Greek · Beginner
Adapted from Thumbelina
A tiny girl is carried far from home and meets creatures who want to decide her future.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
Μια φορά ήταν μια γυναίκα που ήθελε πολύ ένα παιδάκι, αλλά δεν μπορούσε να αποκτήσει ένα. Πήγε λοιπόν σε μια νεράιδα για να ζητήσει βοήθεια.
Once there was a woman who very much wanted a child, but could not have one. So she went to a fairy to ask for help.
«Μπορείς να μου πεις πού θα βρω ένα παιδάκι;» τη ρώτησε.
“Can you tell me where I can find a child?” the woman asked the fairy.
Η νεράιδα της έδωσε έναν κόκκο κριθαριού. Δεν ήταν σαν τους συνηθισμένους κόκκους που φυτρώνουν στα χωράφια.
The fairy gave her a grain of barley. It was not like the ordinary grains that grow in the fields.
«Βάλ' τον σε μια γλάστρα και δες τι θα συμβεί», της είπε.
“Put it in a flowerpot and see what happens,” the fairy told the woman.
Η γυναίκα την ευχαρίστησε και πλήρωσε δώδεκα σελίνια για τον κόκκο.
The woman thanked her and paid twelve shillings for the grain.
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