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Sverige, ude på landet, ca 1990
Katten Findus bor hos den gamle Peddersen. Katten har tøj på og kan tale med Peddersen og fungerer i det hele taget som var den et opvakt lille barn.
I denne historie falder Findus over et gammelt telt på loftet og han overtaler Peddersen til at de skal campere i
Peddersen undskylder sig overfor Findus med at hvis Gustafsen alligevel render rundt og sladrer, så kan han jo lige så godt få en ordentlig historie at fortælle.
Ganske fornøjelig historie.
Katten Findus bor hos den gamle Peddersen. Katten har tøj på og kan tale med Peddersen og fungerer i det hele taget som var den et opvakt lille barn.
I denne historie falder Findus over et gammelt telt på loftet og han overtaler Peddersen til at de skal campere i
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det fri. Peddersen kombinerer det med afprøvning af en flitsbuefiskestang, der virker fint, men den store gedde rykker snøren over som sytråd. Naboen Gustafsen kommer forbi og driller Peddersen med at han ligger i telt i sin egen have og det får Peddersen til at opfinde en ordentlig løgnehistorie om at de er blevet forfulgt af hvide ulve og har fanget Storsøuhyret, men sat det ud igen. Og da han faldt udmattet om, må Findus have slået teltet op omkring ham.Peddersen undskylder sig overfor Findus med at hvis Gustafsen alligevel render rundt og sladrer, så kan han jo lige så godt få en ordentlig historie at fortælle.
Ganske fornøjelig historie.
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Publication
København : Carlsen, 1999, 3. oplag.
Description
When Findus finds a tent in the attic, Pettson starts imagining what it would be like to go hiking by the lake and to cook on the grill as the sun is setting. But when the hens want to join in the fun too...things turn out very differently than what Pettson had in mind.
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LibraryThing member JJReadings
Personal Response:
A fun, quirky story of Pettson and Findus on one of their adventures that has nice, subtle didactic undertones - making the best of plans gone amiss.
Curricular or Programming Connections:
Excellent book for exploring ideas about enjoying the outdoors, making the best out of things
A fun, quirky story of Pettson and Findus on one of their adventures that has nice, subtle didactic undertones - making the best of plans gone amiss.
Curricular or Programming Connections:
Excellent book for exploring ideas about enjoying the outdoors, making the best out of things
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LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
Festus and Mercury Go Camping, 1993 American translation of Pettson tältar.
One of three English-language versions of this classic Swedish picture-book available - they include this (uncredited) American translation published in 1993, one year after the release of the original; Pettson Goes
It's a funny thing, but when I read the American editions of these stories by themselves (as I did with Merry Christmas, Festus and Mercury and Festus and Mercury: Wishing to Go Fishing), I am invariably delighted, but when I read them together with the fuller English translations available from Bokförlaget Opal, the original Swedish publisher (as I did here, and with Pancake Pie/The Birthday Cake and The Fox Hunt/The Fox Hunt), I always find myself disappointed. It's not that these American editions have no appeal, because they do - the same winsome illustrations, the same amusing stories (generally speaking) - but so many of the expressive little details end up being elided, as the text is shortened, that some of 'bite' of the original is lost.
In this case, for instance, there is this hilarious scene in which Festus and Mercury find that they cannot go very far in their camping trip after all, because they are being trailed by all the hens. Turning back, Festus tries to convince them to return to the hen-house, but with no luck. In the American version, the text reads: "There was just no getting those stubborn hens into the henhouse." Compare this to the Opal edition, which reads: "The message was plain and that was the way it had to be. You can't decide over the heads of ten hens just like that." This latter has a completely different flavor to it, with a rather pointed social observation, about being democratic in decision-making, and possibly even about gender dynamics, since both Pettson/Festus and Findus/Mercury are males, and the hens are all females. It also just feels sharper, more distinct, more idiosyncratic, than the American, which seems bland by comparison.
I don't want to overstate the case, of course: Festus and Mercury Go Camping is still an entertaining tale! If it's all the reader can obtain, then I recommend it. But if one can possibly get the Opal edition, then I advise choosing that one instead! It's more complete, more faithful - just more everything!
One of three English-language versions of this classic Swedish picture-book available - they include this (uncredited) American translation published in 1993, one year after the release of the original; Pettson Goes
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Camping, a 2008 edition translated by Martin Peterson for the original publisher, Bokförlaget Opal; and a recent British version, Findus Goes Camping, done in 2010 - Festus and Mercury Go Camping is Sven Nordqvist's sixth story featuring that delightful farmer/feline pair whose comic adventures always prove so entertaining. In this installment, Festus and Mercury (Pettson and Findus in the original) find themselves embarking on a camping expedition that (perhaps not surprisingly) doesn't get them very far...It's a funny thing, but when I read the American editions of these stories by themselves (as I did with Merry Christmas, Festus and Mercury and Festus and Mercury: Wishing to Go Fishing), I am invariably delighted, but when I read them together with the fuller English translations available from Bokförlaget Opal, the original Swedish publisher (as I did here, and with Pancake Pie/The Birthday Cake and The Fox Hunt/The Fox Hunt), I always find myself disappointed. It's not that these American editions have no appeal, because they do - the same winsome illustrations, the same amusing stories (generally speaking) - but so many of the expressive little details end up being elided, as the text is shortened, that some of 'bite' of the original is lost.
