Fluent Fiction - Serbian: Chuckles At The Fortress: A Friendship Tale
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Story Transcript:

Sr: Jednog sunčanog popodneva, u srcu Beograda, tri prijatelja su odlučila da prošetaju Kalemegdanom.
En: One sunny afternoon in the heart of Belgrade, three friends decided to take a walk through Kalemegdan.

Sr: Ana, Nikola i Milica su bili nerazdvojni od osnovne škole, a njihovo prijateljstvo je bilo ispunjeno avanturama i smehom koji su odzvanjali danima.
En: Ana, Nikola, and Milica had been inseparable since elementary school, and their friendship was filled with adventures and laughter that echoed for days.

Sr: Kalemegdan, stara tvrđava koja bdije nad ušćem Save i Dunava, bila je njihovo omiljeno mesto za beg od svakodnevnih briga.
En: Kalemegdan, an ancient fortress overlooking the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, was their favorite escape from everyday worries.

Sr: Među zidinama koje pripovedaju istoriju, Ana je ugledala statuu koja je stajala sama u hladu starih hrastova.
En: Among the walls that told the stories of history, Ana spotted a statue standing alone in the shade of old oak trees.

Sr: Ubrzano je prišla, ne obazirući se na Nikolu i Milicu koji su zastali da bace pogled na reku.
En: She hurried over, paying no attention to Nikola and Milica, who had stopped to gaze at the river.

Sr: Statua je predstavljala vojnika iz nekih prošlih vremena, a izražaj lica bio je tako realističan da je Ana pomislila da je pred njom prava osoba.
En: The statue depicted a soldier from some bygone era, and its facial expression was so realistic that Ana thought she was face-to-face with a real person.

Sr: "Zdravo!", uzviknula je Ana s osmehom, "Predivan je dan, zar ne?"
En: "Hello!" Ana exclaimed with a smile. "It's a beautiful day, isn't it?"

Sr: Razgovarala je s lobodom, puna entuzijazma, dok nije primetila da Nikolu i Milicu hvataju tihi napadi smeha.
En: She spoke to the stone figure with enthusiasm until she noticed Nikola and Milica trying to suppress fits of laughter.

Sr: Obraćajući se praznom pogledu statue, Ana nije shvatila da je zapravo razgovarala sa kameno okamenjenom prošlošću dok joj se Nikola nije nežno obratio: "Ana, draga, razgovaraš sa vojnikom koji je već sto godina miran na ovom mestu".
En: Unaware that she was actually talking to a stone-cold piece of the past, Ana continued addressing the vacant gaze of the statue until Nikola gently interjected, "Ana, dear, you're talking to a soldier who has been at peace in this place for a hundred years."

Sr: Ana je zastala, a onda su joj obrazi poprimili boju cveće koje je krasilo bedeme tvrđave.
En: Ana paused, then her cheeks turned as colorful as the flowers adorning the fortress walls.

Sr: Ali, Ana nije bila osoba koja se lako zbuni.
En: But Ana wasn't one to be easily flustered.

Sr: Okrenula se prema svojim prijateljima i odbrusila: "Pa, on je barem dobar slušalac!"
En: She turned to her friends and retorted, "Well, at least he's a good listener!"

Sr: Smešak kojim je to izrekla bio je toliko zarazan da su se svi počeli smejati, čak i prolaznici su se osmehivali kada su shvatili šta se događa.
En: The smile with which she said this was so infectious that everyone started laughing, even passersby who realized what was happening.

Sr: Nakon tog nesporazuma, troje prijatelja su nastavili svoju šetnju, ali uz nove šale na račun Ane i njenog novog "bezrečitog" prijatelja.
En: After the misunderstanding, the three friends continued their stroll, but with new jokes about Ana and her new "wordless" friend.

Sr: Obilazak Kalemegdana pretvorio se u popodne ispunjeno legedama, smehom i novim uspomenama.
En: Their tour of Kalemegdan turned into an afternoon filled with legends, laughter, and new memories.

Sr: Ana, Nikola i Milica su napustili tvrđavu dok je sunce polako nestajalo za horizontom, srećni što su imali jedni druge, a i priču koju će pamtiti godinama.
En: Ana, Nikola, and Milica left the fortress as the sun slowly disappeared beyond the horizon, happy to have each other and a story they would remember for years.

Sr: Od tog popodneva, Ana je pazila kome započinje razgovor.
En: Since that afternoon, Ana was mindful of whom she was initiating conversation with.

Sr: Iako je taj dan bio pun zbunjujućih trenutaka, naučili su da su pravi prijatelji oni koji će se zajedno smejati tvojim greškama, umesto da te osude.
En: Though the day was full of bewildering moments, they learned that true friends are the ones who will laugh together at your mistakes, rather than judge you.

Sr: I tako su zidovi Kalemegdana dobili još jednu priču, priču o prijateljstvu, humoru i vremenu provedenom zajedno, koje će trajati dugo, baš kao i tvrđava koja ih je spojila.
En: And so, the walls of Kalemegdan gained another story, a tale of friendship, humor, and time spent together, which would endure just like the fortress that brought them together.


Vocabulary Words:

• laughter: smeh
• inseparable: nerazdvojni
• adventures: avanture
• echoed: odzvanjali
• confluence: ušće
• spot: ugledala
• facial: izražaj
• realistic: realističan
• infectious: zarazan
• suppress: obuzdavati
• interjected: obratio
• flustered: zbunjena
• retorted: odbrusila
• endure: trajati
• initiating: započinje
• bewildering: zbunjujućih
• gained: dobili
• tale: priča
• endeavor: napori
• gaze: pogled
• dear: draga
• cheeks: obrazi
• adorning: krasilo
• misunderstanding: nesporazum
• turn: staza
• judgement: osuda
• endearing: dragocen
• legacy: baština
• endeavour: nastojati