Swedish · Intermediate
Adapted from The Nightingale
An emperor discovers the song of a living nightingale, then learns its value after replacing it with a machine.
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Scene 1 · Intermediate
I Kina var kejsaren och alla vid hans hov kineser, som du vet. Det här hände för så länge sedan att det är bäst att berätta det nu, innan historien faller i glömska.
In China, the emperor and everyone at his court were Chinese, as you know. This happened so long ago that it is best to tell the story now, before it is forgotten.
Kejsaren hade världens vackraste palats. Det var byggt helt i dyrbart porslin, så ömtåligt att den som rörde vid det måste vara varsam. I trädgården växte de mest ovanliga blommor, och vid dem hade man bundit små silverklockor. När klockorna klingade kunde ingen gå förbi utan att lägga märke till blommorna.
The emperor had the most beautiful palace in the world. It was built entirely of precious porcelain, so delicate that anyone who touched it had to be careful. The most unusual flowers grew in the garden, and little silver bells had been tied to them. When the bells rang, no one could pass by without noticing the flowers.
Trädgården var full av sådana märkvärdigheter, och den sträckte sig så långt att inte ens trädgårdsmästaren visste var den tog slut.
The garden was full of such wonders, and it stretched so far that not even the gardener knew where it ended.
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