In this case, for instance, there is this hilarious scene in which Festus and Mercury find that they cannot go very far in their camping trip after all, because they are being trailed by all the hens. Turning back, Festus tries to convince them to return to the hen-house, but with no luck. In the American version, the text reads: "There was just no getting those stubborn hens into the henhouse." Compare this to the Opal edition, which reads: "The message was plain and that was the way it had to be. You can't decide over the heads of ten hens just like that." This latter has a completely different flavor to it, with a rather pointed social observation, about being democratic in decision-making, and possibly even about gender dynamics, since both Pettson/Festus and Findus/Mercury are males, and the hens are all females. It also just feels sharper, more distinct, more idiosyncratic, than the American, which seems bland by comparison.
I don't want to overstate the case, of course: Festus and Mercury Go Camping is still an entertaining tale! If it's all the reader can obtain, then I recommend it. But if one can possibly get the Opal edition, then I advise choosing that one instead! It's more complete, more faithful - just more everything!
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LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
Pettson Goes Camping, 2008 Martin Peterson translation of Pettson tältar.
In this sixth picture-book devoted to the madcap misadventures of grouchy farmer Pettson, and his finicky feline companion, Findus, Swedish children's author Sven Nordqvist depicts the dynamic duo as they embark on an epic
Originally published in Swedish as Pettson tältar, this is the third Nordqvist title I have read, where I have been able to compare two different English translations - this edition done by Martin Peterson for Bokförlaget Opal in 2008, and an American translation (Festus and Mercury Go Camping) from 1993 - and my conclusion is the same as it was in those earlier cases: the fuller English translation available from Opal is much to be preferred to the somewhat abridged American edition. Of course, there is a third English version available - the British translation, Findus Goes Camping, done in 2010 - but I was unable to track that down. For a more detailed description of the differences between the Opal and American editions, see my review of Festus and Mercury Go Camping.
Leaving that issue aside, this was just a delightful tale, as always, with the humor I have come to expect from Nordqvist's celebrated human/feline pair (the dangerous 'sausage!' Haha!), and the same sense of warmhearted humanity, carefully buried under a crusty exterior (Petsson sleeping out with the frightened Findus). The artwork is as detailed as ever, and will keep young readers glued to the page. In short: highly recommended to anyone who enjoys a story with an offbeat sense of humor, and madcap antics.
In this sixth picture-book devoted to the madcap misadventures of grouchy farmer Pettson, and his finicky feline companion, Findus, Swedish children's author Sven Nordqvist depicts the dynamic duo as they embark on an epic
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camping trip that leads them to... their own garden! Of course they had intended to get a little further afield, but when you're being pursued by a determined flock of hens, with no intention of being left behind, staying close to home becomes the least ridiculous option. Still, a brief fishing foray to the local lake, where Pettson tries out his new invention - a bow-and-arrow fishing rod - and Findus becomes convinced that there is a monster pike haunting the area, does provide some excitement, and a fun, phantom-filled night follows, with the obligatory visit by neighbor Gustavsson the next morn...Originally published in Swedish as Pettson tältar, this is the third Nordqvist title I have read, where I have been able to compare two different English translations - this edition done by Martin Peterson for Bokförlaget Opal in 2008, and an American translation (Festus and Mercury Go Camping) from 1993 - and my conclusion is the same as it was in those earlier cases: the fuller English translation available from Opal is much to be preferred to the somewhat abridged American edition. Of course, there is a third English version available - the British translation, Findus Goes Camping, done in 2010 - but I was unable to track that down. For a more detailed description of the differences between the Opal and American editions, see my review of Festus and Mercury Go Camping.
Leaving that issue aside, this was just a delightful tale, as always, with the humor I have come to expect from Nordqvist's celebrated human/feline pair (the dangerous 'sausage!' Haha!), and the same sense of warmhearted humanity, carefully buried under a crusty exterior (Petsson sleeping out with the frightened Findus). The artwork is as detailed as ever, and will keep young readers glued to the page. In short: highly recommended to anyone who enjoys a story with an offbeat sense of humor, and madcap antics.
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LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
This edition (published by Opal) seems well-translated, but I've no way to judge how much was lost from the original. I wish I could find more of the series, or knew a child so I could justify buying them. Great fun! The hens are addle-pated, as hens are, Findus is both like a child and like a
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young cat, and Pettson is kindly, but clearly is accustomed to living alone. Though it looks like a tots picture-book, it's a bit long and complex and probably better for age 5 or 6 up. Show Less
LibraryThing member drmom62
Delightful illustrations.
LibraryThing member drmom62
Same as Findus Goes Camping. Typeface smaller and some extra details in his yarn
LibraryThing member drmom62
Delightful illustrations.
LibraryThing member drmom62
Same as Findus Goes Camping. Typeface smaller and some extra details in his yarn
Language
Original language
Swedish
Physical description
28 p.; 30.4 cm
ISBN
8756257198 / 9788756257190
Local notes
Omslag: Sven Nordqvist
Omslaget viser Peddersen der er ved at sætte telt op med hjælp af Findus og hønsene
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Oversat fra svensk "Pettson Tältar" af Arthur Krasilnikoff
Peddersen og Findus, bind 6
Omslaget viser Peddersen der er ved at sætte telt op med hjælp af Findus og hønsene
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Oversat fra svensk "Pettson Tältar" af Arthur Krasilnikoff
Peddersen og Findus, bind 6
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28
DDC/MDS
| 839.78 |