Greek · Beginner
Adapted from The Little Match Girl
On a cold New Year’s Eve, a poor girl lights her matches and sees visions in their flames.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
Ήταν το τελευταίο βράδυ της χρονιάς. Είχε σχεδόν σκοτεινιάσει, χιόνιζε και έκανε πολύ κρύο. Ένα φτωχό κοριτσάκι περπατούσε στους δρόμους χωρίς καπέλο και χωρίς παπούτσια.
It was the last evening of the year. It was almost dark, snow was falling, and it was very cold. A poor little girl was walking through the streets without a hat or shoes.
Όταν έφυγε από το σπίτι, φορούσε τις παλιές παντόφλες της μητέρας του. Όμως ήταν πολύ μεγάλες. Τις έχασε όταν έτρεξε να περάσει τον δρόμο, γιατί έρχονταν γρήγορα δυο άμαξες. Τη μια παντόφλα δεν μπορούσε να τη βρει. Ένα αγόρι πήρε την άλλη και έφυγε τρέχοντας.
When she left home, she was wearing her mother’s old slippers. But they were much too big. With two carriages coming fast, she ran to cross the road and lost both slippers. She could not find one of them. A boy took the other and ran away.
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