Still ran Dingo — Yellow-Dog Dingo — very much bewildered, very much hungry, and wondering what in the world or out of it made Old Man Kangaroo hop.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 450.

First he hopped one yard; then he hopped three yards; then he hopped five yards; his legs growing stronger; his legs growing longer. He hadn't any time for rest or refreshment, and he wanted them very much.

He hopped through the Flinders; he hopped through the Cinders; he hopped through the deserts in the middle of Australia. He hopped like a Kangaroo.

Still ran Dingo (по-прежнему бежала Динго) — Yellow-Dog Dingo (Желтая-Собака Динго) — very much bewildered (очень смущенная), very much hungry (очень голодная), and wondering what in the world or out of it made Old Man Kangaroo hop (и спрашивала себя, что же на белом свете или за пределами его[75] заставило прыгать Старину Кенгуру; what in the world — что же! — восклицание, выражающее возмущение или удивление).

For he hopped like a cricket (ибо он прыгал, как мячик для крикета = теннисный мячик[76]); like a pea in a saucepan (как горошина в кастрюле); or a new rubber ball on a nursery floor (или новый резиновый мячик на полу в детской).

He had to (ему пришлось)!

He tucked up his front legs (он подобрал свои передние ноги); he hopped on his hind legs (он запрыгал на /своих/ задних ногах); he stuck out his tail for a balance-weight behind him (он вытянул свой хвост в качестве противовеса сзади); and he hopped through the Darling Downs (и запрыгал по холмам Дарлинга).

He had to (ему пришлось)!

bewildered [bI'wIldqd], saucepan ['sLspqn], nursery ['nWs(q)rI]