Greek · Beginner
Adapted from The Red Shoes
A girl’s beautiful red shoes lead her into a troubling chain of events.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
Μια φορά κι έναν καιρό ζούσε ένα φτωχό κοριτσάκι που το έλεγαν Κάρεν. Το καλοκαίρι περπατούσε χωρίς παπούτσια. Τον χειμώνα φορούσε μεγάλα ξύλινα παπούτσια που έκαναν τα μικρά της πόδια να κοκκινίζουν.
Once upon a time, there was a poor little girl named Karen. In summer she walked barefoot. In winter she wore big wooden shoes that made her little feet turn red.
Η γυναίκα ενός τσαγκάρη στο χωριό τη λυπήθηκε. Πήρε μερικά παλιά κομμάτια κόκκινου υφάσματος και της έφτιαξε ένα ζευγάρι παπούτσια. Δεν ήταν πολύ όμορφα, αλλά τα είχε φτιάξει με καλή καρδιά.
A shoemaker’s wife in the village took pity on her. She took some old pieces of red cloth and made her a pair of shoes. They were not very pretty, but she had made them out of kindness.
Η Κάρεν τα φόρεσε πρώτη φορά στην κηδεία της μητέρας της. Το κόκκινο χρώμα δεν ταίριαζε σε μια τόσο θλιβερή μέρα, όμως δεν είχε άλλα παπούτσια. Έτσι περπάτησε με αυτά πίσω από το φέρετρο.
Karen wore them for the first time at her mother’s funeral. The red color was not fitting for such a sad day, but she had no other shoes. So she walked behind the coffin in them.
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