Swedish · Intermediate
Adapted from The Steadfast Tin Soldier
A one-legged tin soldier faces a series of dangers after falling in love with a paper dancer.
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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Det var en gång tjugofem tennsoldater. De var alla bröder, eftersom de hade gjutits av samma gamla tennsked. I sina röda och blå uniformer såg de rakt fram med gevären på axeln.
Once upon a time there were twenty-five tin soldiers. They were all brothers, because they had been cast from the same old tin spoon. In their red and blue uniforms, they looked straight ahead with their rifles on their shoulders.
”Tennsoldater!” ropade en liten pojke när locket lyftes av asken. Det var de första ord soldaterna någonsin hörde. Pojken hade fått dem i födelsedagspresent och klappade händerna av förtjusning innan han ställde upp dem på bordet. De såg precis likadana ut, förutom den som hade gjutits sist.
“Tin soldiers!” cried a little boy when the lid was lifted off the box. Those were the first words the soldiers had ever heard. The boy had received them as a birthday present and clapped his hands with delight before standing them up on the table. They all looked exactly alike, except for the one who had been cast last.
När det var hans tur fanns det inte tillräckligt med smält tenn för att gjuta båda benen. Ändå stod han lika stadigt som sina bröder, och det var just det som gjorde honom så ovanlig.
When his turn came, there was not enough melted tin to cast both his legs. Even so, he stood as steadily as his brothers, and that was just what made him so unusual.
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