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Romanian · Absolute Beginner

Broasca țestoasă și iepurele

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”

Scene 1 · Absolute Beginner

Iepurele o provoacă pe Broasca țestoasă

The Hare challenges the Tortoise

Romanian

Iepurele aleargă foarte repede.

English translation

The rabbit runs very fast.

Romanian

El spune celorlalte animale că aleargă foarte repede.

English translation

He tells the other animals that he runs very fast.

Romanian

Vrea să facă o cursă cu oricare dintre animale.

English translation

He wants to have a race with any of the animals.

Romanian

Broasca țestoasă acceptă cursa.

English translation

The turtle agrees to the race.

Romanian

Iepurele râde de ea.

English translation

The rabbit laughs at her.

Romanian

Dar Broasca țestoasă vrea să înceapă cursa.

English translation

But the turtle wants to start the race.

Romanian

Se alege un drum pentru cursă.

English translation

A course is chosen for the race.

Romanian

Iepurele și Broasca țestoasă pornesc.

English translation

The rabbit and the turtle set off.

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