In the little cottage it was warm and cozy.
Nell was knitting, Pip was playing.
Each of the gnomes was a little unsociable,
Very serious and busy with his own affairs.
Outside the window the thunder rumbled,
Drumming like a naughty kid on the pots!
The drizzle began, and it wanted to play tricks.
Well, can you really blame the boy?
They put on a whole concert together!
If you're out on the street, you'd better run!
Hide under a roof right away,
Whether you're a poet or a diver.
Or water will splash into your boots.
You'll be soaked like a leaf
That clings to the trees to keep warm.
Get under a roof. Hurry, hurry!
The little bunny would have been lost for sure,
But then he spotted the wonderful cottage.
And in the little cottage it was warm,
Nell was knitting, Pip was playing.
Who is knocking so timidly at the door?
Maybe it's the rain? But someone is silent.
Then the knock came again. No doubt now,
Who has come? The guest must be answered.
Nell, leaving her yarn ball on the armchair,
Called out, “Who's there?” without hurrying to the door.
“Auntie, let me in! I'm a bunny. I'm soaked through,
I barely escaped a big wolf.”
Nell doesn't know what to do:
“Dear one, we gnomes don't like making friends.
And trouble is none of our business here...”
“Auntie, who else can I turn to?
I'm lost, and I'm so cold...
Maybe my fear will melt away in my sleep,
But where can I sleep? All around is water.
I'll probably never get home...”
Then Pip runs to the door:
“We're gnomes, of course. Granny, excuse us,
But we're not stones. And whoever is in trouble
We will always help, everywhere.”
Nell sighed, “Grandson, you're right.
I've quite forgotten our nature.
Our dear little bunny, come in quickly,
Don't be shy, take a cookie.”
Yes, gnomes can sometimes be rough.
We keep to ourselves and don't like trouble.
But we won't abandon you, we'll help right now.
Forgive us, little bunny, please.
In the little cottage it was warm.
Nell was knitting, Pip was playing.
Next to them the little bunny was rolling a toy truck.
A sweet moment of priceless friendship reigned.
