Det är en varm dag.
It is a warm day.

Swedish · Absolute Beginner
Adapted from The Fox and the Grapes
A hungry fox tries to reach a bunch of grapes and dismisses them when he cannot.
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Scene 1 · Absolute Beginner
Det är en varm dag.
It is a warm day.
En räv går i en trädgård med fruktträd.
A fox walks in a garden with fruit trees.
Han är törstig.
He is thirsty.
Han ser druvor och vill äta dem.
He sees grapes and wants to eat them.
Men druvorna hänger högt upp.
But the grapes hang high up.
Räven hoppar upp mot druvorna.
The fox jumps up toward the grapes.
Han når dem inte.
He can't reach them.
Han hoppar en gång till.
He jumps again.
Han når dem inte nu heller.
He can't reach them this time either.
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