Greek · 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
Ήταν καλοκαίρι και η εξοχή ήταν πανέμορφη. Γύρω από τα χωράφια υπήρχαν δάση και μικρές λίμνες. Κοντά σε ένα ποτάμι στεκόταν ένα παλιό αγροτόσπιτο. Ανάμεσα στο σπίτι και το νερό φύτρωναν φυτά με τεράστια πράσινα φύλλα.
It was summer, and the countryside was beautiful. Forests and small lakes surrounded the fields. An old farmhouse stood near a river. Between the house and the water grew plants with enormous green leaves.
Κάτω από τα φύλλα, μια πάπια καθόταν στη φωλιά της και περίμενε να βγουν τα μικρά της από τα αυγά. Η αναμονή κρατούσε πολύ και η πάπια είχε κουραστεί. Ήταν και μόνη της τις περισσότερες ώρες. Οι άλλες πάπιες προτιμούσαν να κολυμπούν στο ποτάμι και σπάνια έρχονταν να τη δουν.
Under the leaves, a duck sat on her nest, waiting for her little ones to hatch. The wait was long, and the duck had grown tired. She was alone most of the time, too. The other ducks preferred to swim in the river and rarely came to see her.
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