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Cat said, ‘I am not a friend, and I am not a servant. I am the Cat who walks by himself, and I wish to come into your cave.’

Woman said (Женщина сказала), ‘Then why did you not come with First Friend on the first night (тогда почему ты не пришел с Первым Другом в первый вечер)?’

Cat grew very angry and said (Кот очень рассердился и спросил), ‘Has Wild Dog told tales of me (Дикий Пес рассказывал байки обо мне?; to tell tales — рассказывать истории / сказки )?’

Then the Woman laughed and said (тогда Женщина засмеялась и сказала), ‘You are the Cat who walks by himself (ты Кот, который гуляет сам по себе), and all places are alike to you (и все места для тебя одинаковы). You are neither a friend nor a servant (ты ни друг, ни слуга). You have said it yourself (ты сказал это сам). Go away and walk by yourself in all places alike (уходи и гуляй сам по себе во всех местах одинаково).’

woman ['wumqn], angry ['xNgrI], neither ['naIDq]

Woman said, ‘Then why did you not come with First Friend on the first night?’

Cat grew very angry and said, ‘Has Wild Dog told tales of me?’

Then the Woman laughed and said, ‘You are the Cat who walks by himself, and all places are alike to you. You are neither a friend nor a servant. You have said it yourself. Go away and walk by yourself in all places alike.’

Then Cat pretended to be sorry and said (тогда Кот притворился, что сожалеет, и сказал), ‘Must I never come into the Cave (мне никогда нельзя будет войти в Пещеру)? Must I never sit by the warm fire (мне никогда нельзя будет посидеть у теплого огня)? Must I never drink the warm white milk (мне никогда нельзя будет попить белого молока)? You are very wise and very beautiful (ты очень мудрая и очень красивая). You should not be cruel even to a Cat (тебе не следует быть жестокой даже по отношению к Коту).’

Woman said (Женщина сказала), ‘I knew I was wise (я знала, что я мудрая), but I did not know I was beautiful (но я не знала, что я красивая). So I will make a bargain with you (поэтому я заключу с тобой сделку). If ever I say one word in your praise (если я когда-нибудь скажу одно слово похвалы в твой адрес) you may come into the Cave (ты можешь войти в Пещеру).’

‘And if you say two words in my praise (а если ты скажешь два слова похвалы в мой адрес)?’ said the Cat (спросил Кот).

sorry ['sOrI], cruel ['krHql], bargain ['bRgIn]

Then Cat pretended to be sorry and said, ‘Must I never come into the Cave? Must I never sit by the warm fire? Must I never drink the warm white milk? You are very wise and very beautiful. You should not be cruel even to a Cat.’

Woman said, ‘I knew I was wise, but I did not know I was beautiful. So I will make a bargain with you. If ever I say one word in your praise you may come into the Cave.’

‘And if you say two words in my praise?’ said the Cat.

‘I never shall (я никогда /не/ сделаю /этого/),’ said the Woman (сказала Женщина), ‘but if I say two words in your praise (но если я скажу два слова похвалы в твой адрес), you may sit by the fire in the Cave (ты можешь сидеть у огня в Пещере).’

‘And if you say three words (а если ты скажешь три слова)?’ said the Cat (спросил Кот).

‘I never shall (я никогда /не скажу/),’ said the Woman (сказала Женщина), ‘but if I say three words in your praise (но если я скажу три слова похвалы в твой адрес), you may drink the warm white milk three times a day for always and always and always (ты можешь пить теплое белое молоко три раза в день всегда и во веки веков).’

word [wWd], praise [preIz], always ['Llwqz]

‘I never shall,’ said the Woman, ‘but if I say two words in your praise, you may sit by the fire in the Cave.’

‘And if you say three words?’ said the Cat.

‘I never shall,’ said the Woman, ‘but if I say three words in your praise, you may drink the warm white milk three times a day for always and always and always.’

Then the Cat arched his back and said (тогда Кот изогнул дугой спину и сказал), ‘Now let the Curtain at the mouth of the Cave, and the Fire at the back of the Cave, and the Milk-pots that stand beside the Fire (теперь пусть Занавес у входа в Пещеру, и Огонь в задней части Пещеры, и Молочные горшки, которые стоят у Огня), remember what my Enemy and the Wife of my Enemy has said (запомнят, что сказала мой Враг и Жена моего Врага).’ And he went away through the Wet Wild Woods (и он пошел прочь через Дикие Дремучие Дебри) waving his wild tail and walking by his wild lone (помахивая своим диким хвостом и гуляя в своем диком одиночестве).

That night when the Man and the Horse and the Dog came home from hunting (в тот вечер, когда Человек, и Лошадь, и Пес пришли домой с охоты), the Woman did not tell them of the bargain (Женщина не рассказала им о сделке) that she had made with the Cat (которую она заключила с Котом), because she was afraid that they might not like it (потому что она боялась, что, возможно, им это не понравится).

arch [RC], afraid [q'freId], might [maIt]

Then the Cat arched his back and said, ‘Now let the Curtain at the mouth of the Cave, and the Fire at the back of the Cave, and the Milk-pots that stand beside the Fire, remember what my Enemy and the Wife of my Enemy has said.’ And he went away through the Wet Wild Woods waving his wild tail and walking by his wild lone.

That night when the Man and the Horse and the Dog came home from hunting, the Woman did not tell them of the bargain that she had made with the Cat, because she was afraid that they might not like it.

Cat went far and far away and hid himself in the Wet Wild Woods by his wild lone for a long time (Кот ушел далеко-далеко и долгое время скрывался в Диких Дремучих Дебрях в своем диком одиночестве) till the Woman forgot all about him (пока Женщина совсем /не/ забыла о нем). Only the Bat (только Летучая Мышь) — the little upside-down Bat — that hung inside the Cave (маленькая Летучая Мышь, которая висела вверх тормашками в Пещере; upside-down — вверх тормашками ), knew where Cat hid (знала, где скрывается Кот); and every evening Bat would fly to Cat with news of what was happening (и каждый вечер Летучая Мышь летала к Коту с новостями о том, что происходит).