Ганарыстая варона proud|crow The Proud Crow Išdidi varna Гордая ворона

Раскаркалася неяк увосень адна варона на сметніку: cawed|somehow|in autumn|one|crow|on|dumpster One autumn, a crow cawed on a garbage dump:

— Вы сабе як хочаце,— кажа сяброўкам,— а я не магу тут цэлую зіму мерзнуць. you|yourself|how|want|says|friends|but|I|not|can|here|whole|winter|freeze — You can do whatever you want,— she says to her friends,— but I can't freeze here all winter. Я не такая дурная варона, як вы! I|not|such|stupid|crow|as|you I'm not as foolish a crow as you!

— А што ж ты думаеш рабіць, разумная? and|what|then|you|think|to do|smart — And what do you think you will do, smart one? — пытаюцца сяброўкі. they ask|friends — ask the friends.

— Палячу за мора: там, кажуць, зімы не бывае. I will fly|across|sea|there||winters|not|happens — I will fly over the sea: they say there are no winters.

— Ну што ж,— паківалі галовамі сяброўкі,— шчаслівай табе дарогі. well|what|then|they nodded|heads|friends|happy|to you|journey — Well then,— the friends nodded their heads,— have a happy journey. А мы ўжо якнебудзь і дома перазімуем. and|we||someday|and|at home|we will spend the winter And we will somehow spend the winter at home.

Сабралася ганарыстая варона і паляцела за мора. she gathered|proud|crow|and|she flew|behind|sea A proud crow gathered and flew over the sea.

Доўга ляцела ці нядоўга, аж бачыць,— пад ёю ўжо не вада, а зямля зялёная, зверху цёплае сонейка свеціць. long|she flew|or|not long|until|she sees|under|her||not|water|but|land|green|above|warm|sun|it shines It flew for a long time or not long, when it saw—under it was no longer water, but green land, and a warm sun was shining above.

«Ну,— думае варона,— тут я спынюся». well|she thinks|crow|here|I|I will stop "Well,— thinks the crow,— I will stop here." Апусцілася на высокае дрэва ды пачала выглядаць спажыву: выгаладалася ж нябось за дарогу. she descended|onto|high|tree|and|she began|to look for|food|she got hungry|indeed|probably|for|road It descended onto a tall tree and began to look for food: it must have been starving for the journey.

Убачылі варону заморскія птушкі. they saw|a crow|foreign|birds The seabirds saw a crow.

— Хто ты? who|you — Who are you? — пытаюцца.— Ніколі мы ў сваіх краях такой птушкі не бачылі. they ask|never|we||our|lands|such|bird|not|we have seen — they ask. — We have never seen such a bird in our lands. Можа, ты паўночны салавей? maybe|you|northern|nightingale Maybe you are the northern nightingale? Ён, кажуць, пяе, як званочак звініць. he|they say|he sings|like|bell|it rings They say he sings like a bell rings.

— Але, але,— падхапіла варона.— Я — паўночны салавей. but|but|she picked up|crow|I|northern|nightingale — But, but,— the crow interjected.— I am the northern nightingale.

А сама сабе думае: «Хіба я горш за салаўя спяваю? and|herself|to herself|she thinks|is it|I|worse|than|nightingale|I sing And she thinks to herself: "Am I singing worse than a nightingale?" Чаму ж толькі яму гонар і павага?» why|then|only|to him|honor|and|respect Why is only he honored and respected?

Зарадаваліся заморскія птушкі. they rejoiced|overseas|birds The foreign birds rejoiced.

— Паспявай нам, паўночны салавейка! sing|to us|northern|nightingale — Sing for us, northern nightingale! — просяць варону.— А мы паслухаем. they ask|crow|and|we|we will listen — the crow asks. — And we will listen. Вельмі ж хочацца нам твой голас пачуць. very|indeed|want|us|your|voice|to hear We really want to hear your voice.

Задрала варона ўгору сваю дзюбу і заспявала на ўсё горла: she raised|crow||her|beak|and|she sang|at||throat The crow raised its beak up and sang at the top of its lungs:

— Кар-кар-р! — Caw-caw! Кра-кра! Caw-caw! Гэй, гэй! hey|hey Hey, hey! Я — паўночны салавей! I|northern|nightingale I am the northern nightingale!

Пераглядваюцца птушкі паміж сабою, вушы лапкамі затыкаюць. they are looking at each other|birds|between|themselves|ears|with paws|they are plugging The birds are looking at each other, covering their ears with their paws. «А няхай яго з такім салаўём! and|let|him|with|such|nightingale "Let him be with such a nightingale!" — шэпчуць.— ён жа не лепш за звычайную жабу спявае...» they whisper|he|indeed|not|better|than|ordinary|frog|sings — they whisper.— he sings no better than an ordinary frog...

