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Romanian · 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”

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Iepurele o provoacă pe Broasca țestoasă

The Hare challenges the Tortoise

Romanian

Într-o zi, Iepurele se lăuda în fața celorlalte animale cu viteza lui.

English translation

One day, the Hare was boasting to the other animals about his speed.

Romanian

— Până acum, nimeni nu m-a învins când am alergat cu toată viteza. Cine vrea să se ia la întrecere cu mine?

English translation

“So far, no one has beaten me when I’ve run at full speed. Who wants to race me?”

Romanian

Broasca țestoasă a acceptat liniștită să alerge cu el. Iepurele a spus că era o glumă, dar ea i-a răspuns: — Mai întâi trebuie să mă învingi. După aceea poți să te lauzi. Începem?

English translation

The Tortoise calmly agreed to race him. The Hare said it was a joke, but she replied: “First you have to beat me. Then you can brag. Shall we start?”

Romanian

După ce s-a ales drumul pentru cursă, Iepurele și Broasca țestoasă au pornit.

English translation

After the race route had been chosen, the Hare and the Tortoise set off.

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