Кристофер Лог
Песенка Осла
В соседнем городке
Жил-был один Осёл,
Который, как и все
Хорошие ослы,
Хозяину служил,
Не помня о себе.
Когда же смерть пришла
И забрала Осла,
Хозяин за труды
Вознаградил его:
Из шкуры сделал кнут,
Чтоб нового осла
Для рвения его
От всей души хлестать.
В соседнем городке
Служил Осел другой.
Christopher Logue
The Ass`s song
In a nearby town
There lived an Ass,
Who in this life -
As all good Asses do -
Served his Master
Faithfully and true.
When this Ass died
And fled above,
For his reward -
That all good Asses have -
The Master made
From his loyal hide
A whip with which
His successor was lashed.
In a nearby town
His successor is lashed.