Russian · 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
В деревне было тёплое лето. В полях рос хлеб, на лугах лежало сено, а вокруг зеленел лес. По лугу ходил аист на длинных красных ногах. Среди деревьев были глубокие пруды.
It was a warm summer in the countryside. Grain grew in the fields, hay lay in the meadows, and the forest was green all around. A stork walked across the meadow on long red legs. Among the trees were deep ponds.
У реки стоял старый дом. Между домом и водой росли лопухи с огромными листьями. Листья были выше маленького ребёнка. Здесь, в тихом месте, утка сидела на яйцах и ждала утят. Она уже устала: утята долго не появлялись, а гости приходили редко. Другие утки любили плавать по реке и не хотели подниматься к её гнезду по скользкому берегу.
An old house stood by the river. Between the house and the water grew burdocks with enormous leaves. The leaves were taller than a small child. Here, in a quiet place, a duck sat on her eggs, waiting for her ducklings. She was already tired: the ducklings were taking a long time to appear, and visitors came rarely. The other ducks liked swimming on the river and did not want to climb the slippery bank to her nest.
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