How to tell this joke

Question

Hola. Quisiera saber cómo contar el siguiente chiste en inglés sin que pierda su significado y pueda resultar gracioso.

Hay un manzano lleno de alegres manzanas bailando y riendo, cuando de repente se cae una al suelo. Las demás la miran y, pasado un rato, la señalan y se echan a reir. La manzana caída las mira indiferente y dice finalmente: inmaduras.

Thaks.

Answer 1

Hola miselfyo, eso te puede resultar un poco difícil porque en el inglés inmaduro es diferente para personas y frutas. Para personas es: immature pero para frutas es unripe.

There was an apple tree full of happy apples dancing and laughing when one day one of them fell to the ground. The others looked at the fallen one for a while and then started to laugh pointing at it. It looked at them uninterestedly and finally said: "You are immature!"...

showing it* not good - should be - pointing at it - Gocika, Jan 18, 2011

And rows sounds terrible, even worse than using immature in this joke, sorry - Gocika, Jan 18, 2011

Agree with the first one. :) - culé, Jan 18, 2011

Cause I'm out of ideas. jeje - culé, Jan 18, 2011

Raw is not a noun. When, as an adjective, associated with people it describes a person who is not trained or is without experience. Not applicable here! - Gocika, Jan 18, 2011

replace "raws" with "You're immature" - lorenzo9, Jan 18, 2011

I'm with you, Lorenzo. - Gocika, Jan 18, 2011

Answer 2

I think "immature" could work in the joke. Like, it could just say "You guys are immature" rather than just "immature". Or(!) something like: "...looked at them uninterestedly and muttered under its breath 'immature'." Something like that... I suppose. By the way, funny joke.

Edited to add italics

Answer 3

Para personas es: immature pero para frutas es unripe.

I agree with Gocika (below)

Immature can mean unripe, google it!

immature

1. immature - not fully developed or mature; not ripe; "unripe fruit"; "fried green tomatoes"; "green wood" unripe, unripened, green

But it is hardly used that way. - BellaMargarita, Jan 18, 2011

The two meanings is what makes it a joke. - Leatha, Jan 18, 2011

I agree that the two meanings are necessary for the joke to work. - 0074b507, Jan 18, 2011

Answer 4

Immature can mean unripe, google it!

Answer 5

An excellent joke! But I think you should give it a try first and translate yourself!

late... - Gocika, Jan 18, 2011

i tried it. That's why i make this question. ;) - miselfyo, Jan 18, 2011

*ask a question ;) - Gocika, Jan 18, 2011

Answer 6

No creo que ese chiste será gracioso en inglés. El significado se pierde en la traducción. Lo siento!