Priča o tri medvjeda

The Story of the Three Bears

Jednom davno živjela su tri medvjeda koja su stanovala zajedno u vlastitoj kući u šumi.

Once upon a time there were three bears who lived together in a house of their own in a wood.

Jedan od njih bio je Mali, Najmanji Medvjedić; drugi je bio Srednji Medvjed, a treći Veliki, Ogromni Medvjed.

One of them was a Little, Small, Wee Bear; another was a Middle-sized Bear, and the other was a Great, Huge Bear.

Svaki od njih imao je svoju zdjelicu za kašu: malu zdjelicu za Malog, Najmanjeg Medvjedića, srednju zdjelicu za Srednjeg Medvjeda i veliku zdjelicu za Velikog, Ogromnog Medvjeda.

They each had a bowl for their porridge: a little bowl for the Little, Small, Wee Bear, a middle-sized bowl for the Middle-sized Bear, and a great bowl for the Great, Huge Bear.

I svaki od njih imao je svoju stolicu za sjedenje: malu stolicu za Malog, Najmanjeg Medvjedića, srednju stolicu za Srednjeg Medvjeda i veliku stolicu za Velikog, Ogromnog Medvjeda.

And they each had a chair to sit in: a little chair for the Little, Small, Wee Bear, a middle-sized chair for the Middle-sized Bear, and a great chair for the Great, Huge Bear.

I svaki od njih imao je svoj krevet za spavanje: mali krevet za Malog, Najmanjeg Medvjedića, srednji krevet za Srednjeg Medvjeda i veliki krevet za Velikog, Ogromnog Medvjeda.

And they each had a bed to sleep in: a little bed for the Little, Small, Wee Bear, a middle-sized bed for the Middle-sized Bear, and a great bed for the Great, Huge Bear.

Jednoga dana, nakon što su pripremili kašu za doručak i ulili je u svoje zdjelice, izašli su u šetnju u šumu dok se kaša hladila, kako ne bi opekli usta počnu li jesti prerano.

One day, after they had made the porridge for their breakfast and poured it into their bowls, they walked out into the wood while the porridge was cooling, so that they might not burn their mouths by beginning to eat it too soon.

Dok su oni šetali, do kuće je došla jedna mala starica.

And while they were walking, a little old woman came to the house.

Ona sigurno nije bila dobra i poštena starica, jer je najprije provirila kroz prozor, a zatim je virila kroz ključanicu; i vidjevši da nikoga nema u kući, podigla je zasun.

She could not have been a good, honest old woman, for first she looked in at the window, and then she peeped through the keyhole; and seeing nobody in the house, she lifted the latch.

Vrata nisu bila zaključana jer su medvjedi bili dobri medvjedi koji nikome nisu činili zao, i nikada nisu sumnjali da bi netko njima mogao učiniti nešto nažao.

The door was not fastened because the bears were good bears who never did any harm to anybody, and never suspected that anybody would do any harm to them.

Tako je mala starica otvorila vrata i ušla; i bila je veoma zadovoljna kada je ugledala kašu na stolu.

So the little old woman opened the door and went in; and well pleased she was when she saw the porridge on the table.

Da je bila dobra mala starica, pričekala bi dok se medvjedi ne vrate kući, a tada bi je oni možda pozvali na doručak; jer su bili dobri medvjedi — malo grubi ili tako nešto, kako je već u naravi medvjeda, ali unatoč tome vrlo dobroćudni i gostoljubivi.

If she had been a good little old woman, she would have waited till the bears came home, and then perhaps they would have asked her to breakfast; for they were good bears—a little rough or so, as the manner of bears is, but for all that very good-natured and hospitable.

Ali ona je bila bezobrazna, loša starica i odmah se poslužila.

But she was an impudent, bad old woman, and set about helping herself at once.

Tako je najprije kušala kašu Velikog, Ogromnog Medvjeda, ali joj je bila prevruća; i rekla je ružnu riječ o tome.

So first she tasted the porridge of the Great, Huge Bear, but that was too hot for her; and she said a bad word about that.

Zatim je kušala kašu Srednjeg Medvjeda, ali joj je bila prehladna; pa je i o tome rekla ružnu riječ.

Then she tasted the porridge of the Middle-sized Bear, but that was too cold for her; and she said a bad word about that, too.

Zatim je prišla kaši Malog, Najmanjeg Medvjedića i kušala je; a ta nije bila ni prevruća ni prehladna, nego baš kakva treba biti.

Then she went to the porridge of the Little, Small, Wee Bear and tasted it; and that was neither too hot nor too cold, but just right.

Toliko joj se svidjela da ju je pojela cijelu; ali je zločesta starica rekla ružnu riječ o maloj zdjelici jer joj u nju nije stalo dovoljno.

