Little Red Riding Hood
Czerwony Kapturek
A girl takes food to her grandmother through the forest and meets a wolf who has a plan of his own.
Learning Polish · Beginner
Polish Stories for Beginners
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Lis i winogrona
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Dziewczynka z zapałkami
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Skąd się wzięło imię Czerwonego Kapturka
How Red-Cap got her name
Polish
Żyła kiedyś mała dziewczynka, którą wszyscy lubili. Najbardziej kochała ją babcia i zrobiłaby dla niej wszystko. Pewnego dnia podarowała jej mały kapturek z czerwonego aksamitu. Dziewczynce tak się spodobał, że nie chciała nosić niczego innego na głowie. Dlatego wszyscy nazywali ją Czerwonym Kapturkiem.
English translation
Once upon a time, there lived a little girl whom everyone liked. Her grandmother loved her most of all and would do anything for her. One day, she gave her a little hood made of red velvet. The girl liked it so much that she didn’t want to wear anything else on her head. That was why everyone called her Little Red Riding Hood.
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