Looming menacingly, a prowling pussycat eyes a lone mouse stranded all alone in the snow. Surely thinking his luck is in, the cat swaggers over only to find the plucky rodent is prepared to put up a fight.
Echoing the best traditions of Tom and Jerry, the mouse remains undaunted and even raises a paw to fend off his larger foe.
Felix the cat appears a bit bemused by the mouse’s reaction, which is not quite the response he had expected. However, there’s only so much a proud cat can take and Felix soon lashes out with his left paw.
But in true cartoon style, the mouse leaps for his life and scurries across the snow to freedom.
The unusual scene took place in a back garden in Siegen, Germany. It only goes to show that no matter how bleak the situation, one last push can sometimes save the day.
And that sometimes, mice too have nine lives.
Daily Mail
Vocabulary
looming – felt?n?
menacingly – fenyeget?en, vészjóslóan
prowling – ólálkodó, zsákmány után portyázó
pussycat – cicus, macska
to swagger over sy – fölé magasodik (fölényeskedve)
plucky rodent – bátor rágcsáló
undaunted – elszánt, rettenthetetlen
to fend off – kivéd, elhárít (ütést)
foe – ellenség
to leap for one’s life – ugrik az életéért
to scurry – siet, rohan
bleak – zord, rossz
Érdekességek a sorozatról:
# Tom and Jerry were created by animation duo Hanna-Barbera.
# Itchy and Scratchy from The Simpsons are a spoof on Tom and Jerry.
# Tom and Jerry has won seven Academy Awards.
# Tom and Jerry almost never speak in the classic episodes but are voiced in Tom and Jerry Tales, which debuted in 2005 on Kids’ WB.
# Tom and Jerry: The Movie was released back in 1992.
kidzworld.com
Érdekes kérdések és válaszok. Te tudtad ezeket?
1.
Q – Tom was never always called Tom (or Thomas). What was Tom originally known as?
A – Jasper. In the first episode “Puss Gets the Boot”, Tom is referred to as Jasper by his mistress.
2.
Q – Tom was not the only character to have another name. Which character was known as “Killer”?
A – Spike. Spike is a bulldog who always tries to protect Jerry.
3.
Q – Does Tom ever die in an episode?
A – Yes. In one of the Musketeer episodes, Tom serves the king and Jerry and Tuffy ruin his meal. Tom failed his task of getting rid of the mice, and we see the guillotine dropped on him at the very end of the episode.
4.
Q – Has Tom ever caught Jerry by the end of an episode?
A – Yes. Once, Tom caught Jerry and his nephew, Tuffy. He set a trap and at the end of the episode, we see Tom celebrating in his chair, in the background we see Jerry and Tuffy trapped in a bowl.
5.
Q – When did Tom and Jerry officially made their television debut?
A – 1975. Other than the movie shorts, ABC had all new episodes of the cat and mouse duo which debuted in 1975.
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