The Princess and the Tree
책 요약:
사고뭉치인 왕자 때문에 왕과 왕비는 하루도 편한 날이 없다. 특히 왕자는 밤마다 큰 랩 음악을 틀고 놀다가 아침이 되어서야 잠드는 생활을 한다. 왕은 이런 왕자를 위해 소음에도 깨지 않는 공주를 모집한다. 그러나 어떤 공주도 시끄러운 성에서 하룻밤을 견디지 못했다. 천둥이 심하게 치던 어느날, 검은 옷으로 몸을 감싸고 검은 헬멧을 쓴 여성이 비를 피하기 위해 성을 방문한다. 왕과 왕비는 그녀에게 안락한 침대를 주며 만약 하룻밤을 성에서 잔다면 왕자와 결혼을 하게 해주겠다고 제안한다. 이 제안이 마음에 들지 않았던 왕자는 그 방문객을 밤새도록 괴롭히지만 그 방문객은 한번도 깨지 않았다. 그리고 아침이 되어 그 방문객이 계단에서 내려오자 모두가 놀랐다. 그녀는 바로 왕자가 가장 좋아하던 사람인 Rap Princess였다. 그렇게 왕자와 Rap Princess는 결혼을 하여 행복하게 산다.
간단한 질문들
Who made lots of noise in the castle? Silly Willy and the Prince
Who was their favorite singer? Their favorite singer was the Razzle Dazzle Rap Princess
What was Silly Willy’s job? A jester
What did Silly Willy and the Prince do to wake the mysterious stranger up?
Who was the mysterious stranger?
There was once a naughty Prince. He was always mucking about with his mate, Silly Willy the jester. Silly Willy and the Prince rode their bike around the castle and got into all kinds of mischief. They made so much racket that no one could get any peace at all. It drove the King and Queen barmy. Silly Willy and the Prince hated going to bed. They stayed up all night pumping out loud rap music. Their favorite singer was the Razzle Dazzle Rap Princess..
Naughty = badly behaved 행실이 나쁜
Muck 게으름 피우다. 빈둥거리다
Jester: 과거에 농담을 하며 남을 웃겨 주었던 남자, 어릿광대
get into mischief: 장난을 시작하다. 못된 짓을 꾸미다.
Racket: 소음
Barmy: stupid and silly
Early in the morning, when everyone else was getting up, they Prince and Silly Willy crept into their beds and slept all day long.
They put up advertisements in every corner of the kingdom.
It wasn’t long before a queue of princesses turned up at the palace. Some were tall, some were tiny, some were poor, some were posh.
It wasn’t long before 얼마 지나지 않아 ~는 ~했다.
turned up: 나타났다.
Posh: 화려한, 멋진
The Queen made lovely soft beds for each princess, but the minute they fell asleep, Silly Willy and the Prince would pump up the volume, and the poor princesses would run screaming into the night…
the minute (that) ~하자 마자 = at the exact or first moment when
The minute I saw him, I knew something was wrong.
Pump sth up: 어떤 것을 최대로 끌어올리다. increase sth by a large amount
The King and Queen thought they would never get any peace at all.
The wind and rain blew around the palace and lightning flickered in the sky. Silly Willy and the Prince thought it was brilliant! The poor old King and Queen had even less sleep than usual. First there was thunder, and then a huge tree blew down in the palace garden… KERR-RASH! Finally somebody started ringing the doorbell very loudly.
A mysterious stranger stood on the doorstep, dressed in black and dripping with water.
The cozy castle sure looks warm.
I suppose you’d better come in.
So the mysterious rider rode up the steps and into the hall. BRR-OO-MM!
We’ll make you a lovely soft bed, but you won’t get much sleep around here. What with the storm and these two mucking about…
Don’t worry, Mr. King. I can sleep through anything.
sleep through: 잠에서 깨지 않고 자다.
If you can sleep one night in this place you can marry our son.
She was so tired, she didn’t even take off her helmet. In two seconds she was fast asleep and snoring gently.
And she kept on snoring.
It’s that big soft bed. It’s far too comfortable.
By morning, the Prince and Silly Willy were exhausted. At last the mysterious stranger came down the stairs. The Prince and Silly Willy couldn’t believe their eyes…
They were tremendously happy for the rest of their silly lives.