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Polish · Absolute Beginner

Żółw i zając

Adapted from The Tortoise and the Hare

By Aesop

A hare boasts about his speed, then loses a race to a steady tortoise.

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Illustration for the scene “The Hare challenges the Tortoise”

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Zając rzuca żółwiowi wyzwanie

The Hare challenges the Tortoise

Polish

Zając mówi innym zwierzętom: – Biegam bardzo szybko.

English translation

The hare says to the other animals: “I run very fast.”

Polish

Zając chce ścigać się z innymi zwierzętami.

English translation

The hare wants to race against the other animals.

Polish

Żółw chce ścigać się z zającem.

English translation

The tortoise wants to race against the hare.

Polish

Zając śmieje się z żółwia.

English translation

The hare laughs at the tortoise.

Polish

Myśli, że łatwo wygra.

English translation

He thinks he will win easily.

Polish

Żółw mówi, że najpierw trzeba wygrać.

English translation

The tortoise says you have to win first.

Polish

Potem można mówić o wygranej.

English translation

Then you can talk about winning.

Polish

Trasa wyścigu jest już wybrana.

English translation

The race route has already been chosen.

Polish

Zając i żółw zaczynają wyścig.

English translation

The hare and the tortoise start the race.

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