{"id":31518,"date":"2016-10-09T20:23:52","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T00:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=31518"},"modified":"2016-10-09T20:29:30","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T00:29:30","slug":"sonderling-sunday-in-which-piglet-meets-a-heffalump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=31518","title":{"rendered":"Sonderling Sunday – In Which Piglet Meets a Heffalump"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s time for Sonderling Sunday<\/a>! That time of the week when I play with language by looking at the German translation of children’s books. Tonight I’m looking at Winnie-the-Pooh<\/em>, otherwise known as Pu der B\u00e4r<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"pu_der_bar\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Last time I looked at Winnie-the-Pooh<\/em><\/a>, we covered chapter 4, in which Eeyore loses his tail. This week, we’ll look at Chapter 5, “In Which Piglet Meets a Heffalump.” The German chapter title is In welchem Ferkel ein Heffalump trifft<\/em>.<\/p>\n

I like to begin with the first sentence, so here it is:
\n“One day, when Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet were all talking together, Christopher Robin finished the mouthful he was eating and said carelessly: ‘I saw a Heffalump to-day, Piglet.'”<\/p>\n

= Eines Tages, als Christopher Robin und Winnie-der-Pu und Ferkel alle miteinander sprachen, schluckte Christopher Robin bin das, was er gerade im Munde hatte, herunter und sagte beil\u00e4ufig: \u00bbHeute habe ich ein Heffalump gesehen, Ferkel.\u00ab<\/em><\/p>\n

(Translation back to English with the help of Google is: “One day, when Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pu and Piglet all with each other talked, swallowed down Christopher Robin what he just had in his mouth, and said casually: ‘Today have I a Heffalump seen, Piglet.'”)<\/p>\n

I like this one:
\n“Just lumping along”
\n= Einfach so vor sich hin gelumpt<\/em><\/p>\n

“You don’t often see them.”
\n= Man sieht sie nicht oft.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Not now”
\n= Im Augenblick nicht.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Not at this time of year”
\n= Nicht in dieser Jahreszeit<\/em><\/p>\n

“as they stumped along the path”
\n= als sie den Pfad entlangstapften<\/em><\/p>\n

The number here is 160. It doesn’t seem to have to do with the conversion to square meters.
\n“Hundred Acre Wood” = Hundertsechzig-Morgen-Wald<\/em><\/p>\n

“stepping stones” = Trittsteine<\/em><\/p>\n

“heather” = Heidekraut<\/em><\/p>\n

“If you see what I mean, Pooh.”
\n= Falls du verstehst, was ich meine, Pu.<\/em><\/p>\n

“It’s just what I think myself, Piglet.”
\n= Genau das finde ich auch, Ferkel.<\/em><\/p>\n

“But, on the other hand, Pooh, we must remember.”
\n= Aber andererseits, Pu, m\u00fcssen wir auch daran denken.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Quite true, Piglet, although I had forgotten it for the moment.”
\n= Sehr richtig, Ferkel, es war mir nur kurz entfallen.<\/em><\/p>\n

“very solemn voice” = sehr feierlicher Stimme.<\/em><\/p>\n

“I have decided to catch a Heffalump.”
\n= Ich habe beschlossen ein Heffalump zu fangen.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Cunning Trap” = listige Falle<\/em><\/p>\n

“That’s just it. How?”
\n= Das ist es n\u00e4mlich. Wie?<\/em><\/p>\n

“they should dig a Very Deep Pit”
\n= sie eine sehr tiefe Grube graben sollten<\/em><\/p>\n

“humming a little song”
\n= ein kleines lied summen<\/em><\/p>\n

“looking up at the sky”
\n= den Himmel betrachten<\/em><\/p>\n

“He would Suspect.”
\n= Es w\u00fcrde Verdacht sch\u00f6pfen.<\/em><\/p>\n

“It isn’t as easy as I thought.”
\n= Es ist nicht so leicht, wie ich dachte.<\/em><\/p>\n

“gorse prickles” = Stechginsterstacheln<\/em><\/p>\n

“much more trappy” = viel fallenm\u00e4\u00dfiger<\/em><\/p>\n

“larder” = K\u00fcchenschrank<\/em><\/p>\n

“top shelf” = obersten Brett<\/em><\/p>\n

“No doubt about that.”
\n= Gar kein Zweifel.<\/em><\/p>\n

“It is honey, right the way down.”
\n= Es ist Honig, bis ganz unten.<\/em><\/p>\n

“And have you got any string?”
\n= Und has du vielleicht Bindfaden?<\/em><\/p>\n

“Heffalumps come if you whistle.”
\n= Heffalumps kommen, wenn man pfeift.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Some do and some don’t. You never can tell with Heffalumps.”
\n= Manche kommen und manche knommen nicht. Bei Heffalumps kann man nie wissen.<\/em><\/p>\n

And this chapter is longer than I realized. Translating it ist nicht so leicht, wie ich dachte.<\/em> I will come back to this chapter the next time I do Sonderling Sunday. I’m leaving off right where the Very Deep Pit has been dug and the Cunning Trap is set. The actual meeting with the Heffalump, I will save for next time.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, this chapter had lots of Handy Phrases to try to work into your conversation. Gar kein Zweifel.<\/p>\n

Bis bald!<\/em><\/p>\n

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