Danish · Beginner
Adapted from The Tinderbox
A soldier finds a magical tinderbox that summons three powerful dogs.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
En soldat gik hjem fra krigen. Han havde en taske på ryggen og et sværd ved hoften. På vejen mødte han en gammel heks. Hun pegede på et stort træ.
A soldier walked home from the war. He had a bag on his back and a sword at his hip. On the way he met an old witch. She pointed to a large tree.
»Vil du have alle de penge, du ønsker dig?« spurgte hun. »Så skal du klatre op i det træ. Det er hult indeni, og der er et hul øverst. Jeg binder et reb om livet på dig. Så kan du komme ned gennem træet, og jeg kan trække dig op igen.«
“Do you want as much money as you could wish for?” she asked. “Then you must climb that tree. It’s hollow inside, and there’s a hole at the top. I’ll tie a rope around your waist. Then you can go down inside the tree, and I can pull you back up.”
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