Russian student essays part 2

 And we continue:

6. Дантес не стоил выенного яйца Пушкина.
 Dante wasn't worth an eaten Pushkin's egg/ball.

7. Во двор въехали две лошади. Это были сыновя Тараса Бульбы.
 Two horses rode into the courtyard. They were sons of Taras Bulba.

8. Онегину нравился Байрон, поэтому он и повесил его над кроватью.
 Onegin liked Byron, so he hung him over his bed.

9. Герасим поставил на пол блюдечько, и стал тыкать в него мордочкой.
 Gerasim put a saucer on the floor and began poking his muzzle into it.

10. У Онегина было тяжело внутри и он пришелк Татьяне облехчиться. 
Onegin had a heaviness inside so he went to Tatiana to lighten it.

Note: "to lighten" You can make your own conclusion but the Russian word for it can also mean to go to the bathroom, in a similar way as one would say "going to think/ read."

Russian student essay quotes Part 1

I got my hands on a copy of a Russian newspaper article called " Excepts from student essays." A newspaper wouldn't publish just any excerpt, so these have got to be the funny ones. Now comes the challenge. There are 140 of them. I'm going to see if I can translate them to English and still maintain any of the funny.

(Plus some Russian typing practice for me, because I'm rusty to put it veeery kindly. )

This will be over a series of posts, because there is no way I can do this in one day and not go crazy.... well.. crazier.

 1. Трактор мчался но полю, слегка попахивая....
The tractor raced on the field, very lightly plowing....

Note:The Russian word used for plowing here also can read as "releasing a smell".

2. Летом мы с пацанами ходили в поход сночёвкой, и с собой взяли только необходимое: картошку, палатку и Марию Ивановну.
In the summer the boys and I went backpacking, and we only took the essentials with us: Potatoes, tents, and Maria Ivanovna.

3. Умер М.Ю. Лермонтов на Кавказе, но любил он его не поэтому!
M. U. Lermontov died in the Caucasus, but that's not why he loved them so much!

4. Плюшкин навалил у себя в углу целую кучу и каждый день туда подкидывал.
The hoarder did a pile in his corner and each day dropped more on to it.

5. Ленский вышел  на дуэль в панталонах. Оне разошлись и раздался выстрел.
Lenskiy came out to the duel in his pantaloons. They split and a shot was heard.

Charming cat

Fargo just drank human soup (Tanuki's bath water) then dribbled drool all over the back of my hand as I was giving them snack.

- Cat owner life. 

Tanuki married a cat

Tanuki: You're a cat... like a real cat?
Me: Meow

Later in conversation: 

Me: I caught food. Do you want a headless mouse presented to you? 
Tanuki: No. 
Me: Ok, I'll put it on your pillow.
Tanuki: *resigned sigh*


Yeah, I made food that day, the more appetising than mouse variety too.  

Forgot something

Dad: I forgot my phone! *searches..... finds phone* Huh I have my phone... I forgot something! What am I forgetting?
Mom: Your head....

Parent silliness

Dad: try to go out!
Dad trying to ask if we are leaving.

Mom in russian. Tanuki and i were invited for chili later in the day and told mom that we don't need much food, she was offering.

"Ok! You need to make room  (in stomach ) for the guests."

Sleep talking of the day

Husband's sleep talking contribution of the day: "I have a lesbian!" *in a happy voice*