Romanian · Intermediate
Adapted from Snow White
A young princess finds refuge with seven dwarfs while a jealous queen seeks to harm her.
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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Era în toiul iernii, iar fulgii coborau din cer ca niște pene. O regină cosea lângă o fereastră cu rama din abanos, un lemn negru. În timp ce privea zăpada de afară, s-a înțepat cu acul în deget.
It was the middle of winter, and snowflakes fell from the sky like feathers. A queen was sewing beside a window with an ebony frame, a kind of black wood. As she gazed at the snow outside, she pricked her finger with the needle.
Trei picături de sânge au căzut pe zăpadă, iar roșul lor i s-a părut atât de frumos pe albul din jur, încât și-a dorit un copil asemenea acelor culori.
Three drops of blood fell onto the snow, and their red color seemed so beautiful against the white around them that she wished for a child with those colors.
„Ce n-aș da să am un copil cu pielea albă ca zăpada, cu obrajii roșii ca sângele și cu părul negru ca rama ferestrei!” și-a spus ea.
“I’d give anything to have a child with skin as white as snow, cheeks as red as blood, and hair as black as the window frame!” she said to herself.
Nu după mult timp, regina a născut o fetiță cu pielea albă, obrajii roșii și părul negru ca abanosul. De aceea, copila a primit numele Albă-ca-Zăpada. Însă, odată cu nașterea ei, regina a murit.
Before long, the queen gave birth to a little girl with white skin, red cheeks, and hair as black as ebony. That was why the child was named Snow White. But the queen died when the child was born.
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