Danish · Beginner
Adapted from The Ugly Duckling
A young bird is rejected by the farmyard before discovering where he belongs.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
Det var sommer på landet. Solen skinnede på en gammel gård ved en dyb flod. Mellem gården og floden voksede der planter med blade så store, at et barn kunne stå under dem.
It was summer in the countryside. The sun shone on an old farm by a deep river. Between the farm and the river grew plants with leaves so big that a child could stand underneath them.
Under de store blade sad en and på sin rede. Hun ventede på, at ungerne skulle komme ud af æggene. Hun var træt af at vente, og de andre ænder kom sjældent på besøg. De ville hellere svømme i floden.
Beneath the big leaves, a duck sat on her nest. She was waiting for her ducklings to hatch. She was tired of waiting, and the other ducks rarely came to visit. They preferred to swim in the river.
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