Swedish · Beginner
Adapted from The Tinderbox
A soldier finds a magical tinderbox that summons three powerful dogs.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
En soldat gick längs vägen med en väska på ryggen och ett svärd vid sidan. Han hade varit i krig och var på väg hem. På vägen mötte han en gammal häxa. Hennes underläpp hängde ända ner till bröstet.
A soldier was walking along the road with a bag on his back and a sword at his side. He had been at war and was on his way home. On the road, he met an old witch. Her lower lip hung all the way down to her chest.
”God kväll, soldat”, sa häxan. ”Jag kan ge dig så mycket pengar du vill.”
“Good evening, soldier,” said the witch. “I can give you as much money as you want.”
Soldaten tackade, och häxan pekade på ett stort träd. Trädet var tomt inuti, och högst upp fanns ett hål. Hon bad soldaten klättra upp och ta sig ner genom hålet med ett rep runt kroppen. När han ropade skulle hon dra upp honom igen.
The soldier thanked her, and the witch pointed to a large tree. The tree was hollow, and there was a hole at the very top. She asked the soldier to climb up and make his way down through the hole with a rope around him. When he called out, she would pull him back up.
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