Hungarian · Intermediate
Adapted from The Steadfast Tin Soldier
A one-legged tin soldier faces a series of dangers after falling in love with a paper dancer.
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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Volt egyszer huszonöt ólomkatona. Mind ugyanabból a régi ónkanálból készültek, ezért testvérek voltak. Piros-kék egyenruhájukban egyenesen előrenéztek, és a vállukon tartották a puskájukat.
Once upon a time there were twenty-five tin soldiers. They were all made from the same old tin spoon, so they were brothers. In their red-and-blue uniforms, they stood straight, looking ahead, with their rifles resting on their shoulders.
– Ólomkatonák! – kiáltott fel örömében egy kisfiú, amikor levették a dobozuk fedelét. Ez volt az első szó, amelyet életükben hallottak.
“Tin soldiers!” a little boy cried out happily as their box was opened. It was the first thing they had ever heard.
A kisfiú születésnapjára kapta őket. Boldogan összecsapta a kezét, majd az asztalhoz lépett, hogy felsorakoztassa a katonákat. Mind egyformák voltak, egyetlen kivétellel: az utolsónak csak egy lába volt. Mire őt készítették, már nem maradt elég olvadt ón a másik lábához. Mégis olyan szilárdan megállt az egyetlen lábán, hogy ettől igazán különleges lett.
The boy had received them for his birthday. Happily, he clapped his hands, then went over to the table to line up the soldiers. They were all alike, except for one: the last one had only one leg. By the time he was being made, there wasn’t enough melted tin left to make his other leg. Even so, he stood so firmly on his one leg that it made him truly special.
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