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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Kaczka czeka na gnieździe
A duck waiting on her nest
Polish
Na wsi trwało piękne lato. Złote zboże, zielony owies i stogi siana na łąkach tworzyły wspaniały widok. Bocian spacerował na długich czerwonych nogach i klekotał po egipsku, tak jak nauczyła go matka. Wokół pól i łąk rosły rozległe lasy, a wśród nich kryły się głębokie stawy.
English translation
It was a beautiful summer in the countryside. Golden grain, green oats, and haystacks in the meadows made a wonderful sight. A stork walked about on its long red legs, clattering away in Egyptian, just as its mother had taught it. Vast forests stretched around the fields and meadows, with deep ponds hidden among the trees.
Polish
Nad głęboką rzeką stał stary wiejski dom. Między nim a wodą rosły ogromne liście łopianu. Pod najwyższymi z nich małe dziecko mogłoby stanąć wyprostowane. Było tam dziko i zacisznie jak w środku lasu.
English translation
An old farmhouse stood beside a deep river. Huge burdock leaves grew between the house and the water. A small child could stand upright beneath the tallest ones. It was as wild and quiet there as in the middle of a forest.
Polish
Właśnie w tym schronieniu kaczka wysiadywała jajka. Czekała już długo i zaczynała się niecierpliwić, bo młode wciąż nie wychodziły ze skorupek. Rzadko ktoś ją odwiedzał. Inne kaczki wolały pływać po rzece, zamiast wspinać się po śliskim brzegu, żeby porozmawiać z nią pod liśćmi.
English translation
A duck was sitting on her eggs in this very shelter. She had been waiting a long time and was beginning to lose patience because the ducklings still had not come out of their shells. Few visitors came to see her. The other ducks preferred swimming in the river to climbing up the slippery bank to talk with her under the leaves.
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