Hungarian · 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
Volt egyszer egy szép kislány, akit Karennek hívtak. Nagyon szegény volt. Nyáron cipő nélkül járt, télen pedig nagy facipőt viselt. A kemény cipő miatt piros lett a lába.
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful little girl named Karen. She was very poor. In summer, she went barefoot, and in winter she wore large wooden clogs. The hard shoes made her feet red.
A faluban élt egy öreg cipész és a felesége. Az asszony régi piros anyagból varrt egy pár cipőt Karennek. A cipő nem lett igazán szép, de az asszony segíteni akart a kislánynak.
An old shoemaker and his wife lived in the village. The woman sewed a pair of shoes for Karen from old red fabric. The shoes did not turn out very pretty, but the woman wanted to help the little girl.
Karen az édesanyja temetésén vette fel először az új cipőt. A piros szín nem illett a temetéshez, de más cipője nem volt. Így ment az édesanyja koporsója mögött.
Karen wore the new shoes for the first time at her mother’s funeral. The red color was not suitable for a funeral, but she had no other shoes. So she walked behind her mother’s coffin.
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