Swedish Dual Language short stories – Learning Swedish through English
Aesop’s Fables – Lejonet och musen
Once upon a time, there was a large Lion who was asleep in the forest. His huge head was resting on his paws and he was snoring loudly.
“SNORE! SNORE! ZZZZZZZZZ”, snored the lion.
A tiny mouse was running and did not see the lion. He tripped on the lion. The lion woke up and roared. The mouse was so scared that he couldn’t move.
The lion angrily caught the mouse and said “How dare you wake me up from my sleep. I am now going to eat you!”
TranslateDet var en gång ett stort lejon som sov i skogen. Hans enorma huvud vilade på tassarna och han snarkade högt.
“SNARKA! SNARKA! ”, snarkade lejonet.
En liten mus sprang och såg inte lejonet. Han snubblade på lejonet. Lejonet vaknade och röt. Musen var så rädd att han inte kunde röra sig.
Lejonet fångade ilsket musen och sa ”Hur vågar du väcka mig från min sömn. Jag ska äta dig nu! ”
The mouse was very frightened and squeaked “SQUEAK SQUEAK! Mr Lion, I am so sorry. Please let me go. Some day, I promise I will repay you”.
The lion roared with laughter.
“But you are such a small mouse and I am a mighty lion. How can you ever repay me?”
“Please my lord”, said the mouse, “I promise you with the paws crossed.”
TranslateMusen var mycket rädd och pep ”PIP PIP! Herr Lejon, jag är så ledsen. Snälla låt mig gå. En dag lovar jag att jag kommer att betala tillbaka till dig ”.
Lejonet tjöt av skratt.
”Men du är en så liten mus och jag är ett mäktigt lejon. Hur kan du någonsin betala tillbaka till mig?
“Snälla min herre”, sade musen, “jag lovar dig” med tassarna korsade.
The lion was very amused. “Very well. I shall let you go. But I believe that you will never be able to repay me.”
The mouse thanked the lion and went on its way.
Some days later, the lion was walking through the forest and he got caught in a hunter’s net. He roared and pulled and pushed. He struggled and strained. The net was too strong and he was fully stuck. He roared and roared as loudly as he could.
TranslateLejonet var väldigt roat. “Mycket bra. Jag ska släppa dig. Men jag tror att du aldrig kommer att kunna betala tillbaka till mig. ”
Musen tackade lejonet och gick vidare.
Några dagar senare gick lejonet genom skogen och han fastnade i ett jägarnät. Han röt och drog och knuffade. Han kämpade och ansträngde sig. Nätet var för starkt och han satt helt fast. Han röt och röt så högt han kunde.
The mouse heard the sounds of the lion and immediately knew it was the roar of the lion who had let him live. He ran to the lion and saw that he was stuck in the net.
“My lord, let me cut the net for you” said the mouse.
The rope was as thick as the mouse but she managed to gnaw through the ropes. Soon, the lion was free.
TranslateMusen hörde lejonets rytande och visste omedelbart att det var lejonet som hade låtit honom leva. Han sprang till lejonet och såg att han satt fast i nätet.
”Min herre, låt mig kapa nätet åt dig” sa musen.
Repet var lika tjockt som musen men hon lyckades gnaga sig genom repen. Snart var lejonet fritt.
“My lord, as I promised you before, I have helped you. You laughed at me before and asked how a tiny mouse can help a lion. Now you see, even the tiniest of mice can help the mightiest of lions”
Translate”Min herre, som jag lovade dig tidigare, har jag hjälpt dig. Du skrattade åt mig tidigare och frågade hur en liten mus kan hjälpa ett lejon. Nu förstår du, även de minsta möss kan hjälpa de mäktigaste lejonen ”
Moral: Kindness is never wasted.
TranslateMoral: Vänlighet slösas aldrig bort.
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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.
