Swedish
En kråka är mycket törstig.
English translation
A crow is very thirsty.
Swedish · Absolute Beginner
Kråkan och kannan
Adapted from The Crow and the Pitcher
A thirsty crow raises the water in a pitcher by dropping stones into it.
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Absolute Beginner sample in Swedish
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Scene 1 · Absolute Beginner
En törstig kråka hittar en kanna
A thirsty crow finds a pitcher
Swedish
Han kan dö utan vatten.
English translation
He could die without water.
Swedish
Han hittar en kanna med lite vatten i.
English translation
He finds a pitcher with a little water in it.
Swedish
Vattnet är långt ner i kannan.
English translation
The water is deep down in the pitcher.
Swedish
Kråkan försöker dricka.
English translation
The crow tries to drink.
Swedish
Han når inte vattnet med näbben.
English translation
He can't reach the water with his beak.
Swedish
Han försöker igen, men det går inte.
English translation
He tries again, but it doesn't work.
Swedish
Till slut slutar han försöka.
English translation
In the end, he stops trying.
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