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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete | Gradually Hardening German A1-B2 Translation Books

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete | Gradually Hardening German A1-B2 Translation Books

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PREFACE
Mostoftheadventuresrecordedinthis
buch
bookreallyoccurred;
oneor
zwei
twowereexperiencesofmyown,
die
therestthoseofboyswhowereschoolmatesofmine.
HuckFinnis
gezogen
drawnfromlife;
TomSawyer
auch
also,butnotfromanindividual—heisa
kombination
combinationofthecharacteristicsof
drei
threeboyswhomIknew,
und
andthereforebelongstothecomposite
ordnung
orderofarchitecture.
Theoddsuperstitionstoucheduponwere
alle
allprevalentamongchildrenandslavesinthe
Westen
Westattheperiodof
dieser
thisstory—thatistosay,thirtyorfortyyears
vor
ago.
Althoughmybookisintended
hauptsächlich
mainlyfortheentertainmentofboys
und
andgirls,Ihopeit
wird
willnotbeshunnedbymen
und
andwomenonthataccount,for
teil
partofmyplanhasbeento
versuchen
trytopleasantlyremindadultsofwhatthey
einst
oncewerethemselves,andofhowthey
fühlten
feltandthoughtandtalked,
und
andwhatqueerenterprisesthey
manchmal
sometimesengagedin.
THEAUTHOR.
Kapitel
CHAPTERI
“Tom!”
Noanswer.
“TOM!”
No
antwort
answer.
“What’sgonewiththatboy,Iwonder?
YouTOM!”
No
antwort
answer.
Theoldladypulledherspectaclesdown
und
andlookedoverthemaboutthe
raum
room;
thensheputthem
hoch
upandlookedoutunderthem.
She
selten
seldomorneverlookedthroughthemforsosmalla
sache
thingasaboy;
theywereherstate
paar
pair,theprideofherheart,
und
andwerebuiltfor“style,”notservice—she
können
couldhaveseenthrougha
paar
pairofstove-lidsjustas
gut
well.
Shelookedperplexedfora
moment
moment,andthensaid,notfiercely,
aber
butstillloudenoughfor
die
thefurnituretohear:.
“Well,Ilay
wenn
ifIgetholdofyouI’ll—”.
Shedidnotfinish,forby
dieser
thistimeshewasbendingdown
und
andpunchingunderthebedwith
die
thebroom,andsoshe
brauchte
neededbreathtopunctuatethepuncheswith.
Sheresurrected
nichts
nothingbutthecat.
“I
nie
neverdidseethebeatofthatboy!”
She
ging
wenttotheopendoor
und
andstoodinitandlooked
aus
outamongthetomatovines
und
and“jimpson”weedsthatconstitutedthe
garten
garden.
NoTom.
Sosheliftedupher
stimme
voiceatananglecalculatedfor
entfernung
distanceandshouted:.
“Y-o-u-uTOM!”
Therewas
ein
aslightnoisebehindher
und
andsheturnedjustintimetoseize
ein
asmallboybytheslackofhisroundabout
und
andarresthisflight.
“There!
I
könnte
might’a’thoughtofthat
schrank
closet.
Whatyoubeendoinginthere?”
“Nothing.”
“Nothing!
Lookatyourhands.
Und
Andlookatyourmouth.
Whatisthattruck?”
“Idon’tknow,aunt.”
“Well,Iknow.
It’sjam—that’swhatitis.
FortytimesI’vesaid
wenn
ifyoudidn’tletthat
marmelade
jamaloneI’dskinyou.
Handmethatswitch.”
The
schalter
switchhoveredintheair—theperilwas
verzweifelt
desperate—.
“My!
Lookbehindyou,aunt!”
Theold
dame
ladywhirledround,andsnatchedherskirts
aus
outofdanger.
Thelad
floh
fledontheinstant,scrambledupthehighboard-fence,
und
anddisappearedoverit.
His
tante
auntPollystoodsurpriseda
moment
moment,andthenbrokeinto
ein
agentlelaugh.
“Hangtheboy,can’tI
nie
neverlearnanything?
