Tales by Vladimir Suteev. The Cock and Paints
I translated this little tale by myself. This is the seventh story from the storybook that I'm going to translate as a practice. Any corrections are very welcome :)
The Cock and Paints.
Vova sketched a Cock, but he forgot to colorize him.
Cock went for a walk.
- Why are you walking so unpainted? - Dog wondered.
Cock looked at himself in the water. It's right - Dog tells the truth.
- Don't be sad, - Dog said, - go to the Paints, they will help you.
Cock came to the Paints and asked:
- Paints, Paints, help me!
- Ok, - said the Red Paint and colorized his crest and wattle.
Then the Blue Paint colorized his tail-feathers.
The Green one colorized his wings.
Then the Yellow one colorized his chest.
- Now you're the proper Cock! - said Dog.
Петух и Краски
Нарисовал Вова Петуха, а раскрасить-то его и забыл.
Пошёл Петух гулять.
- Что ты ходишь такой нераскрашенный? - удивилась Собака.
Посмотрел Петух в воду. И верно - Собака правду говорит.
- Не печалься, - сказала Собака, - иди к Краскам: они тебе помогут.
Пришёл Петух к Краскам и просит:
- Краски, Краски, помогите мне!
- Хорошо, - сказала Красная Краска и раскрасила ему гребешок и бородку.
А Синяя Краска - пёрышки на хвосте.
Зелёная - крылышки.
А Жёлтая - грудку.
- Вот теперь ты настоящий Петух! - сказала Собака.
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Tales by Vladimir Suteev. The Cock and Paints
I translated this little tale by myself. This is the seventh story from the storybook that I'm going to translate as a practice. Any corrections are very welcome :)
The Cock and Paints
Vova sketched a cock, but he forgot to colorize him.
Cock went for a walk.
- Why are you walking so unpainted? - Dog wondered.
Cock looked at himself in the water. It's right - Dog tells the truth.
- Don't be sad, - Dog said, - go to the Paints, they will help you.
Cock came to the Paints and asked:
- Paints, Paints, help me!
- Ok, - said the Red Paint and colorized his crest and wattle.
Then the Blue Paint colorized his tail-feathers.
The Green one colorized his wings.
Then the Yellow one colorized his chest.
- Now you're the proper Cock! - said Dog.
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Hello, Ульяна!
Unfortunately, I cannot refer to your Russian when correcting, but I will go over your English translation to ensure it flows well, and others can tailor this as they see fit. :-]
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The Rooster and The Paints.
Vova sketched a rooster, but he forgot to color him.
Rooster went for a walk.
- Why are you walking about so unpainted? - Dog wondered.
Rooster looked at himself in the water. It was true - Dog told the truth.
- Don't be sad, - Dog said, - go to the Paints, they will help you.
Rooster came to the Paints and cried out:
- Paints, Paints, help me!
- Ok, - said the Red Paint, who colored his crest and wattle.
Then, the Blue Paint colored his tail-feathers.
The Green one colored his wings.
Then, the Yellow one colored his chest.
- Now, you're a proper rooster! - said Dog.
1) I have changed all instances of 'Cock' to 'Rooster'. Though there is a slight difference in meaning as a farmer, rooster will be understood [and it could be argued that it is more commonly used]. Cock in particular has another informal meaning relating to male genitals, and using 'Rooster' can avoid that!
2) Color / color in can be used here as the verb over colorize. Colorize is a specific process as far as I know, to change black&white films into color. :-] Color will do!
3) I added in some punctuation and changed a few words.
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