Pick the pears

 

<1> Pear Jelly

Pear Jelly는 Mr. Putter가 가장 좋아하는 것 중 하나이다.

 

<2> Cranky Legs

작년에는 사다리에 올라가서 Pear Jelly를 딸 수 있었다. 그러나 올해는 cranky legs 때문에 사다리에 올라갈 수 없는 문제가 생겼다.

 

<3> ZING!!

Mr. Putter는 pear을 따기 위해 slingshot을 만든다. 그러나 조준이 잘 안되고, 어느새 그는 배는 까맣게 잊고 slingshot 쏘는 재미에 푹 빠진다. 그리고 밤이 되어서야 고양이를 데리고 집으로 돌아온다.

 

<4> Juicy Days

다음날, Mr. Putter와 Tabby는 현관 앞에서 슬픈 채로 앉아 있었다. 그 때 Mrs. Teaberry씨가 큰 바구니를 들고 오며 기쁜 표정으로 말한다. 자신의 집에는 사과 나무가 없는 데도 아침에 일어나보니 사과가 잔뜩 떨어져 있었다고 말이다. 그래서 그녀는 그 많은 사과로 많은 요리를 하였고, Tabby와 Mr. Putter은 며칠 동안 그녀가 만든 과즙 많은 요리를 먹을 수 있었다. 결국, Mr. Putter는 배들이 스스로 떨어지기를 기다리기로 한다.

 

 

표현들)

 

He dreamed of apple pie and apple turnovers.

He dreamed of hot apple cider with a cinnamon stick. 사과로 만든 음료

Fall was his favorite season because of pear jelly.

 

Last year he got up the ladder.

But this year he had cranky legs.

 

One trouble with being old is being cranky.

Cranky legs and cranky tails are no fun when you’re old.

 

She liked excitement.

But she could wait for it.

 

What I need is a good slingshot. Mr. Putter knew about slingshots. He had played with them as a boy. They were good for knocking cans off logs. So he cut up the underwear and got some very good elastic.

- elastic: 고무줄 a type of rubber.

 

Mr. Putter needed something hard and round to sling.

= throw or drop something carelessly 내던지다.

 

Mr. Putter and Tabby watched as it flew out of sight.

He might have cranky legs. But he sure had jiffy hands.

He forgot all about the pears.

 

Tabby liked the first zings. But by the seventh zing, she began to yawn. By the tenth zing, she began to nod. And by the fourteenth zing, she was sound asleep.

 

Mr. Putter played with his slingshot all afternoon. He played through teatime. He played through suppertime. He played until dark, when he couldn’t see the apples go up anymore.

 

When he was finished, he had no apples and no pear jelly. He was a little embarrassed. He picked up Tabby and sneaked inside.

 

They were feeling sorry for themselves because they still had no pear jelly.

• Sorry = feeling sadness, sympathy, or disappointment, esp. b/c sth unpleasant has happened or been done.

• Feel sorry for yourself: 자신에게 문제가 있거나 또는 자신이 불공평한 일을 겪고 있어서 슬플 때

• I’m sorry to say that ~: 말씀 드리기 죄송하지만, ~되어서 유감이지만

 

It is amazing. When I woke up this morning there were dozens of apples in my front yard. And I don’t even have an apple tree!

Mr. Putter had an idea about those pears still on his pear tree. He would wait for them all to fall off.