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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Den etbenede tinsoldat
The one-legged tin soldier
Danish
Der var engang femogtyve tinsoldater. De var alle brødre, for de var støbt af den samme gamle tinske. I deres flotte røde og blå uniformer så de lige frem med geværet over skulderen. »Tinsoldater!« var det første, de hørte, da låget blev løftet af æsken. Det var en lille dreng, der råbte det og klappede i hænderne af glæde.
English translation
Once upon a time there were twenty-five tin soldiers. They were all brothers because they had been cast from the same old tin spoon. In their fine red and blue uniforms, they looked straight ahead with their rifles over their shoulders. “Tin soldiers!” was the first thing they heard when the lid was lifted off the box. A little boy had shouted it, clapping his hands with delight.
Danish
Han havde fået dem i fødselsdagsgave og gik straks i gang med at stille dem op på bordet.
English translation
He had received them as a birthday gift and immediately began lining them up on the table.
Danish
Alle soldaterne så ens ud bortset fra én, der kun havde ét ben. Han var blevet støbt sidst, og da var der ikke nok smeltet tin tilbage til et ben mere. Alligevel stod han lige så fast som de andre, og det var netop det, der gjorde ham så bemærkelsesværdig.
English translation
All the soldiers looked alike except for one who had only one leg. He had been cast last, and by then there wasn’t enough molten tin left for another leg. Even so, he stood just as firmly as the others, and that was exactly what made him so remarkable.
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