Chapter 2

The new bank is not long in being visited by sea-birds. Salt-plants take root upon it (S. 4, N. 5, B), and a soil is being formed. A cocoa-nut, or the drupe of a pandanus is thrown on shore. Land-birds visit it and deposit the seeds of shrubs and trees. Every high tide, and still more every gale, adds something to the bank. The form of an island is gradually assumed, and last of all comes man (S. 3, N. 2) to (S. 19, N. 7) take possession.—M. FLINDERS.

The new coral-reef is (S. 2, N. 1) now soon visited by (+von+) sea-birds.

Sea-plants; to take = to strike.

+und so bildet sich eine Erdschicht.+

+die Frucht einer Panane. Die Panane+ (Pandanus) +ist eine Art Palme und wird auch Pandang+ (m.) +oder Palmnußbaum genannt.+

+an+, contracted with the def. art.

it = the same, to agree with its antecedent ‘shore’; to deposit, +zurück´lassen+; seeds, +Same+, m., used in the sing.

still more = especially; adds — bank, +trägt etwas zur Vergrößerung des Riffs bei+.

The latter (+dieses+) gradually assumes (+an´nehmen+) the form of an island. The adv. ‘gradually’ may be made emphatic; see App. § 14.

+zuletzt+; ‘to — possession’ = to take possession of the same.

Section 32.

REYNARD CAUGHT.

A fox observed some fowls at roost, and wished to gain access to them by smooth speeches. “I have charming news to tell you,” he said. “The animals have concluded an agreement of universal peace with one another. Come down and celebrate with me this decree.” An old cock, who was well on his guard, looked cautiously all around, and the fox, perceiving (S. 16, N. 4) this, inquired the reason. “I was only observing those two dogs which are coming this way,” replied the cock. Reynard prepared to set off. “What,” cried the cock, “have not the animals concluded an agreement of universal peace?” “Yes,” returned the fox, “but those dogs (S. 5, N. 2) perhaps have not yet heard of it (S. 4, N. 5, B).”—ANONYMOUS.

+Der überlistete Reineke+ (or +Reinhard+).

to observe = to see; at roost, +auf ihrer Stange sitzen+.

to — speeches, +durch glatte Worte ihrer habhaft zu werden+.

charming news = something pleasant. To render ‘you’ use the dat. of the persnl. pron. of the 2nd pers. pl. For the construction see App. § 7.

The words indicating the speaker, =after a quotation=, must be rendered in an =inverted form= (see App. § 13).

to conclude, +ab´schließen+, str. v. tr.; the agreement of universal peace, +der allgemeine Friedensvertrag+; to come down, +herun´terkommen+; supply the adv. +also+ between the verb and the separable particle.

+feiern.+

+Beschluß+, m.

to look all around, +sich nach allen Seiten um´sehen+.

to inquire the reason, +sich nach der Ursache erkundigen+.

=I was observing= = I observed (+beobachten+). =Which are coming= = which come. The English compound forms of the verb with the auxiliary and the present participle, and of the verb ‘to do’ with the infinitive (=I do come= = I come. =I did come= = I came), must be rendered by the corresponding simple forms.

+dieses Weges+.

+sich zum Davonlaufen bereit machen.+

+Wie+.

‘not yet’, here +noch nichts+.

Section 33.

THE MEANS OF CONVEYANCE IN THE TIME OF CHARLES II.