1. 4.

    4.

  2. Den æggelystne Præst.

    The Egg-Lusting Priest.

  3. Der var en Præst i _Voer_ for et hundrede Aar siden eller ogsaa to, han var bleven saa lysten i Pandekager, og hans Kone døjede saa forfærdelig for at skaffe alle de Æg, han kunde spise.

    There was a priest in _Voer_ a hundred years ago, or maybe two; he had developed such a strong desire for pancakes, and his wife struggled terribly to provide all the eggs he could eat.

  4. Saa var der en gammel Kone, som gik noget der i Præstegaarden og hjalp til med et og andet, og hende snakkede Præstekonen med om det og klagede hendes Nød; hun kunde ikke tilfredsstille hendes Mand, om hun kunde ikke hjælpe hende?

    Now, there was an old woman who used to hang around the parsonage and help out with this and that, and the priest's wife talked to her about it and lamented her distress; she could not satisfy her husband, so could she not help her?

  5. » Ja, a véd det ikke, nu skal a se, hvad a kan gjøre. «

    “Well, I don't know, but I'll see what I can do.”

  6. Om Søndagen, da Præsten var taget hen til Annexkirken, tager Konen sig for at møde ham noget Tag, før han kommer hjem til Præstegaarden, og siden hun var i Nærheden af ham, saa siger hun:

    On Sunday, when the pastor had gone to the annex church, the woman sets out to meet him a short way before he reaches the rectory, and once she was near him, she says:

  7. » Aa-aa-aa, gaak, gaak, gaak! « og saa lagde hun et Æg i Stien.

    "Oh-oh-oh, cluck, cluck, cluck!" and then she laid an egg in the sty.

  8. Hun gik et bitte Stykke igjen og saa satte hun sig og sagde:

    She walked a little bit further and then sat down and said:

  9. » Aa-aa-aa, gaak, gaak, gaak! « Da hun har rejst sig, ligger der igjen et Æg.

    "Oh-oh-oh, cluck, cluck, cluck!" When she got up, there was another egg lying there.

  10. Naa, saa naaer Præsten hende:

    Well, then the pastor catches up with her:

  11. » Hvad er der ved det, Marie, I klager jer saadan? vil I ikke kjøre med hjem. «

    “What is the matter, Marie, that you are groaning like that? Won't you ride home with me?”

  12. » Nej, a har ikke Tid, a har lovet Fruen nogle Æg, I skulde have til jer Middagsmad, men a har ikke faaet dem gjort end. «

    “No, I don't have time, I promised the mistress some eggs that you were to have for your dinner, but I haven't finished making them yet.”

  13. Saa bliver Præsten gal i Hovedet og siger lige saa hastig til Karlen:

    Then the pastor loses his temper and says just as hastily to the farmhand:

  14. » Kjør! «

    “Drive!”

  15. Da han kommer hjem, staar der en Pandekage paa Bordet, han skulde have til Middag.

    When he arrived home, a pancake was sitting on the table, which he was to have for dinner.

  16. Han farer hen og lægger til den, te det stegler ud paa Gulvet baade Kage og Tallerken.

    He rushed over and struck it, so that both cake and plate went flying out across the floor.

  17. Han vilde ikke have den Pandekage, der var lavet af de Æg, den lede Kjælling havde gjort, og fra den Tid af smagte han aldrig mere Æg.

    He wanted nothing to do with that pancake made from the eggs that the loathsome old hag had produced, and from that day forward, he never tasted eggs again.

  18. Kristen Kristoffersen, Taars.

    Kristen Kristoffersen, Taars.