John Kendrick Bangs
The Little Elf
I MET a little Elf-man, once,
Down where the lilies blow.
I asked him why he was so small
And why he didn’t grow.
He slightly frowned, and with his eye
He looked me through and through.
‘I ’m quite as big for me,’ said he,
‘As you are big for you.’
| English | Русский |
|---|---|
| to meet | встречать |
| little | маленький |
| elf | эльф |
| once | однажды |
| down | внизу |
| lily | лилия |
| to blow | цвести |
| to ask | спрашивать |
| to grow | расти |
| slightly | слегка |
| to frown | хмурить брови |
| eye | глаз |
| to look through | смотреть мимо |
| through and through | насквозь |
| quite | вполне |
| big | большой |
| to say | сказать |