Romanian–English parallel text
Broasca țestoasă vorbăreață
The Talkative Tortoise
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Regele care vorbea prea mult
The King Who Talked Too Much
Demult, regele Brahmadatta a condus orașul Benares din India. El a fost un rege bun, dar a avut o mare problemă. Vorbea prea mult.
Long ago, King Brahmadatta ruled the city of Benares in India. He was a good king, but he had one big problem. He talked too much.
A vorbit dimineața și a vorbit noaptea. A vorbit la cină și în grădină. Când alți oameni au vrut să vorbească, el nu s-a oprit. Nimeni nu a putut să spună un cuvânt.
He talked in the morning, and he talked at night. He talked at dinner and in the garden. When other people wanted to speak, he did not stop. Nobody could say a word.
Regele avea un sfetnic înțelept. Sfetnicului îi plăcea de rege și voia să îl ajute. Dar cum putea să îi spună unui rege: „Vorbiți prea mult”?
The king had a wise adviser. The adviser liked the king and wanted to help him. But how could he tell a king, “You talk too much”?
„Trebuie să aștept”, a gândit sfetnicul. „Într-o zi voi găsi momentul potrivit.”
“I must wait,” the adviser thought. “One day I will find the right moment.”
Departe, în munții din nord, era un lac mic. Acolo a trăit o broască țestoasă. Era o broască țestoasă bună, dar semăna mult cu regele. Îi plăcea mult să vorbească.
Far away, in the mountains in the north, there was a little lake. A tortoise lived there. He was a kind tortoise, but he was very like the king. He loved talking.
A vorbit cu peștii și cu broaștele. A vorbit cu copacii și cu pietrele. A vorbit chiar și când nu asculta nimeni.
He talked to the fish and to the frogs. He talked to the trees and to the rocks. He even talked when nobody was listening.
În fiecare primăvară, două gâște sălbatice au zburat la lac. Ele erau surori și erau prietene bune cu broasca țestoasă. Broasca țestoasă a vorbit, iar gâștele au ascultat. Au fost foarte răbdătoare.
Every spring, two wild geese flew to the lake. They were sisters, and they were good friends of the tortoise. The tortoise talked, and the geese listened. They were very patient.
Dar într-o vară, ceva rău s-a întâmplat cu lacul cel mic.
But one summer, something bad happened to the little lake.
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