Ain’theplayedmetricks
genug
enoughlikethatformetobelookingoutforhimbythistime?
Aber
Butoldfoolsisthebiggestfoolsthereis.
Can’tlearnanold
hund
dognewtricks,asthesayingis.
Aber
Butmygoodness,heneverplaysthemalike,
zwei
twodays,andhowis
ein
abodytoknowwhat’scoming?
He’pearsto
wissen
knowjusthowlonghe
kann
cantormentmebeforeI
bringen
getmydanderup,andheknows
wenn
ifhecanmakeouttoputmeofffor
eine
aminuteormakeme
lachen
laugh,it’salldownagain
und
andIcan’thithim
eine
alick.
Iain’tdoingmy
pflicht
dutybythatboy,andthat’stheLord’s
wahrheit
truth,goodnessknows.
Sparetherod
und
andspilethechild,astheGoodBooksays.
I’malayingupsin
und
andsufferingforusboth,Iknow.
He’sfulloftheOldScratch,
aber
butlaws-a-me!
he’smyowndeadsister’sboy,poorthing,
und
andIain’tgotthe
herz
hearttolashhim,somehow.
EverytimeIlethimoff,my
gewissen
consciencedoeshurtmeso,
und
andeverytimeIhithimmyold
herz
heartmostbreaks.
Well-a-well,man
so
thatisbornofwomanisof
wenige
fewdaysandfullof
schwierigkeiten
trouble,astheScripturesays,
und
andIreckonit’sso.
He’llplayhookeythisevening,[*]
und
andI’lljustbeobleegedtomakehim
arbeit
work,tomorrow,topunishhim.
It’smighty
schwer
hardtomakehimworkSaturdays,when
alle
alltheboysishaving
urlaub
holiday,buthehateswork
mehr
morethanhehatesanythingelse,
und
andI’vegottodosomeofmy
pflicht
dutybyhim,orI’llbe
der
theruinationofthechild.”
[*]Southwesternfor“afternoon”.
Tomdidplayhookey,
und
andhehadaverygood
zeit
time.
Hegotbackhome
kaum
barelyinseasontohelpJim,thesmallcoloredboy,sawnext-day’s
holz
woodandsplitthekindlings
vor
beforesupper—atleasthewas
da
thereintimetotellhisadventurestoJim
während
whileJimdidthree-fourthsofthe
arbeit
work.
Tom’syoungerbrother(or
vielmehr
ratherhalf-brother)Sidwasalreadythroughwithhis
teil
partofthework(pickingupchips),forhewas
ein
aquietboy,andhadnoadventurous,trouble-someways.
Während
WhileTomwaseatinghis
abendessen
supper,andstealingsugaras
gelegenheit
opportunityoffered,AuntPollyaskedhimquestionsthatwerefullofguile,
und
andverydeep—forshewantedtotraphimintodamagingrevealments.
Like
viele
manyothersimple-heartedsouls,itwasherpet
eitelkeit
vanitytobelieveshewasendowedwitha
talent
talentfordarkandmysteriousdiplomacy,
und
andshelovedtocontemplatehermosttransparentdevicesasmarvelsoflow
schlauheit
cunning.
Saidshe:.
“Tom,itwasmiddling
warm
warminschool,warn’tit?”
“Yes’m.”
“Powerful
warm
warm,warn’tit?”
“Yes’m.”
“Didn’tyouwantto
gehen
goina-swimming,Tom?”
Abitof
ein
ascareshotthroughTom—atouchofuncomfortable
verdacht
suspicion.
HesearchedAuntPolly’s
gesicht
face,butittoldhim
nichts
nothing.
Sohesaid:.
“No’m—well,notverymuch.”
Die
Theoldladyreachedouther
hand
handandfeltTom’sshirt,
und
andsaid:.
“Butyouain’ttoo
warm
warmnow,though.”
Anditflatteredhertoreflect
dass
thatshehaddiscoveredthat
das
theshirtwasdrywithout
jemand
anybodyknowingthatthatwaswhatshehadinhermind.
Aber
Butinspiteofher,Tomknew
wo
wherethewindlay,now.
