Romanian–English parallel text
Ben și umbrela galbenă
Ben and the Yellow Umbrella
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Ben are șase ani. Astăzi este ziua lui de naștere. Oma este aici. Ea are un cadou pentru Ben. Cadoul este lung și subțire. Ce este oare?
Ben is six years old. Today is his birthday. Grandma is here. She has a present for Ben. The present is long and thin. What is it?
Ben desface hârtia. Este o umbrelă! Umbrela este galbenă, cu broscuțe verzi.
Ben opens the paper. It’s an umbrella! The umbrella is yellow, with green frogs.
Ben deschide umbrela. Este mare și rotundă, ca un soare galben. „Mulțumesc, Oma! Merg afară chiar acum!”
Ben opens the umbrella. It is big and round, like a yellow sun. “Thank you, Grandma! I’m going outside right now!”
Dar afară strălucește soarele. Cerul este albastru. Nu este ploaie. Niciun nor. Nimic.
But outside the sun is shining. The sky is blue. No rain. Not one cloud. Nothing.
„Mâine sigur o să plouă”, spune mama.
“It’s sure to rain tomorrow,” says Mum.
Dar luni strălucește soarele. Marți strălucește soarele. Miercuri strălucește de asemenea soarele. Toți oamenii sunt bucuroși. Doar Ben nu este bucuros.
But on Monday the sun shines. On Tuesday the sun shines. On Wednesday the sun shines too. Everybody is happy. Only Ben is not happy.
În fiecare dimineață Ben se uită pe fereastră. „Unde este ploaia?” În fiecare dimineață ia umbrela la școală.
Every morning Ben looks out of the window. “Where is the rain?” Every morning he takes the umbrella with him to school.
Ceilalți copii râd. „Ben, soarele strălucește!” „Știu”, spune Ben. „Dar ploaia vine. Sigur.”
The other children laugh. “Ben, the sun is shining!” “I know,” says Ben. “But the rain is coming. I’m sure.”
Joi Ben se uită la vreme la televizor. Omul de la televizor râde. „Mâine: soare, soare, soare!” Ben oprește televizorul.
On Thursday Ben watches the weather on TV. The man on TV is smiling. “Tomorrow: sun, sun, sun!” Ben turns off the TV.
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