2008年5月27日火曜日

The Cat and the Mouse in Partnership Part 2

So the little pot was placed in safety; but it was not long before the Cat had a great longing for it, and said to the Mouse, ‘I wanted to tell you, little Mouse, that my cousin has a little son, white with brown spots, and she wants me to be godmother to that little kitten.
Let me go out to-day, and do you take care of the house alone.’
‘Yes, go certainly,’ replied the Mouse, ‘and when you eat anything good, think of me; I should very much like a drop of the red christening wine.’


words

1.placed / 置く
2.longing / 切望、熱望する
3.spots / スポット、地点
4.godmother / 代母
5.kitten / 子猫、おてんば娘
6.certainly / もちろん、確かに
7.replid / =reply 返事、返答
8.christening / 洗礼を施す


Question
I can't understand ‘and when you eat anything good, think of me; I should very much like a drop of the red christening wine.’

The Cat and the Mouse in Partnership

A cat got to know a mouse, and spoke so much of the great love and friendship she felt for her, that at last the Mouse agreed to live in the same house with her, and to go shares in the housekeeping.
‘But we must store up food for the winter or else we shall be hungry,’ said the Cat. ‘And You, little Mouse, cannot venture everywhere in case you run into a trap.’
This good advice was followed, and a little pot of fat was bought. But they did not know where to put it.
At length, after long discussion, the Cat said, ‘I know of no place where it could be better put than in the church.No one will trouble to take it away from there. We will hide it in a corner, and we won’t touch it till we really need it.’



words

1.friendship / 友情、友好関係
2.agreed / 決められている
3.shares in / 分け合う
4.housekeeping / 家事
5.venture / 冒険、危険
6.length / 長さ

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