceandattention
ubrzo
soongavehimtheknackof
to
it,andhestrodedownthestreet
s
withhismouthfullofharmony
i
andhissoulfullofgratitude.
Hefeltmuchasanastronomerfeels
koji
whohasdiscoveredanewplanet—nodoubt,asfarasstrong,deep,unalloyedpleasureisconcerned,theadvantagewaswiththeboy,nottheastronomer.
Thesummereveningswere
duge
long.
Itwasnotdark,
još
yet.
PresentlyTomcheckedhiswhistle.
Je
Astrangerwasbeforehim—a
dječak
boyashadelargerthanhimself.
Je
Anew-comerofanyageoreithersexwasanimpressivecuriosityinthepoorlittleshabbyvillageofSt.Petersburg.
Ovaj
Thisboywaswelldressed,too—welldressedon
je
aweek-day.
Thiswassimplyastounding.
Hiscapwas
je
adaintything,hisclose-buttonedblueclothroundaboutwas
novi
newandnatty,andsowerehispantaloons.
Hehadshoeson—anditwas
tek
onlyFriday.
Heevenwore
je
anecktie,abrightbitofribbon.
Hehad
je
acitifiedairabouthim
koji
thatateintoTom’svitals.
The
više
moreTomstaredatthesplendidmarvel,thehigherheturneduphisnoseathisfinery
i
andtheshabbierandshabbierhisownoutfitseemedtohimtogrow.
Neitherboyspoke.
Ako
Ifonemoved,theothermoved—but
samo
onlysidewise,inacircle;
theykept
lice
facetofaceandeyetoeyeallthe
vrijeme
time.
FinallyTomsaid:.
“I
mogu
canlickyou!”
“I’dliketoseeyoutryit.”
“Well,I
mogu
candoit.”
“Noyoucan’t,either.”
“YesIcan.”
“Noyoucan’t.”
“Ican.”
“Youcan’t.”
“Can!”
“Can’t!”
Anuncomfortablepause.
ThenTomsaid:.
“What’syourname?”
“’Tisn’tanyofyourbusiness,maybe.”
“WellI’lowI’ll
učiniti
makeitmybusiness.”
“Well
zašto
whydon’tyou?”
“Ifyousay
puno
much,Iwill.”
“Much—much—much.
Therenow.”
“Oh,youthinkyou’remightysmart,don’tyou?
Icouldlickyou
s
withonehandtiedbehind
mene
me,ifIwantedto.”
“Well
zašto
whydon’tyoudoit?
Yousayyou
možeš
candoit.”
“WellIwill,
ako
ifyoufoolwithme.”
“Ohyes—I’veseenwholefamiliesinthesamefix.”
“Smarty!
Youthinkyou’re
neki
some,now,don’tyou?
Oh,whatahat!”
“You
možeš
canlumpthathatifyoudon’t
sviđa
likeit.
Idareyoutoknockitoff—andanybodythat’ll
uzeti
takeadarewillsuckeggs.”
“You’realiar!”
“You’reanother.”
“You’reafightingliar
i
anddasn’ttakeitup.”
“Aw—takeawalk!”
“Say—ifyougiveme
mnogo
muchmoreofyoursassI’lltake
i
andbouncearockoff’nyourhead.”
“Oh,of
naravno
courseyouwill.”
“WellIwill.”
“Well
zašto
whydon’tyoudoitthen?
Whatdoyoukeepsayingyouwillfor?
Zašto
Whydon’tyoudoit?
It’s
zato što
becauseyou’reafraid.”
“Iain’tafraid.”
“Youare.”
“Iain’t.”
“Youare.”
Anotherpause,
i
andmoreeyingandsidling
oko
aroundeachother.
Presentlytheywereshouldertoshoulder.
Tomsaid:.
“Getawayfromhere!”
“Goawayyourself!”
“Iwon’t.”
“Iwon’teither.”
Sotheystood,eachwithafootplacedatanangleasabrace,
i
andbothshovingwithmight
i
andmain,andgloweringateach
druge
otherwithhate.
Butneithercould
dobiti
getanadvantage.
Afterstrugglingtill
oboje
bothwerehotandflushed,
svaki
eachrelaxedhisstrainwithwatchfulcaution,andTomsaid:.
“You’reacoward
i
andapup.
I’lltellmybig
bratu
brotheronyou,andhe
može
canthrashyouwithhislittlefinger,andI’llmakehimdoit,too.”
“WhatdoI
briga
careforyourbigbrother?
I’vegot
je
abrotherthat’sbiggerthanheis—andwhat’s
više
more,hecanthrowhim
preko
overthatfence,too.
“That’s
je
alie.”