Romanian · Intermediate
Adapted from The Tinderbox
A soldier finds a magical tinderbox that summons three powerful dogs.
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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Un soldat se întorcea acasă după război. Mergea în pas de marș pe drumul mare, cu ranița în spate și sabia la șold: „Stâng, drept; stâng, drept.”
A soldier was returning home after the war. He marched along the main road, his pack on his back and his sword at his side: “Left, right; left, right.”
Pe drum i-a ieșit în cale o vrăjitoare bătrână. Avea o înfățișare înspăimântătoare, iar buza de jos îi atârna până la piept. S-a oprit în fața lui și i-a spus: — Bună seara, soldatule! Ce sabie frumoasă ai și ce raniță mare! Se vede că ești un soldat adevărat. Ei bine, vei avea câți bani îți dorești.
An old witch crossed his path. She looked terrifying, and her lower lip hung down to her chest. She stopped in front of him and said: “Good evening, soldier! What a beautiful sword you have, and what a big pack! Anyone can see you’re a real soldier. Well, you’ll have as much money as you want.”
— Mulțumesc, bătrână vrăjitoare, a răspuns el.
“Thank you, old witch,” he replied.
Vrăjitoarea i-a arătat un copac mare de lângă drum.
The witch showed him a big tree beside the road.
— Îl vezi? E gol pe dinăuntru. Dacă te cațeri până sus, vei găsi o gaură prin care poți coborî adânc în interiorul lui. Îți leg o frânghie în jurul trupului, iar când mă strigi, te trag înapoi sus.
“Do you see it? It’s hollow inside. If you climb to the top, you’ll find a hole you can climb down through, deep inside it. I’ll tie a rope around your body, and when you call to me, I’ll pull you back up.”
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