Soheforestalledwhat
könnte
mightbethenextmove:.
“Someofuspumpedonourheads—mine’s
feucht
dampyet.
See?”
AuntPollywasvexedto
dachte
thinkshehadoverlookedthatbitofcircumstantialevidence,
und
andmissedatrick.
Thenshehad
eine
anewinspiration:.
“Tom,youdidn’thavetoundoyourshirtcollar
wo
whereIsewedit,to
pumpen
pumponyourhead,didyou?
Unbuttonyourjacket!”
Der
ThetroublevanishedoutofTom’s
gesicht
face.
Heopenedhisjacket.
Hisshirtcollarwassecurely
genäht
sewed.
“Bother!
Well,go’longwithyou.
I’dmadesureyou’dplayedhookey
und
andbeena-swimming.
ButI
vergebe
forgiveye,Tom.
Ireckonyou’re
eine
akindofasinged
katze
cat,asthesayingis—better’nyoulook.
Dieses
Thistime.”
Shewashalf
traurig
sorryhersagacityhadmiscarried,
und
andhalfgladthatTomhadstumbledintoobedient
verhalten
conductforonce.
ButSidneysaid:.
“Well,now,
wenn
ifIdidn’tthinkyou
genäht
sewedhiscollarwithwhite
faden
thread,butit’sblack.”
“Why,Idid
genäht
sewitwithwhite!
Tom!”
Aber
ButTomdidnotwaitfor
den
therest.
Ashewentoutat
der
thedoorhesaid:.
“Siddy,I’ll
lecken
lickyouforthat.”
In
eine
asafeplaceTomexamined
zwei
twolargeneedleswhichwerethrustinto
die
thelapelsofhisjacket,
und
andhadthreadboundaboutthem—one
nadel
needlecarriedwhitethreadand
die
theotherblack.
Hesaid:.
“She’d
nie
nevernoticedifithadn’tbeenforSid.
Confoundit!
manchmal
sometimesshesewsitwith
weiß
white,andsometimesshesewsitwith
schwarz
black.
Iwishtogee-minyshe’dstickto
eine
oneort’other—Ican’tkeep
das
therunof’em.
ButI
wette
betyouI’lllamSidforthat.
I’lllearnhim!”
Hewasnot
der
theModelBoyofthevillage.
Heknew
den
themodelboyverywellthough—and
verabscheute
loathedhim.
Withintwominutes,or
sogar
evenless,hehadforgotten
alle
allhistroubles.
Notbecausehistroubleswereonewhit
weniger
lessheavyandbittertohimthan
ein
aman’saretoa
mann
man,butbecauseanew
und
andpowerfulinterestborethemdown
und
anddrovethemoutofhis
verstand
mindforthetime—justasmen’smisfortunesare
vergessen
forgottenintheexcitementofnewenterprises.
Dieses
Thisnewinterestwasavalued
neuheit
noveltyinwhistling,whichhehad
gerade
justacquiredfromanegro,
und
andhewassufferingto
üben
practiseitundisturbed.
Itconsistedin
ein
apeculiarbird-liketurn,a
art
sortofliquidwarble,producedbytouchingthe
zunge
tonguetotheroofofthemouthatshortintervalsinthemidstofthemusic—the
leser
readerprobablyremembershowto
tut
doit,ifhehaseverbeen
ein
aboy.
Diligenceandattention
bald
soongavehimtheknackofit,
und
andhestrodedownthe
straße
streetwithhismouthfullof
harmonie
harmonyandhissoulfullof
dankbarkeit
gratitude.
Hefeltmuchasanastronomer
fühlte
feelswhohasdiscoveredanewplanet—nodoubt,asfarasstrong,deep,unalloyed
vergnügen
pleasureisconcerned,theadvantagewaswiththeboy,nottheastronomer.
Die
Thesummereveningswerelong.
Itwasnot
dunkel
dark,yet.
PresentlyTomcheckedhis
pfeife
whistle.
Astrangerwasbeforehim—a
junge
boyashadelargerthanhimself.
A
neuankömmling
new-comerofanyageoreithersexwasanimpressive
neugier
curiosityinthepoorlittleshabby
dorf
villageofSt.Petersburg.
