Swedish · Intermediate
Adapted from Snow White
A young princess finds refuge with seven dwarfs while a jealous queen seeks to harm her.
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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Mitt i vintern, när snöflingorna föll som lätta fjädrar, satt en drottning vid fönstret och sydde. Medan hon såg ut på snön stack hon sig på nålen.
In the middle of winter, when snowflakes were falling like light feathers, a queen sat sewing by the window. As she looked out at the snow, she pricked herself on the needle.
Tre droppar blod föll på snön, och hon tyckte att det röda var så vackert mot det vita att hon tänkte: ”Om jag ändå fick ett barn med hud så vit som snö, kinder så röda som blod och hår så svart som fönsterkarmen.” Karmen var gjord av ebenholts, ett svart träslag.
Three drops of blood fell on the snow, and the red looked so beautiful against the white that she thought, “If only I could have a child with skin as white as snow, cheeks as red as blood, and hair as black as the window frame.” The frame was made of ebony, a black wood.
Kort därefter fick hon en dotter som såg ut precis som hon hade önskat sig. Flickan fick därför heta Snövit. Men drottningen dog när hennes dotter föddes.
Shortly afterward, she had a daughter who looked exactly as she had wished. The girl was therefore named Snow White. But the queen died when her daughter was born.
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