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The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk by Thornton W. Burgess, XIII. JIMMY SKUNK EXPLAINS

XIII. JIMMY SKUNK EXPLAINS

You'll find this true where'er you go That those prepared few troubles know. "To begin with, I am not such a very big fellow, am I?" said Jimmy.

"Ah reckons Ah knows a right smart lot of folks bigger than yo', Brer Skunk," replied Unc' Billy, with a grin. You know Jimmy Skunk really is a little fellow compared with some of his neighbors.

"And I haven't very long claws or very big teeth, have I?" continued Jimmy.

"Ah reckons mine are about as long and about as big," returned Unc' Billy, looking more puzzled than ever. "But you never see anybody bothering me, do you?" went on Jimmy.

"No," replied Unc' Billy. "And it's the same way with Prickly Porky the Porcupine. You never see anybody bothering him or offering to do him any harm, do you?" persisted Jimmy.

"No," replied Unc' Billy once more. "Why?" demanded Jimmy.

Unc' Billy grinned broadly. "Ah reckons, Brer Skunk," said he, "that there isn't anybody wants to go fo' to meddle with yo' and Brer Porky. Ah reckons most folks knows what would happen if they did, and that yo' and Brer Porky are folks it's a sight mo' comfortable to leave alone. Leastways, Ah does. Ah ain't aiming fo' trouble with either of yo'. That li'l bag of scent yo' carry is cert'nly most powerful, Brer Skunk, and Ah isn't hankering to brush against those little spears Brer Porky is so free with. Ah knows when Ah's well off, and Ah reckons most folks feel the same way." Jimmy Skunk chuckled. "One more question, Unc' Billy," said he. "Did you ever know me to pick a quarrel and use that bag of scent without being attacked?" Unc' Billy considered for a few minutes. "Ah can't say Ah ever did," he replied. "And you never knew Prickly Porky to go hunting trouble either," declared Jimmy. "We don't either of us go hunting trouble, and trouble never comes hunting us, and the reason is that we both are always prepared for trouble and everybody knows it. Buster Bear could squash me by just stepping on me, but he doesn't try it. You notice he always is very polite when we meet. Prickly Porky and I are armed for defence , but we never use our weapons for offence . Nobody bothers us, and we bother nobody. That's the beauty of being prepared." Unc' Billy thought it over for a few minutes. Then he sighed and sighed again.

"Ah reckons yo' and Brer Porky are about the luckiest people Ah knows," said he. "Yes, Sah, Ah reckons yo' is just that. Ah don't fear anybody mah own size, but Ah cert'nly does have some mighty scary times when Ah meets some people Ah might mention. Ah wish Ol' Mother Nature had done gone and given me something fo' to make people as scary of me as they are of yo'. Ah cert'nly believes in preparedness after seein' yo', Brer Skunk. Ah cert'nly does just that very thing. Have yo' found any nice fresh aiggs lately?"

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XIII. JIMMY SKUNK EXPLAINS XIII. JIMMY SKUNK EXPLICA XIII. JIMMY SKUNK EXPLICA XIII. ДЖИММИ СКУНС ОБЪЯСНЯЕТ XIII. ДЖИММІ СКУНС ПОЯСНЮЄ

You'll find this true where'er you go That those prepared few troubles know. Це правда, куди б ти не пішов, що знають ті, хто готується до біди. "To begin with, I am not such a very big fellow, am I?" said Jimmy.

"Ah reckons Ah knows a right smart lot of folks bigger than yo', Brer Skunk," replied Unc' Billy, with a grin. You know Jimmy Skunk really is a little fellow compared with some of his neighbors.

"And I haven't very long claws or very big teeth, have I?" continued Jimmy.

"Ah reckons mine are about as long and about as big," returned Unc' Billy, looking more puzzled than ever. "But you never see anybody bothering me, do you?" went on Jimmy.

"No," replied Unc' Billy. "And it's the same way with Prickly Porky the Porcupine. "І так само з дикобразом Колючим Поркі. You never see anybody bothering him or offering to do him any harm, do you?" persisted Jimmy.

"No," replied Unc' Billy once more. "Why?" demanded Jimmy.

Unc' Billy grinned broadly. "Ah reckons, Brer Skunk," said he, "that there isn't anybody wants to go fo' to meddle with yo' and Brer Porky. Ah reckons most folks knows what would happen if they did, and that yo' and Brer Porky are folks it's a sight mo' comfortable to leave alone. Leastways, Ah does. Ah ain't aiming fo' trouble with either of yo'. Я не шукаю неприємностей ні з ким з вас. That li'l bag of scent yo' carry is cert'nly most powerful, Brer Skunk, and Ah isn't hankering to brush against those little spears Brer Porky is so free with. Твій мішечок із запахом, який ти носиш, безперечно, найпотужніший, брате Скунс, і А не хочеться доторкнутися до тих маленьких списів, якими так вільно орудує брат Поркі. Ah knows when Ah's well off, and Ah reckons most folks feel the same way." Jimmy Skunk chuckled. "One more question, Unc' Billy," said he. "Did you ever know me to pick a quarrel and use that bag of scent without being attacked?" Unc' Billy considered for a few minutes. "Ah can't say Ah ever did," he replied. "And you never knew Prickly Porky to go hunting trouble either," declared Jimmy. "А ще ти ніколи не знав, що Колючка Поркі полює на неприємності", - заявив Джиммі. "We don't either of us go hunting trouble, and trouble never comes hunting us, and the reason is that we both are always prepared for trouble and everybody knows it. Buster Bear could squash me by just stepping on me, but he doesn't try it. Ведмедик Бастер міг би розчавити мене, просто наступивши на мене, але він цього не робить. You notice he always is very polite when we meet. Prickly Porky and I are armed for defence , but we never use our weapons for offence . Nobody bothers us, and we bother nobody. That's the beauty of being prepared." Unc' Billy thought it over for a few minutes. Then he sighed and sighed again.

"Ah reckons yo' and Brer Porky are about the luckiest people Ah knows," said he. "Yes, Sah, Ah reckons yo' is just that. Ah don't fear anybody mah own size, but Ah cert'nly does have some mighty scary times when Ah meets some people Ah might mention. Я не боюся нікого свого розміру, але мені буває дуже страшно, коли я зустрічаю людей, про яких можу згадати. Ah wish Ol' Mother Nature had done gone and given me something fo' to make people as scary of me as they are of yo'. Ah cert'nly believes in preparedness after seein' yo', Brer Skunk. Ah cert'nly does just that very thing. Have yo' found any nice fresh aiggs lately?" Чи не знаходили ви останнім часом гарних свіжих айггів?"