This
junge
boywaswelldressed,too—welldressedonaweek-day.
Thiswas
einfach
simplyastounding.
Hiscapwas
ein
adaintything,hisclose-buttonedblueclothroundaboutwas
neu
newandnatty,andsowerehispantaloons.
Hehad
schuhe
shoeson—anditwasonly
Freitag
Friday.
Heevenworeanecktie,abrightbitof
band
ribbon.
Hehadacitified
luft
airabouthimthatateintoTom’svitals.
Das
ThemoreTomstaredat
das
thesplendidmarvel,thehigherhe
wandte
turneduphisnoseathisfinery
und
andtheshabbierandshabbierhisown
outfit
outfitseemedtohimto
wachsen
grow.
Neitherboyspoke.
Ifone
bewegte
moved,theothermoved—butonlysidewise,ina
kreis
circle;
theykeptfacetoface
und
andeyetoeyeall
die
thetime.
FinallyTomsaid:.
“I
kann
canlickyou!”
“I’dliketo
sehen
seeyoutryit.”
“Well,I
kann
candoit.”
“Noyoucan’t,either.”
“YesIcan.”
“Noyoucan’t.”
“Ican.”
“Youcan’t.”
“Can!”
“Can’t!”
Eine
Anuncomfortablepause.
ThenTomsaid:.
“What’syourname?”
“’Tisn’tanyofyourbusiness,maybe.”
“WellI’lowI’llmakeitmybusiness.”
“Well
warum
whydon’tyou?”
“Ifyousay
viel
much,Iwill.”
“Much—much—much.
Therenow.”
“Oh,youthinkyou’remightysmart,don’tyou?
I
könnte
couldlickyouwithone
hand
handtiedbehindme,ifIwantedto.”
“Well
warum
whydon’tyoudoit?
Yousayyou
kannst
candoit.”
“WellI
werde
will,ifyoufoolwithme.”
“Ohyes—I’ve
gesehen
seenwholefamiliesinthesamefix.”
“Smarty!
You
denkst
thinkyou’resome,now,don’tyou?
Oh,what
ein
ahat!”
“Youcanlumpthat
hut
hatifyoudon’tlikeit.
I
es wagt
dareyoutoknockitoff—andanybodythat’lltakea
es wagt
darewillsuckeggs.”
“You’re
ein
aliar!”
“You’reanother.”
“You’re
ein
afightingliaranddasn’ttakeitup.”
“Aw—takeawalk!”
“Say—ifyougivememuchmoreofyoursassI’lltake
und
andbouncearockoff’nyourhead.”
“Oh,ofcourseyouwill.”
“WellIwill.”
“Well
warum
whydon’tyoudoitthen?
What
tun
doyoukeepsayingyou
wirst
willfor?
Whydon’tyou
tust
doit?
It’sbecauseyou’reafraid.”
“Iain’tafraid.”
“Youare.”
“Iain’t.”
“Youare.”
Anotherpause,
und
andmoreeyingandsidlingaroundeachother.
Gegenwärtig
Presentlytheywereshoulderto
schulter
shoulder.
Tomsaid:.
“Getawayfromhere!”
“Go
weg
awayyourself!”
“Iwon’t.”
“Iwon’teither.”
Sotheystood,
jeder
eachwithafootplacedatan
winkel
angleasabrace,and
beide
bothshovingwithmightandmain,
und
andgloweringateachotherwith
hass
hate.
Butneithercouldgetan
vorteil
advantage.
Afterstrugglingtillbothwere
heiß
hotandflushed,eachrelaxedhis
belastung
strainwithwatchfulcaution,andTomsaid:.
“You’re
ein
acowardandapup.
I’ll
erzählen
tellmybigbrotheronyou,
und
andhecanthrashyouwithhislittle
finger
finger,andI’llmakehim
tun
doit,too.”
“WhatdoIcareforyourbig
bruder
brother?
I’vegotabrotherthat’s
größer
biggerthanheis—andwhat’s
noch
more,hecanthrowhim
über
overthatfence,too.
“That’s
eine
alie.”