Bettering Oneself by Madelynne Rabb
I make no claims to the authenticity of any phrases in a foreign language, nor to the effectiveness of subliminal language education tapes.
THE HOME OF DRAKE MALLARD, 517 AVIAN WAY, ST. CANARD
"What are the tapes for, DW?" Launchpad asked.
"I have decided that it's time I bettered myself. These are language tapes. I'm going to learn Spanish, German, French, and Italian. . . all while I sleep!" Drake answered.
"How does it work?"
"You just slip a speaker under your pillow while you sleep. The tape plays all night, and your brain's subconscious registers it. By morning, you'll have the whole tape learned, and it's as if you spoke like a native!" Drake announced.
"So, uh, which one are you gonna learn first?"
"First? Ha! I'm going to learn them all at once! Good night, LP!"
THE NEXT MORNING
Launchpad walked into Drake's room. "Hey, DW," he called as he shook Drake awake. "Come on; wake up, Negaduck's hit the 63rd National Bank. We gotta go."
"Uh? Oh, vamanos!"
THE 63RD NATIONAL BANK OF ST. CANARD
Negaduck sat on the counter at one of the teller booths. This was so much a trap that that little girl that Dipwing Dork hung out with could have spotted it a mile away.
Just then, a purple cloud of smoke appeared. "Sono il terrore quel battiti nella notte! Sono pre-starnutisco solletico nel naso della malvagità! Sono anatra di Darkwing!"
"What the heck are you talking?" Negaduck was usually not surprised to see that darn duck show up, but this was rather stupid, even for Dumbwing.
"Huh?...Um... ¡Soy el terror ese las aletas en la noche¡Soy pre-estornudo las cosquillas en la nariz del mal¡Soy pato de Darkwing!"
"Speaka da English?" Negaduck shouted.
Darkwing tried again...
"Ich bin der dieser Terror Klappen in der Nacht!"
...and again...
"Je suis la terreur cette des ailerons la nuit!"
...but nothing was working.
Negaduck really was starting to wish he had a video camera with him. Oh, would the Fearsome Four love this!
"Um, DW . . . maybe you shouldn't have tried all four languages at once," Launchpad suggested.
"Ahh, halt die Klappe."
FIN
Translations:
"Sono il terrore quel battiti nella notte! Sono pre-starnutisco solletico nel naso della malvagità! Sono anatra di Darkwing!
"I am the terror that flaps in the night! I am the pre-sneeze tickle in the nose of evil! I am Darkwing Duck!" (Italian)
¡Soy el terror ese las aletas en la noche¡Soy pre-estornudo las cosquillas en la nariz del mal¡Soy pato de Darkwing!
"I am the terror that flaps in the night! I am the pre-sneeze tickle in the nose of evil! I am Darkwing Duck!" (Spanish)
"Ich bin der dieser Terror Klappen in der Nacht!"
"I am the terror that flaps in the night!" (German)
"Je suis la terreur cette des ailerons la nuit!"
"I am the terror that flaps in the night!" (French)
"...halt die Klappe"
stop your mouth/shut up (German)