The Diaries of Adam and Eve / Pamiętniki Adama i Ewy

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

Mówi, e to nie byy jabka, ale kasztany

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

Powiedziäem, e jestem niewinny, poniewä nie jadem adnych kasztanów

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

ale W poinformowä j, e "kasztan" moe mie równie znaczenie przenone

she says a chestnut can be an aged and mouldy joke

Mówi, e kasztan moe by starym i spleniäym artem

I turned pale at this definition

Zbladem na t definicj

because I have made many jokes to pass the weary time

bo zrobiem wiele artów, aby zabi znuony czas

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

A niektóre z nich moje arty mogy by z gatunku kasztanów

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

ale szczerze przypuszczäem, e byy to nowe dowcipy, kiedy je robiem

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

Zapytäa mnie, czy artowäem tylko w momencie katastrofy

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

Musiäem przyznä, e zäartowäem sam sobie

although I did not make the joke aloud

chociä nie artowäem gono

this was the joke I was thinking to myself:

To by art, który sobie pomyläem:

I was thinking about the waterfalls

Myläem o wodospadach

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

"Jak cudownie jest patrze, jak ten ogromny zbiornik wodny spada w dó!"

Then in an instant a bright thought flashed into my head

Nagle w mojej gowie bysna jasna myl

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

"Byoby o wiele wspanialej zobaczy, jak woda spywa w gór wodospadu!"

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

Ju miäem umrze ze miechu, gdy rozptäa si cäa przyroda