А потым не вытрымалі слухачы, гуртам наляцелі на варону і давай яе дзяўбці, давай таўчы. and|then|not|they could not stand|listeners|as a group|they rushed|at|the crow|and|let's|her|peck|let's|stomp Траха не ўсё пер'е выскублі. almost|not||feathers|they plucked

— Выбірайся,— крычаць,— прэч са сваімі песнямі! get out|they shout|away|with|your|songs Не хочам мы цябе слухаць. not|we want|we|you|to listen We do not want to listen to you.

Вырвалася варона ад няўдзячных слухачоў і паляцела назад дадому. it broke free|crow|from|ungrateful|listeners|and|it flew|back|home A crow broke free from the ungrateful listeners and flew back home.

А тут скора і вясна настала. but|here|soon|and|spring|it has come And soon spring arrived here. Рэкі ад лёду ачысціліся. rivers|from|ice|they have cleared The rivers have cleared of ice. Не захацела варона на сметнік варочацца. not|she wanted|crow|to|dumpster|to return The crow did not want to return to the garbage dump. Паляцела на рэчку. she flew|to|river It flew to the river. Села там на беразе і цікуе за рыбамі. she sat|there|on|bank|and|she is watching|for|fish It sat there on the bank and was watching for fish. Бачыць: паўзе рак. she sees|it is crawling|crayfish It sees: a crayfish is crawling. Ну, голад не цётка: калі няма рыбы, то і рак — рыба. well|hunger|not|aunt|when|there is no|fish|then|and|crayfish|fish Well, hunger is not an aunt: if there is no fish, then a crayfish is also a fish. Схапіла яна рака і сабралася ўжо снедаць, як раптам чуе ліслівы ракаў галасок: she caught|she|crayfish|and|she was about to||to have breakfast|when|suddenly|she hears|sly|crayfish|little voice She grabbed the crayfish and was about to have breakfast when suddenly she hears a sly little crayfish voice:

— Вось добра, што трапіў у дзюбу не якой-небудзь чорнай галцы або граку, а самой пані вароне. here|good|that|I caught|in|beak|not|||black|gull|or|jackdaw|but|the very|lady|raven — How lucky I am that I ended up in the beak of not some black crow or rook, but of the lady raven herself. Як жа мне пашанцавала! how|indeed|to me|I was lucky How fortunate I am! Ты ж такая прыгажуня, такая красуня, што і сказаць няможна. you|indeed|such a|beauty|such a|beauty|that|and|to say|impossible You are such a beauty, such a lovely girl, that it's hard to express. Шэрыя пёркі твае аж зіхацяць на сонейку. gray|feathers|your|even|they shine|in|the sun Your gray feathers shimmer in the sunlight. А галасок у цябе — як у таго салаўя, не раўнуючы: як пачнеш спяваць, дык на цэлы свет чуваць. but|voice|in|you|like|in|that|nightingale|not|comparing|when|you start|to sing|then|in|whole|world|to be heard And your voice is like that of a nightingale, unmatched: when you start singing, the whole world can hear. Я не раз захапляўся тваімі цудоўнымі песнямі, у цёмнай нары седзячы. I|not|once|I admired|your|wonderful|songs|in|dark|den|sitting I have often admired your wonderful songs while sitting in a dark den. Хацеў бы я, пані варона, пачуць тваю песню яшчэ раз. I would like|would|I|madam|crow|to hear|your|song|again|time I would like to hear your song once more, lady crow.

— Праўда, праўда! true|true — True, true! — каркнула ўзрадаваная ад пахвалы варона.— Гэта толькі дурныя заморскія птушкі зганілі мяне. she cawed|delighted|from|praise|crow|this|only|foolish|foreign|birds|they mocked|me — cawed the crow, delighted by the praise.— It's only the foolish foreign birds that have mocked me. Ну дык слухай! well|then|listen Well then, listen!

I завяла варона на ўсю ваколіцу: I|brought|crow|to|all|surroundings I brought a crow to the whole neighborhood:

— Кар-кар-р! — Caw-caw! Кра-кра! Caw-caw! Я не простая варона! I|not|simple|crow I am not an ordinary crow!

Скончыла спяваць, глядзіць — а рака і след прастыў. finished|singing|looks|but|river|and|trace|disappeared She finished singing, looks — and the river has gone cold.

Давялося ганарыстай і галоднай вароне зноў на сметнік да сябровак ляцець. had to|proud|and|hungry|raven|again|to|dumpster|to|friends|to fly The proud and hungry crow had to fly back to the dump to her friends.