XXX. THAT OF THE GERMAN BAKER AND THE COOK.

 Dese vimens! Ach! dese vimens!

To me id is quide sad

Dat dey can be so bootiful,

Und yet can be so bad.

Dey vonce a fool haf made me

As never vas before;

Bud now I know dose vimens,

Und dey don't do dat no more.

Look! I am here a baker¹,

Und bread und biscuits bake,

Der dough-nuts, und der cooken,

Und all such tings I make;

Von voman to my shop come,

So bootiful und big,

Her eyes vas plue und shining,

Her hair joost like a vig.

She buy of me some dough-nuts,

She come again next day,

Und in my dough-nuts buying

She stole mine heart avay;

For, ach! she vas so lofely

As never yet I found—

I tink dot even both my arms

Her vaist could not go round.

Von day to me she say: "I vish

I could dose dough-nuts make;

My family is goned avay;

Come now, und ve shall make

Some dough-nuts in my kitchen,

If you vill show me how."

I go. Because I tink, perhaps,

I get her for mine vrow.

Der kitchen id vas big und clean,

Der supper vas set out.

Mit places at der table

For two, mit pie, und stout².

I show her how dough-nuts to make,

Und den³ ve sit to sup;

Ven comes a vistle at der gate;

Der voman she jumps up.

"Quick! quick!" she say, "here somevon comes,

Und you must herein hide."

 

She pushes me der pantry in,

Mit nothing else beside.

I peep der keyhole through und see

A big policeman stand;

Der voman seems him pleased to see,

Und shakes him by der hand.

Den dey two at der supper sit

(Dot supper made for me),

Und I am in der pantry shut,

mad as mad can be;

I sit der flour barrel upon,

Der barrel it go through,

Und in der flour I tumble. Ach!

It make me schneize "Tish-oo!"

 

Der policeman say "Hark! vat⁴ is dat?"

Und open burst der door;

Dey see me den,—all vite mit flour

Und tumbled on der floor.

Der voman scream "A burglar man!"

Und tremble, und look pale;

Der policeman den he take me up,

And march me off to gaol⁵.

Der magistrate⁶ some money for

A fine shall make me pay;

Der policeman und der voman

Dey get married yesterday:

So never now I trust no more

All vimens vat I see;

Dey make again some other man

A fool, but never me.

1 baker   

n.面包师

参考例句：

• The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
• The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。

3 den   

n.兽穴；秘密地方；安静的小房间，私室

参考例句：

• There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。
• The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den.不入虎穴焉得虎子。

4 vat   

n.(=value added tax)增值税，大桶

参考例句：

• The office is asking for the vat papers.办事处要有关增值税的文件。
• His father emptied sacks of stale rye bread into the vat.他父亲把一袋袋发霉的黑面包倒进大桶里。

5 gaol   

n.(jail)监狱；(不加冠词)监禁；vt.使…坐牢

参考例句：

• He was released from the gaol.他被释放出狱。
• The man spent several years in gaol for robbery.这男人因犯抢劫罪而坐了几年牢。

6 magistrate   

n.地方行政官，地方法官，治安官

参考例句：

• The magistrate committed him to prison for a month.法官判处他一个月监禁。
• John was fined 1000 dollars by the magistrate.约翰被地方法官罚款1000美元。