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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Το πορσελάνινο παλάτι
The porcelain palace
Greek
Αυτή η ιστορία συνέβη στην Κίνα πριν από πάρα πολλά χρόνια. Ας την ακούσουμε λοιπόν, προτού ξεχαστεί. Ο αυτοκράτορας είχε το πιο όμορφο παλάτι του κόσμου. Ήταν χτισμένο ολόκληρο από πορσελάνη, ένα πανάκριβο αλλά εύθραυστο υλικό, κι έτσι όλοι έπρεπε να προσέχουν όταν το άγγιζαν.
English translation
This story happened in China a very long time ago. Let us hear it now, before it is forgotten. The emperor had the most beautiful palace in the world. It was built entirely of porcelain, a very expensive but fragile material, so everyone had to be careful when touching it.
Greek
Στον κήπο φύτρωναν ασυνήθιστα λουλούδια με μικρά ασημένια κουδουνάκια δεμένα πάνω τους. Ο ήχος τους τραβούσε την προσοχή κάθε περαστικού στην ομορφιά των λουλουδιών. Ο κήπος ήταν γεμάτος θαυμαστά πράγματα και απλωνόταν τόσο μακριά, που ούτε ο ίδιος ο κηπουρός ήξερε πού τελείωνε.
English translation
Unusual flowers grew in the garden, with little silver bells tied to them. Their sound drew every passerby’s attention to the beauty of the flowers. The garden was full of wonderful things and stretched so far that even the gardener himself did not know where it ended.
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