she says they weren't apples, but instead that they were chestnuts

M wi, że to nie byly jablka, ale kasztany

I said I was innocent since I had not eaten any chestnuts

Powiedzialem, że jestem niewinny, ponieważ nie jadlem żadnych kasztan w

but the Serpent informed her that "chestnut" could also have a figurative meaning

ale Wąż poinformowal ją, że "kasztan" może miec r wnież znaczenie przenośne

she says a chestnut can be an aged and mouldy joke

M wi, że kasztan może byc starym i spleśnialym żartem

I turned pale at this definition

Zbladlem na tę definicję

because I have made many jokes to pass the weary time

bo zrobilem wiele żart w, aby zabic znużony czas

and some of them my jokes could have been of the chestnut variety

A niekt re z nich moje żarty mogly byc z gatunku kasztan w

but I had honestly supposed that they were new jokes when I made them

ale szczerze przypuszczalem, że byly to nowe dowcipy, kiedy je robilem

She asked me if I had made any jokes just at the time of the catastrophe

Zapytala mnie, czy żartowalem tylko w momencie katastrofy

I was obliged to admit that I had made a joke to myself

Musialem przyznac, że zażartowalem sam sobie

although I did not make the joke aloud

chociaż nie żartowalem glośno

this was the joke I was thinking to myself:

To byl żart, kt ry sobie pomyślalem:

I was thinking about the waterfalls

Myślalem o wodospadach

"How wonderful it is to see that vast body of water tumble down there "

"Jak cudownie jest patrzec, jak ten ogromny zbiornik wodny spada w d l "

Then in an instant a bright thought flashed into my head

Nagle w mojej glowie blysnęla jasna myśl

"It would be a great deal more wonderful to see the water tumble up the waterfall "

"Byloby o wiele wspanialej zobaczyc, jak woda splywa w g rę wodospadu "

I was just about to die from laughing when all nature broke loose

Już mialem umrzec ze śmiechu, gdy rozpętala się cala przyroda

The Diaries of Adam and Eve / Pamietniki Adama i Ewy - pokkari, puola, 2023