Romanian–English parallel text
Momotaro, băiatul-piersică
Momotaro, the Peach Boy
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Piersica din râu
The Peach in the River
Cu mult, mult timp în urmă, un moș și o babă au trăit în Japonia. Erau săraci și nu aveau copii.
Long, long ago, an old man and an old woman lived in Japan. They were poor, and they had no children.
Într-o dimineață, moșul a plecat pe dealuri să taie iarbă. Baba a dus hainele la râu.
One morning the old man went to the hills to cut grass. The old woman took the clothes to the river.
Deodată, ea a văzut ceva mare în apă. Era o piersică, cea mai mare piersică din lume! A coborât încet pe râu: pleosc, pleosc, pleosc.
Suddenly she saw something big in the water. It was a peach, the biggest peach in the world! It came down the river slowly, bump, bump, bump.
„Ce piersică minunată!”, a spus baba. „O s-o duc acasă pentru soțul meu.”
“What a wonderful peach!” said the old woman. “I’m going to take it home for my husband.”
A încercat să o ajungă, dar era prea departe. Așa că a bătut din palme și a cântat un cântecel.
She tried to reach it, but it was too far away. So she clapped her hands and sang a little song.
„Apa de departe e amară, apa de aproape e dulce. Vino la apa dulce, piersică mică!”
“Far water is bitter, near water is sweet. Come to the sweet water, little peach!”
Și piersica a venit din ce în ce mai aproape. La sfârșit, s-a oprit în fața ei. Ea a luat-o și s-a grăbit spre casă.
And the peach came closer and closer. At last it stopped in front of her. She picked it up and hurried home.
Seara, moșul a venit acasă.
In the evening the old man came home.
„Soțule, vino repede!”, a spus baba. „Am un dar pentru tine.”
“Husband, come quickly!” said the old woman. “I have a present for you.”
I-a arătat piersica, iar ochii lui s-au mărit. „Nu am văzut niciodată o astfel de piersică!”, a spus el. „De unde ai cumpărat-o?”
She showed him the peach, and his eyes grew wide. “I have never seen a peach like this!” he said. “Where did you buy it?”
„Nu am cumpărat-o. Am găsit-o în râu.”
“I didn’t buy it. I found it in the river.”
„Atunci hai s-o mâncăm acum. Mi-e foarte foame.”
“Then let’s eat it now. I’m very hungry.”
Moșul a luat un cuțit. Dar înainte să o poată tăia, piersica s-a deschis singură.
The old man took a knife. But before he could cut it, the peach opened by itself.
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