She liked it so well that she ate it all up; but the naughty old woman said a bad word about the little bowl because it did not hold enough for her.

Zatim je mala starica sjela na stolicu Velikog, Ogromnog Medvjeda, ali joj je bila pretvrda.

Then the little old woman sat down in the chair of the Great, Huge Bear, but that was too hard for her.

Zatim je sjela na stolicu Srednjeg Medvjeda, ali joj je bila premkana.

Then she sat down in the chair of the Middle-sized Bear, but that was too soft for her.

Zatim je sjela na stolicu Malog, Najmanjeg Medvjedića, a ta nije bila ni pretvrda ni premkana, nego baš kakva treba biti.

Then she sat down in the chair of the Little, Small, Wee Bear, and that was neither too hard nor too soft, but just right.

Tako je smjestila u nju i sjedila ondje sve dok dno stolice nije ispalo, a ona je tresnula ravno na pod.

So she settled herself in it, and there she sat till the bottom of the chair came out, and down she came, plump upon the ground.

I zločesta je starica rekla zločestu riječ i o tome.

And the naughty old woman said a bad word about that, too.

Zatim je mala starica otišla gore u spavaću sobu u kojoj su spavala tri medvjeda.

Then the little old woman went upstairs into the bedchamber in which the three bears slept.

Najprije je legla na krevet Velikog, Ogromnog Medvjeda, ali joj je bio previsok u uzglavlju.

First she lay down upon the bed of the Great, Huge Bear, but that was too high at the head for her.

Zatim je legla na krevet Srednjeg Medvjeda, ali joj je bio previsok u podnožju.

Then she lay down upon the bed of the Middle-sized Bear, but that was too high at the foot for her.

Zatim je legla na krevet Malog, Najmanjeg Medvjedića, a taj nije bio previsok ni u uzglavlju ni u podnožju, nego baš kakav treba biti.

Then she lay down upon the bed of the Little, Small, Wee Bear, and that was neither too high at the head nor too high at the foot, but just right.

Tako se udobno pokrila i ležala ondje dok nije čvrsto zaspala.

So she covered herself up comfortably, and lay there till she fell fast asleep.

Do tada su tri medvjeda pomislila da im se kaša dovoljno ohladila, pa su se vratili kući na doručak.

By this time the three bears thought their porridge would be cool enough; so they came home to breakfast.

Mala je starica ostavila žlicu Velikog, Ogromnog Medvjeda zabodenu u njegovu kašu. „Netko je dirao moju kašu! ”

Now the little old woman had left the spoon of the Great, Huge Bear standing in his porridge. “Somebody has been at my porridge!”

rekao je Veliki, Ogromni Medvjed svojim velikim, grubim, promuklim glasom.

said the Great, Huge Bear, in his great, rough, gruff voice.

A kada je Srednji Medvjed pogledao svoju, vidio je da i u njegovoj stoji žlica.

And when the Middle-sized Bear looked at his, he saw that the spoon was standing in it, too.

Bile su to drvene žlice; da su bile srebrne, zločesta bi ih starica stavila u svoj džep. „Netko je dirao moju kašu! ”

They were wooden spoons; if they had been silver ones, the naughty old woman would have put them in her pocket. “Somebody has been at my porridge!”

rekao je Srednji Medvjed svojim srednjim glasom.

said the Middle-sized Bear, in his middle-sized voice.

Zatim je Mali, Najmanji Medvjedić pogledao svoju, i žlica je bila u zdjelici, ali kaše više uopće nije bilo. „Netko je dirao moju kašu i sve je pojeo! ”

Then the Little, Small, Wee Bear looked at his, and there was the spoon in the bowl, but the porridge was all gone. “Somebody has been at my porridge, and has eaten it all up!”

rekao je Mali, Najmanji Medvjedić svojim malim, najmanjim glasom.

said the Little, Small, Wee Bear, in his little, small, wee voice.

Nakon toga tri medvjeda, vidjevši da je netko ušao u njihovu kuću i pojeo doručak Malog, Najmanjeg Medvjedića, počeše gledati oko sebe.

Upon this the three bears, seeing that someone had entered their house and eaten up the Little, Small, Wee Bear's breakfast, began to look about them.

Mala starica nije izravnala tvrdi jastuk kada je ustala sa stolice Velikog, Ogromnog Medvjeda. „Netko je sjedio na mojoj stolici! ”

Now the little old woman had not pulled the hard cushion straight when she rose from the chair of the Great, Huge Bear. “Somebody has been sitting in my chair!”

rekao je Veliki, Ogromni Medvjed svojim velikim, grubim, promuklim glasom.

said the Great, Huge Bear, in his great, rough, gruff voice.

