Polish–English parallel text
Chłopiec, który wołał o pomoc
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Aesop
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Opening the reader…
Ezop dla dzieci Młody pasterz i wilk Młody pasterz pasł owce swojego pana w pobliżu ciemnego lasu, niedaleko wsi. Wkrótce uznał życie na pastwisku za bardzo nudne.
The Æsop for Children The Shepherd Boy & the Wolf A Shepherd Boy tended his master’s Sheep near a dark forest not far from the village. Soon he found life in the pasture very dull.
Jedyne, co mógł zrobić, aby się rozerwać, to porozmawiać ze swoim psem lub zagrać na pasterskiej fujarce.
All he could do to amuse himself was to talk to his dog or play on his shepherd’s pipe.
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Pewnego dnia, gdy siedział, obserwując owce oraz cichy las i myśląc, co by zrobił, gdyby zobaczył wilka, obmyślił plan, jak się zabawić.
One day as he sat watching the Sheep and the quiet forest, and thinking what he would do should he see a Wolf, he thought of a plan to amuse himself.
Jego pan nakazał mu wzywać pomocy, gdyby wilk zaatakował stado, a wtedy wieśniacy by go odpędzili.
His Master had told him to call for help should a Wolf attack the flock, and the Villagers would drive it away.
Więc teraz, chociaż nie widział niczego, co choćby przypominało wilka, pobiegł w stronę wsi, krzycząc na całe gardło: „Wilk! Wilk!”
So now, though he had not seen anything that even looked like a Wolf, he ran toward the village shouting at the top of his voice, “Wolf! Wolf!”
Zgodnie z jego oczekiwaniami wieśniacy, którzy usłyszeli krzyk, rzucili swoją pracę i wielce przejęci pobiegli na pastwisko. Lecz gdy dotarli na miejsce, zastali chłopca zanoszącego się od śmiechu z powodu żartu, jaki im spłatał.
As he expected, the Villagers who heard the cry dropped their work and ran in great excitement to the pasture. But when they got there they found the Boy doubled up with laughter at the trick he had played on them.
Kilka dni później młody pasterz znowu krzyknął: „Wilk! Wilk!” Wieśniacy znowu przybiegli mu z pomocą, by po raz kolejny zostać wyśmianymi.
A few days later the Shepherd Boy again shouted, “Wolf! Wolf!” Again the Villagers ran to help him, only to be laughed at again.
Wtem pewnego wieczoru, gdy słońce zachodziło za lasem, a cienie wypełzały na pastwisko, wilk naprawdę wyskoczył z zarośli i rzucił się na owce.
Then one evening as the sun was setting behind the forest and the shadows were creeping out over the pasture, a Wolf really did spring from the underbrush and fall upon the Sheep.
Przerażony chłopiec pobiegł w stronę wsi, krzycząc: „Wilk! Wilk!” Lecz chociaż wieśniacy usłyszeli wołanie, nie pobiegli mu na pomoc tak jak wcześniej. „Nie oszuka nas znowu” – rzekli.
In terror the Boy ran toward the village shouting “Wolf! Wolf!” But though the Villagers heard the cry, they did not run to help him as they had before. “He cannot fool us again,” they said.
Wilk zabił bardzo wiele owiec chłopca, po czym czmychnął do lasu.
The Wolf killed a great many of the Boy’s sheep and then slipped away into the forest.
Kłamcom nikt nie wierzy, nawet gdy mówią prawdę.
Liars are not believed even when they speak the truth.
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