Swedish Dual Language short stories – Learning Swedish through English
Aesop’s Fables – Haren och sköldpaddan
A hare was making fun of a tortoise for being very slow.
The hare said, “Ha Ha, Mr. Tortoise. Look how slow you are and look at how fast I am. You must be so ashamed. Ha Ha.”
TranslateEn hare gjorde narr av en sköldpadda för att vara väldigt långsam.
Haren sa, ”Ha Ha, herr Sköldpadda. Titta hur långsam du är och titta på hur snabb jag är. Du måste skämmas. Ha Ha. ”
The tortoise ignored the Hare and was walking slowly.
The rabbit continued, “Do you even get anywhere when you walk so slowly? Ha Ha.”
TranslateSköldpaddan ignorerade haren och gick långsamt.
Haren fortsatte, “Kommer du ens någonstans när du går så långsamt? Ha Ha. ”
The tortoise looked at the hare angrily and said, “Yes. I can get there faster than you can. I will race you and let us see who the winner is.”
TranslateSköldpaddan tittade ilsket på haren och sa, ”Ja, jag kan komma dit snabbare än du kan. Jag kommer att tävla med dig och låt oss se vem som är vinnaren. ”
The Hare laughed loudly. “Are you challenging me to a race? You are going to lose so badly! Fine. Let Mr. Fox judge the race and let’s begin.”
TranslateHaren skrattade högt. ”Utmanar du mig till ett lopp? Du kommer att förlora så illa! Bra. Låt herr Räv bedöma loppet och låt oss börja. ”
The rules were simple. The two had to run across the fields and the meadows until the old oak tree and then back.
TranslateReglerna var enkla. De två fick springa över åkrarna och ängarna till det gamla eket och sedan tillbaka.
The Hare ran at his full speed and soon was so far ahead that he could not see the tortoise. He was so arrogant that he thought, “Let me sleep for some time just to prove how ridiculous it was for the tortoise to challenge me”.
TranslateHaren sprang i full fart och var snart så långt framåt att han inte kunde se sköldpaddan. Han var så arrogant att han tänkte, ”Låt mig sova en stund bara för att bevisa hur löjligt det var för sköldpaddan att utmana mig”.
He lied down in the grass and slept. The Tortoise meanwhile slowly walked and crossed the place where the Hare was fast asleep. When the Hare woke up, it was already too late. The Tortoise was already at the finish line.
The Hare ran as swiftly as he could but the tortoise had already won the race.
TranslateHan la sig ner i gräset och sov. Sköldpaddan gick under tiden långsamt förbi den plats där haren sov. När haren vaknade var det redan för sent. Sköldpaddan var redan vid mållinjen.
Haren sprang så fort han kunde men sköldpaddan hade redan vunnit loppet.
Moral: “Slow and steady wins the race.”
Translate“Långsam och stadig vinner loppet.”
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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.
