Polish–English parallel text

Stary dziadek i jego wnuk

The Old Man and His Grandson

Brothers Grimm

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Był raz bardzo stary człowiek, którego oczy osłabły, uszy słabo słyszały, kolana drżały, a gdy siedział przy stole, ledwo mógł utrzymać łyżkę i rozlewał polewkę na obrus albo ciekła mu ona z ust.

There was once a very old man, whose eyes had become dim, his ears dull of hearing, his knees trembled, and when he sat at table he could hardly hold the spoon, and spilt the broth upon the table-cloth or let it run out of his mouth.

Jego syn i żona syna czuli do tego wstręt, więc stary dziadek musiał w końcu siedzieć w kącie za piecem, a oni dawali mu jedzenie w glinianej misce, i to nawet nie dość dużo.

His son and his son’s wife were disgusted at this, so the old grandfather at last had to sit in the corner behind the stove, and they gave him his food in an earthenware bowl, and not even enough of it.

A on zwykł spoglądać w stronę stołu z oczami pełnymi łez. Raz także jego drżące ręce nie mogły utrzymać miski, a ta spadła na ziemię i rozbiła się. Młoda żona skarciła go, lecz on nic nie powiedział i tylko westchnął.

And he used to look towards the table with his eyes full of tears. Once, too, his trembling hands could not hold the bowl, and it fell to the ground and broke. The young wife scolded him, but he said nothing and only sighed.

Wtedy przynieśli mu drewnianą miskę za kilka półpensówek, z której musiał jeść.

Then they brought him a wooden bowl for a few half-pence, out of which he had to eat.

Siedzieli tak pewnego razu, gdy mały, czteroletni wnuk zaczął zbierać kawałki drewna na ziemi. „Co tam robisz?” – zapytał ojciec.

They were once sitting thus when the little grandson of four years old began to gather together some bits of wood upon the ground. ‘What are you doing there?’ asked the father.

„Robię małe korytko” – odpowiedziało dziecko – „dla ojca i matki do jedzenia, kiedy będę duży”.

‘I am making a little trough,’ answered the child, ‘for father and mother to eat out of when I am big.’

Mężczyzna i jego żona patrzyli na siebie przez chwilę, a wkrótce zaczęli płakać. Wtedy przyprowadzili starego dziadka do stołu i odtąd zawsze pozwalali mu jeść ze sobą, a także nic nie mówili, jeśli cokolwiek trochę rozlał.

The man and his wife looked at each other for a while, and presently began to cry. Then they took the old grandfather to the table, and henceforth always let him eat with them, and likewise said nothing if he did spill a little of anything.

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