A mala je starica zgnječila mekani jastuk Srednjeg Medvjeda. „Netko je sjedio na mojoj stolici! ”

And the little old woman had squanched down the soft cushion of the Middle-sized Bear. “Somebody has been sitting in my chair!”

rekao je Srednji Medvjed svojim srednjim glasom.

said the Middle-sized Bear, in his middle-sized voice.

A znate što je mala starica učinila trećoj stolici. „Netko je sjedio na mojoj stolici i izbio joj dno! ”

And you know what the little old woman had done to the third chair. “Somebody has been sitting in my chair, and has sat the bottom out of it!”

rekao je Mali, Najmanji Medvjedić svojim malim, najmanjim glasom.

said the Little, Small, Wee Bear, in his little, small, wee voice.

Tada su tri medvjeda smatrala potrebnim detaljnije pretražiti kuću, pa su otišli gore u svoju spavaću sobu.

Then the three bears thought it necessary that they should make further search, so they went upstairs into their bedchamber.

Mala starica pomaknula je jastuk Velikog, Ogromnog Medvjeda s njegova mjesta. „Netko je ležao u mom krevetu! ”

Now the little old woman had pulled the pillow of the Great, Huge Bear out of its place. “Somebody has been lying in my bed!”

rekao je Veliki, Ogromni Medvjed svojim velikim, grubim, promuklim glasom.

said the Great, Huge Bear, in his great, rough, gruff voice.

A mala je starica pomaknula duguljasti jastuk Srednjeg Medvjeda s njegova mjesta. „Netko je ležao u mom krevetu! ”

And the little old woman had pulled the bolster of the Middle-sized Bear out of its place. “Somebody has been lying in my bed!”

rekao je Srednji Medvjed svojim srednjim glasom.

said the Middle-sized Bear, in his middle-sized voice.

A kada je Mali, Najmanji Medvjedić došao pogledati svoj krevet, duguljasti jastuk bio je na svom mjestu, jastuk je bio na svom mjestu na duguljastom jastuku, a na jastuku je bila ružna, prljava glava male starice — kojoj tu nije bilo mjesto, jer ona ondje nije imala što tražiti. „Netko je ležao u mom krevetu — i evo je ovdje! ”

And when the Little, Small, Wee Bear came to look at his bed, there was the bolster in its place, and the pillow in its place upon the bolster, and upon the pillow was the little old woman's ugly, dirty head—which was not in its place, for she had no business there. “Somebody has been lying in my bed—and here she is!”

rekao je Mali, Najmanji Medvjedić svojim malim, najmanjim glasom.

said the Little, Small, Wee Bear, in his little, small, wee voice.

Mala je starica u snu čula veliki, grubi, promukli glas Velikog, Ogromnog Medvjeda, ali je tako čvrsto spavala da joj je to zvučalo samo kao hučanje vjetra ili tutnjava grmljavine.

Now the little old woman had heard in her sleep the great, rough, gruff voice of the Great, Huge Bear, but she was so fast asleep that it had sounded to her no more than the roaring of wind or the rumbling of thunder.

Čula je i srednji glas Srednjeg Medvjeda, ali to je bilo kao da čuje nekoga kako govori u snu.

And she had heard the middle-sized voice of the Middle-sized Bear, but it was only as if she had heard someone speaking in a dream.

No kada je čula mali, najmanji glas Malog, Najmanjeg Medvjedića, bio je tako oštar i piskav da ju je odmah probudio.

But when she heard the little, small, wee voice of the Little, Small, Wee Bear, it was so sharp, and so shrill, that it awakened her at once.

Skočila je na noge, a kada je ugledala tri medvjeda s jedne strane kreveta, iskobuljala se s druge strane i otrčala do prozora.

Up she started; and when she saw the three bears on one side of the bed, she tumbled out at the other, and ran to the window.

Prozor je bio otvoren jer su medvjedi, kao dobri i uredni medvjedi kakvi su bili, uvijek otvarali prozor spavaće sobe čim bi ujutro ustali.

Now the window was open, because the bears, like good, tidy bears, as they were, always opened their bedchamber window when they got up in the morning.

Mala je starica iskočila van; a je li u padu slomila vrat, ili je otrčala u šumu pa se ondje izgubila, ili je našla put iz š me pa ju je uhvatio redarstvenik i poslao u popravni dom kao skitnicu što je i bila, ne znam vam reći.

Out the little old woman jumped; and whether she broke her neck in the fall, or ran into the wood and was lost there, or found her way out of the wood and was taken up by the constable and sent to the House of Correction for a vagrant as she was, I cannot tell you.

Ali tri medvjeda nikada je više nisu vidjela.

But the three bears never saw anything more of her.