translation.ca: Menjava una poma, i feia a intervals un llarg i melodiós esgarip seguit d'un ding-dong-dong, ding-dong-dong, en to profund, perque estava personificant un vapor.
translation.en: He was eating an apple, and giving a long, melodious whoop, at intervals, followed by a deep-toned ding-dong-dong, ding-dong-dong, for he was personating a steamboat.