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Hungarian · Beginner

A béka és az ökör

Adapted from The Frog and the Ox

By Aesop

A frog tries to swell herself to the size of an ox.

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Illustration for the scene “Little Frog describes a huge animal”

Scene 1 · Beginner

A kis béka egy hatalmas állatról mesél

Little Frog describes a huge animal

Hungarian

A békaapa a tó partján ült. A kis béka ijedten szólt hozzá: – Jaj, apa! Egy szörnyet láttam! – mondta. – Akkora volt, mint egy hegy! Szarvak voltak a fején, és hosszú farka volt. A lábán paták voltak.

English translation

Father Frog sat by the pond. The little frog spoke to him fearfully: “Oh, Dad! I saw a monster!” said the little frog. “It was as big as a mountain! It had horns on its head and a long tail. It had hooves on its feet.”

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