Fluent Fiction - Slovak: Spy Cat Chronicles: A Whiskered Tale
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Story Transcript:

Sk: Bolo raz jedno tajomné ráno v Bratislave.
En: There was once a mysterious morning in Bratislava.

Sk: Mesto ešte spalo pod jemnou hmlou, ktorá sa lenivo plazila ulicami.
En: The city was still sleeping under a gentle fog that lazily crept through the streets.

Sk: Ján, ktorý býval v útulnom bytovom dome na predmestí, sa zobudil s pocitom, že tento deň nebude ako iné dni.
En: Ján, who lived in a cozy apartment building on the outskirts of the city, woke up with a feeling that this day would be unlike any other.

Sk: Presvedčil sa o tom v momente, keď zahliadol pri svojom okne niečo netradičné.
En: He was convinced of this the moment he noticed something unusual outside his window.

Sk: Malú mačičku s bielymi fľakmi, ktorá zvedavo pozerala dnu.
En: A small cat with white patches was curiously peering in.

Sk: Jána prešiel mráz, keď si všimol prístroj veľkosti hrášku pripevnený na obojku mačky.
En: A chill ran down Ján's spine when he noticed a device the size of a pea attached to the cat's collar.

Sk: "To musí byť špionážne zariadenie!" zamyslel sa.
En: "This must be a spy device!" he pondered.

Sk: Jeho myseľ začala prúdiť divokými teóriami.
En: His mind started racing with wild theories.

Sk: Nevedel, že to bola iba domáca mačka jeho susedky Marty.
En: Little did he know that it was just his neighbor Marta's pet cat.

Sk: Ján bol známy svojou bujnou fantáziou a láskou ku starým špionážnym filmom.
En: Ján was known for his vivid imagination and love for old espionage films.

Sk: Tentokrát sa však v jeho predstavách šplhal na nové výšky.
En: This time, however, his imagination was reaching new heights.

Sk: Rozhodol sa, že ako dobrý občan musí konať.
En: He decided that as a good citizen, he must take action.

Sk: Pozval mačku dovnútra a začal s "výsluchom".
En: He invited the cat inside and started "interrogating" it.

Sk: "Kto ťa poslal, čo chceš a ako komunikuješ so svojimi nadriadenými?" opýtal sa Ján vážnym hlasom, zatiaľ čo mačka len ticho sedela a míňala jeho omáčku z taniera.
En: "Who sent you, what do you want, and how do you communicate with your superiors?" Ján asked in a serious tone, while the cat just sat quietly and licked his sauce from the plate.

Sk: Práve vtedy klope na dvere jeho priateľka Eva.
En: Just then, there was a knock on the door from his girlfriend Eva.

Sk: Vstúpila a so zvedavosťou sledovala, čo sa deje.
En: She entered and curiously observed what was happening.

Sk: "Ján, čo to robíš?" opýtala sa s úsmevom na perách.
En: "Ján, what are you doing?" she asked with a smile on her lips.

Sk: Keď sa dozvedela o Jánovom presvedčení, že mačka je špica, nemohla uživať smiechu.
En: When she learned about Ján's belief that the cat was a spy, she couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Sk: "Ján, to je iba mačka Marty, viem to, lebo raz mi spôsobila alergiu," vysvetlila s úsmevom.
En: "Ján, that's just Marta's cat. I know because it once caused me an allergy," she explained with a smile.

Sk: V tej chvíli sa počul hlas z chodby: "Prosím, videli ste moju Milku? Ušla mi!"
En: At that moment, a voice was heard from the hallway: "Excuse me, have you seen my Milka? She ran away from me!"

Sk: Bola to Marta, majiteľka mačky.
En: It was Marta, the cat's owner.

Sk: Ján sa cítil teraz trochu hlúpo, ale vzniknúťú situáciu zachraňoval humorom.
En: Ján now felt a bit foolish, but he managed to diffuse the situation with humor.

Sk: Mačka bola spojená so svojou majiteľkou, Ján už nebol podozrivý a Eva stále ešte smiala.
En: The cat was reunited with its owner, Ján was no longer suspicious, and Eva was still laughing.

Sk: Ján se učil dôležitú lekciu: nie všetko je tak, ako sa na prvý pohľad zdá.
En: Ján learned an important lesson: not everything is as it seems at first glance.

Sk: A tak ich dom bola opäť plná radosti, pokoja a vzájomného porozumenia, bez špionážnych mačiek a tajných misií.
En: And so, their home was once again filled with joy, peace, and mutual understanding, without any spy cats or secret missions.


Vocabulary Words:

• mysterious: tajomné
• morning: ráno
• gentle: jemná
• fog: hmla
• streets: ulice
• outskirts: predmestie
• unusual: netradičné
• curiously: zvedavo
• peering: pozerať
• attached: pripevnený
• size: veľkosť
• pondered: zamyslel sa
• racing: prúdiť
• theories: teórie
• vivid: bujná
• espionage: špionážne
• reaching: šplhal
• citizen: občan
• interrogating: výsluchom
• communicate: komunikuješ
• superiors: nadriadenými
• observed: sledovala
• burst into laughter: nemohla uživať smiechu
• allergy: alergiu
• owner: majiteľka
• foolish: hlúpo
• diffuse: zachraňoval
• situation: situáciu
• lesson: lekciu
• mutual understanding: vzájomného porozumenia