Swedish Dual Language short stories – Learning Swedish through English
Aesop’s Fables – Eken och vassen
Once upon a time, there was a mighty Oak tree. The Oak tree was very proud of its great strength. Beside the tree grew some slender and week reeds. The reeds would bend and be pushed to the ground even if there was a slight wind.
If the wind was strong, the Oak tree would laugh and stand strong with its hundred mighty arms without bending or bowing. The reeds would all bend and twist to the wind making a mournful sound.
TranslateDet fanns en gång en mäktig ek. Eken var mycket stolt över sin stora styrka. Bredvid trädet växte några smala vass. Vassen skulle böjas till marken även om det var lite vind.
Om vinden var stark skulle eken skratta och stå starkt med sina hundra mäktiga armar utan att böja eller vrida sig. Vassen, skulle böjas och vridas mot vinden och göra ett sorgligt ljud.
One day the Oak tree said to the Reeds, “Oh look at how weak you all are. You bend and bow to the slightest of winds. And look at me, so proud and strong. You must feel very bad, indeed.”
“Oh Great Oak tree. Don’t worry about yourself. The wind can never harm us. We only bend in front of the wind so that we do not break. You, with all your strength and pride have so far survived the wind. But one day a wind will come so strong it shall push you to the ground”
TranslateEn dag sa eken till vassen: ”Åh, se hur svag du är. Du böjer dig och vrider dig för minsta vind. Och se på mig, så stolt och stark. Du måste verkligen känna dig väldigt svag. ”
“Åh stora ek. Oroa dig inte för dig själv. Vinden kan aldrig skada oss. Vi böjer oss bara framför vinden så att vi inte går sönder. Du, med all din styrka och stolthet har hittills överlevt vinden. Men en dag kommer en vind att komma så stark att den ska slå dig till marken ”
One day a hurricane came. It was ferocious and battered against the mighty Oak tree. The reeds lay flat in the ground, too weak to fight the wind.
The Oak tree stood strongly and proudly but the wind increased in fury. Soon, the Oak tree could hold no more, its roots tore and it crashed to the ground.
The reeds said, “If only you had listened and bent to the wind, you would not have crashed to the ground.”
TranslateEn dag kom en orkan. Det var vild och misshandlade den mäktiga eken. Vassen låg platt på marken, för svag för att bekämpa vinden.
Eken stod starkt och stolt men vinden ökade i raseri. Snart kunde eken inte hålla längre, dess rötter slets och den kraschade till marken.
Vassen sade: “Om du bara hade lyssnat och böjt dig mot vinden, skulle du inte ha kraschat till marken.”
Moral: Better to yield when it is folly to resist, than to resist stubbornly and be destroyed.
TranslateMoral: Bättre att ge efter när det är dårskap att motstå, än att envist motstå och bli förstörd.
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About: Studying through Dual Language immersion is among the best techniques for learning a new language. The objective of this website is to teach yourself how to read and speak Swedish confidently using English as a base 🙂 These Swedish Dual Language short stories are super cool to read for beginners and also for entertaining children. Aesop’s Fables are among the best stories that can be studied on a daily basis.
