Hrvatski / A2
Gavran i lija
Crni gavran ukrao je komad bijelog sira. Sjeo je visoko na stablo i držao sir u kljunu.
Gladna lisica ugledala je gavrana i njegov sir. Odlučila je uzeti sir. Počela je lijepo govoriti ptici:
– Kako si lijep! Ti si kralj svih ptica. Tvoje perje tako sjaji! Mi ostale životinje te gledamo i divimo ti se. Molimo te, zapjevaj nam! Sigurno imaš prekrasan glas!
Gavranu su se te riječi jako svidjele. Bio je vrlo ponosan. Otvorio je kljun da zapjeva. Sir mu je ispao ravno lisici u šape.
Gavran je i dalje pjevao. Htio je pokazati svoj glas. Lisica se ispod stabla smijala.
– Meni sir, a tebi lekcija! rekla je. – Da nema glupih ptica, ne bi bilo ni onih koji ih hvale samo da nešto dobiju.
English summary · includes the ending
A black raven steals a piece of white cheese and settles at the top of an oak tree. As he lands, he knocks some acorns onto a hungry fox below. She looks up, sees the cheese and decides to get it.
After smoothing her fur, the fox praises the raven. She calls him the king of birds and says that the whole forest admires his beautiful feathers. She pretends to feel ashamed of her own appearance beside him. Then, claiming to speak for the other animals, she asks him to sing. With such wonderful feathers, she says, he must have a wonderful voice too.
The proud raven opens his beak and begins to call. The cheese falls straight into the fox’s paws. While he continues showing off his voice, she laughs. She gets the cheese, while he gets a lesson: without foolish birds, there would be nobody for dishonest flatterers to trick.
Adapted for Lejrbål from the credited source.
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