Presently he picked up a straw and began trying to balance it on his nose, with his head tilted far back; and as he moved from side to side, in his efforts, he edged nearer and nearer toward the pansy; finally his bare foot rested upon it, his pliant toes closed upon it, and he hopped away with the treasure and disappeared round the corner.
Al cap de poc arreplega una palla i prova de gronxar-la damunt son nas, amb el cap decantat molt endarrera; i, mentre es movia d'una banda a l'altra en sos esforços, vorejava més i més el pensament: finalment son peu nu reposa damunt ell, els dits plegadissos del peu es clogueren damunt ell, i el noi partí fent gambades amb el seu tresor i desaparegué per la cantonada.