Swedish · Beginner
Adapted from The Ugly Duckling
A young bird is rejected by the farmyard before discovering where he belongs.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
Det var sommar på landet. Vid en gammal gård rann en djup å. Mellan huset och vattnet växte stora gröna blad. Under bladen hade en anka sitt bo. Där satt hon och väntade på att äggen skulle kläckas.
It was summer in the countryside. A deep river flowed past an old farm. Large green leaves grew between the house and the water. Under the leaves, a duck had made her nest. There she sat, waiting for her eggs to hatch.
Ungarna tog lång tid på sig, och mamman började bli trött på att vänta. De andra ankorna simmade hellre i ån än kom på besök.
The ducklings were taking a long time to hatch, and their mother was growing tired of waiting. The other ducks preferred to swim in the river rather than come and visit.
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