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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Soldățelul de cositor cu un singur picior
The one-legged tin soldier
Romanian
Erau odată douăzeci și cinci de soldăței de cositor. Toți erau frați, pentru că fuseseră făcuți din aceeași lingură veche, topită pentru a le da formă. Purtau uniforme frumoase, roșii și albastre, țineau puștile pe umăr și priveau drept înainte.
English translation
Once upon a time there were twenty-five tin soldiers. They were all brothers, because they had been made from the same old spoon, melted down to shape them. They wore handsome red and blue uniforms, carried their rifles on their shoulders, and looked straight ahead.
Romanian
Când cineva a ridicat capacul cutiei lor, un băiețel a bătut din palme, încântat:
— Soldăței de cositor!
English translation
When someone lifted the lid of their box, a little boy clapped his hands, delighted:
“Tin soldiers!”
Romanian
Acestea au fost primele cuvinte pe care le-au auzit vreodată. Băiatul îi primise de ziua lui și acum stătea lângă masă, pregătit să-i așeze în picioare.
English translation
These were the first words they had ever heard. The boy had received them for his birthday, and now he stood beside the table, ready to set them upright.
Romanian
Soldățeii semănau perfect între ei, cu o singură excepție: unul avea doar un picior. Fusese făcut ultimul, când nu mai rămăsese destul cositor topit pentru a-l termina. Cu toate acestea, stătea neclintit pe singurul său picior, iar tocmai această deosebire îl făcea să iasă în evidență.
English translation
All the soldiers looked exactly alike, with one exception: one had only one leg. He had been made last, when there was not enough melted tin left to finish him. Even so, he stood firmly on his only leg, and it was precisely this difference that made him stand out.
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