The Weed Stalk and the Little Bird: A kóró és a kis madár

A kóró és a kis madár

The Weed Stalk and the Little Bird

Egyszer volt, hol nem volt, volt a világon egy kis madár.

Once upon a time, there was a little bird in the world.

Ez a kis madár egyszer nagyon megunta magát, rászállt egy kóróra:

One day, this little bird grew very bored and perched on a twig:

– Kis kóró ringass engemet!

– Little twig, rock me!

– Nem ringatom biz én senki kis madarát!

– Indeed, I will not rock anyone's little bird!

A kis madár megharagudott, elrepült onnan.

The little bird grew angry and flew away from there.

Amint ment mendegélt, talált egy kecskét:

As he walked along, he came across a goat:

– Kecske!

– Goat!

rágd el a kórót!

gnaw the twig!

Kecske nem ment kóró rágni, a kóró még se ringatta a kis madarat.

The goat would not go and nibble the weed stalk, so the stalk still did not rock the little bird.

Megint ment mendegélt a kis madár, talált egy farkast:

Again the little bird went wandering along, and he found a wolf:

– Farkas!

– Wolf!

edd meg a kecskét!

eat the goat!

Farkas nem ment kecske enni, kecske nem ment kóró rágni, kóró még se ringatta a kis madarat.

The wolf would not go and eat the goat, the goat would not go and nibble the weed stalk, so the stalk still did not rock the little bird.

Megint ment mendegélt a kis madár, talált egy falut:

Again the little bird went wandering along, and he found a village:

– Falu!

– Village!

kergesd el a farkast!

chase away the wolf!

Falu nem ment farkas kergetni, farkas nem ment kecske enni, kecske nem ment kóró rágni, a kóró még se ringatta a kis madarat;

The village would not go and chase the wolf, the wolf would not go and eat the goat, the goat would not go and nibble the weed stalk, so the stalk still did not rock the little bird;

Megint ment mendegélt a kis madár, talált egy tüzet:

Again the little bird went wandering along, and he found a fire:

– Tűz!

– Fire!

égesd meg a falut.

burn down the village.

Tűz nem ment falu égetni, falu nem ment farkas kergetni, farkas nem ment kecske enni, kecske nem ment kóró rágni, a kóró még se ringatta a kis madarat.

The fire would not go and burn the village, the village would not go and chase the wolf, the wolf would not go and eat the goat, the goat would not go and nibble the weed stalk, so the stalk still did not rock the little bird.

Megint ment mendegélt a kis madár, talált egy vizet:

Again the little bird went wandering along, and he found some water:

– Viz!

– Water!

oltsd el a tüzet.

put out the fire.

Viz nem ment tüzet oltani, tűz nem ment falu égetni, falu nem ment farkas kergetni, farkas nem ment kecske enni, kecske nem ment kóró rágni, a kóró még se ringatta a kis madarat.

The water would not go and put out the fire, the fire would not go and burn the village, the village would not go and chase the wolf, the wolf would not go and eat the goat, the goat would not go and nibble the weed stalk, so the stalk still did not rock the little bird.

Megint ment mendegélt a kis madár, talált egy bikát:

Again the little bird went wandering along, and he found a bull:

– Bika!

– Bull!

idd fel a vizet!

drink up the water!

Bika nem ment vizet inni, víz nem ment tüzet oltani, tűz nem ment falu égetni, falu nem ment farkas kergetni, farkas nem ment kecske enni, kecske nem ment kóró rágni, a kóró még se ringatta a kis madarat.

The bull would not go and drink the water, the water would not go and put out the fire, the fire would not go and burn the village, the village would not go and chase the wolf, the wolf would not go and eat the goat, the goat would not go and nibble the weed stalk, so the stalk still did not rock the little bird.

Megint ment mendegélt a kis madár, talált egy furkót.

Again the little bird went wandering along, and he found a club.

– Furkó üsd agyon a bikát.

– Club, beat the bull to death.

Furkó nem ment bika ütni, bika nem ment vizet inni, víz nem ment tüzet oltani, tűz nem ment falu égetni, falu nem ment farkas kergetni, farkas nem ment kecske enni, kecske nem ment kóró rágni, a kóró még se ringatta a kis madarat.

The club would not go and strike the bull, the bull would not go and drink the water, the water would not go and put out the fire, the fire would not go and burn the village, the village would not go and chase the wolf, the wolf would not go and eat the goat, the goat would not go and nibble the weed stalk, so the stalk still did not rock the little bird.

Megint ment mendegélt a kis madár, talált egy férget.

Again the little bird went wandering along, and he found a worm.

– Féreg fúrd ki a furkót.

– Worm, bore into the club.

Féreg nem ment furkót fúrni, furkó nem ment bika ütni, bika nem ment vizet inni, víz nem ment tüzet oltani, tűz nem ment falu égetni, falu nem ment farkas kergetni, farkas nem ment kecske enni, kecske nem ment kóró rágni, a kóró még se ringatta a kis madarat.

The worm would not go and bore into the club, the club would not go and strike the bull, the bull would not go and drink the water, the water would not go and put out the fire, the fire would not go and burn the village, the village would not go and chase the wolf, the wolf would not go and eat the goat, the goat would not go and nibble the weed stalk, so the stalk still did not rock the little bird.

Megint ment mendegélt a kis madár, talált egy kakast.

Again the little bird went wandering along, and he found a rooster.

– Kakas kapd fel a férget.

– Rooster, snatch up the worm.

Szalad a kakas, kapja a férget, szalad a féreg, fúrja a furkót, szalad a furkó, üti a bikát, szalad a bika, issza a vizet, szalad a viz, oltja a tüzet, szalad a tűz, égeti a falut, szalad a falu, kergeti a farkast, szalad a farkas, eszi a kecskét, szalad a kecske, rágja a kórót, a kóró bezzeg ringatta a kis madarat.

The rooster comes running and grabs the worm; the worm comes running and bores into the club; the club comes running and strikes the bull; the bull comes running and drinks the water; the water comes running and puts out the fire; the fire comes running and burns the village; the village comes running and chases the wolf; the wolf comes running and eats the goat; the goat comes running and nibbles the weed stalk. And at last, the weed stalk rocked the little bird.

Ha még akkor se ringatta volna, az én mesém is tovább tartott volna.

If it had not rocked the little bird even then, my tale would have gone on longer.