Section 80. Work⁠ Is A Great Comforter

Two neighbouring gardeners had the misfortune of⁠ having their crop of early peas killed by frost. The one called⁠ upon the other to condole⁠ with him. “Ah,” cried he, “how unfortunate⁠ we have been, neighbour! Do you⁠ know? I have done nothing but fret ever since⁠. But it seems you have there a fine healthy⁠ crop⁠ coming⁠ up already; what⁠ is it?” “This?” cried the other gardener, “why⁠, it is a crop of peas (S. 16, N. 10) I sowed (S. 48, N. 2) immediately after my loss.” “What⁠, coming up already?” replied the fretter⁠. “Yes, while you were fretting⁠, I⁠ was working.” “What! don’t you fret when you have a loss?” “Yes, but I always put it off⁠ until after I have repaired⁠ the mischief⁠.” “Why, then you have no need to fret at all.” “True⁠,” replied the industrious gardener, “I⁠ find working better than fretting.”—Anonymous.

Die Arbeit ist eine süße Trösterin.

of — frost = that (S. 1, N. 3) their young peas were (S. 2, N. 1) destroyed by (durch, followed by the def. art.) frost.

to call upon a person, einen besuchen.

to condole with a person, einem sein Beileid bezeigen.

I have been unfortunate, es ist mir unglücklich ergangen.

Use the 2nd pers. sing.

ever since = ‘the whole time’, which place after the auxiliary; ‘but fret’, als mich geärgert.

kräftig.

Saat, f.

‘to come up’ here hübsch grün aussehen.

Was ist’s für eine?

ei; it — peas = they are (es sind) young peas.

Wie; coming up already? = and they look already so (supply hübsch) green?

der Trauernde.

sich ärgern.

Say ‘I have worked’.

auf´schieben.

wieder gut machen.

Schade, m.

Richtig.

Say ‘I find it better to work than to fret’.