Hungarian · Intermediate
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 · Intermediate
Élt egyszer egy asszony, aki mindennél jobban vágyott egy kisgyermekre, de a kívánsága nem teljesült. Végül felkeresett egy tündért, és segítséget kért tőle.
Once there was a woman who longed for a little child more than anything, but her wish did not come true. At last she went to see a fairy and asked for help.
– Nagyon szeretnék egy kisgyermeket! Meg tudná mondani, hol találhatnék egyet?
“I would so love to have a little child! Could you tell me where I might find one?”
– Ezen könnyen segíthetünk – felelte a tündér. – Adok önnek egy árpaszemet. Ez azonban nem olyan, mint a földeken termő árpa, amellyel a tyúkokat etetik. Ültesse el egy virágcserépbe, és figyelje meg, mi történik!
“We can easily help with that,” replied the fairy. “I’ll give you a barley grain. But this isn’t like the barley that grows in fields and is fed to chickens. Plant it in a flowerpot and see what happens!”
– Köszönöm! – mondta az asszony.
“Thank you!” said the woman.
Az árpaszem tizenkét shillingbe került. Az asszony kifizette, majd hazavitte.
The barley grain cost twelve shillings. The woman paid for it and took it home.
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