Danish · Intermediate
Adapted from The Tinderbox
A soldier finds a magical tinderbox that summons three powerful dogs.
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Scene 1 · Intermediate
En soldat marcherede hen ad landevejen. »Venstre, højre, venstre, højre!« Med sit tornyster på ryggen og sværdet ved hoften var han på vej hjem fra krigen.
A soldier marched along the country road. “Left, right, left, right!” With his knapsack on his back and his sword at his hip, he was on his way home from the war.
På vejen mødte han en gammel heks, der så skræmmende ud. Hendes underlæbe hang helt ned på brystet. Hun standsede og sagde: »Godaften, soldat! Sikke et flot sværd og sikke et stort tornyster. Du er en rigtig soldat. Derfor skal du få lige så mange penge, som du har lyst til.«
On the road he met a frightening-looking old witch. Her lower lip hung all the way down to her chest. She stopped and said, “Good evening, soldier! What a fine sword and what a big knapsack! You’re a real soldier. So you shall have as much money as you like.”
»Tak, gamle heks,« svarede soldaten.
“Thank you, old witch,” replied the soldier.
»Ser du det store træ?« Heksen pegede på træet ved siden af dem. »Det er hult. Klatr op i toppen, så finder du et hul, hvor du kan fire dig ned. Jeg binder et reb om livet på dig. Når du råber, trækker jeg dig op igen.«
“Do you see that big tree?” The witch pointed to the tree beside them. “It’s hollow. Climb to the top, and you’ll find a hole you can lower yourself into. I’ll tie a rope around your waist. When you shout, I’ll pull you back up.”
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