Romanian · Beginner
Adapted from The Ugly Duckling
A young bird is rejected by the farmyard before discovering where he belongs.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
Era vară, iar la țară câmpurile și pădurile erau pline de culoare. Lângă o casă veche de fermă curgea un râu adânc. Între casă și râu creșteau plante cu frunze atât de mari, încât un copil mic putea să stea în picioare sub ele.
It was summer, and the fields and forests in the countryside were full of color. A deep river flowed beside an old farmhouse. Between the house and the river grew plants with such large leaves that a small child could stand beneath them.
Acolo, la adăpost, o rață stătea pe cuib și aștepta să iasă puii din ouă. Așteptarea era lungă și rața începuse să se plictisească. Celelalte rațe veneau rar în vizită. Preferau să înoate pe râu, în loc să urce malul alunecos ca să stea de vorbă cu ea.
There, sheltered under the leaves, a duck sat on her nest and waited for the ducklings to hatch. The wait was long, and the duck had begun to get bored. The other ducks rarely came to visit. They preferred to swim in the river rather than climb the slippery bank to talk with her.
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