Danish · Beginner
Adapted from The Steadfast Tin Soldier
A one-legged tin soldier faces a series of dangers after falling in love with a paper dancer.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
En lille dreng fik femogtyve tinsoldater i fødselsdagsgave. »Tinsoldater!« råbte han og klappede i hænderne da han så dem i æsken. Han stillede dem op på bordet.
A little boy got twenty-five tin soldiers for his birthday. “Tin soldiers!” he shouted, clapping his hands when he saw them in the box. He lined them up on the table.
Soldaterne var brødre, for de var lavet af den samme gamle ske af tin. De havde røde og blå uniformer, og hver soldat bar et gevær over skulderen. De lignede alle hinanden bortset fra den sidste. Da han blev lavet, var der kun tin nok til ét ben. Alligevel stod han sikkert på sit ene ben.
The soldiers were brothers because they were made from the same old tin spoon. They wore red and blue uniforms, and each soldier carried a rifle over his shoulder. They all looked alike except for the last one. When he was made, there was only enough tin for one leg. Even so, he stood steadily on his one leg.
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