Fluent Fiction - Slovak: Squirrel Chase: A Riverside Mix-Up
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Story Transcript:

Sk: Na brehu Dunaja pod tienistými stromami oddychovala Jana s knihou v ruke.
En: On the bank of the Danube, under the shady trees, Jana was relaxing with a book in hand.

Sk: Bola nádherná jarná sobota a Bratislava ožívala farbami a vôňou kvitnúcej prírody.
En: It was a beautiful spring Saturday, and Bratislava was coming alive with the colors and scents of blooming nature.

Sk: Jana bola milovníčkou zvierat, ale mestský park dával malý priestor pre stretnutie s divými tvormi.
En: Jana was an animal lover, but the city park offered little space for encounters with wild creatures.

Sk: O pár metrov ďalej sedel Peter s Monikou.
En: A few meters away, Peter and Monika sat together.

Sk: Monika držala kameru a zdalo sa, že chystá nejaký malý film.
En: Monika held a camera and seemed to be preparing for a small film.

Sk: Peter, zatiaľ, opatroval svojho milovaného psíka, malú bieleho pudla menom Max.
En: Meanwhile, Peter looked after his beloved dog, a small white poodle named Max.

Sk: Jana si všimla malého bieleho tvora, ktorý sa rýchlo pohyboval medzi stromami.
En: Jana noticed a small white creature moving quickly among the trees.

Sk: V tej chvíli jej prišlo na um, že to vyzerá ako veverička.
En: At that moment, it occurred to her that it looked like a squirrel.

Sk: Nedávala si pozor na detaily a jej prvotný pud ju navedol k tomu, aby toho malého tvora sledovala.
En: Paying little attention to details, her instinct led her to follow the little creature.

Sk: Rozhodla sa, že sa pustí do dobrodružstva.
En: She decided to embark on an adventure.

Sk: Vstala a zahájila svoju pátraciu výpravu.
En: She got up and commenced her search expedition.

Sk: Vo svojej nevine sa púšťala od stromu k stromu, dúfajúc, že objaví to, čo si myslela, že je zatúlaná veverička.
En: Innocently, she moved from tree to tree, hoping to discover what she believed to be a lost squirrel.

Sk: Peter a Monika sledovali Janu s úsmevom.
En: Peter and Monika watched Jana with a smile.

Sk: Monika si rýchlo uvedomila, že by to mohol byť zábavný záber pre jej video a začala nahrávať Janino pátranie.
En: Monika quickly realized that it could make a funny clip for her video and started recording Jana's search.

Sk: Jana začala byť trochu zmätená, keď "veverička" začala zdanlivo odpovedať na volanie menom.
En: Jana started to become a little confused when the "squirrel" seemed to respond to its name being called.

Sk: Max, ako dobrý pes, poslúchal Petra, ale zároveň chcel byť hrou so Janou.
En: Max, as a good dog, obeyed Peter but also wanted to play with Jana.

Sk: Skákal a šprintoval okolo, pričom Jana sa snažila byť čo najtichšia.
En: He jumped and sprinted around, while Jana tried to be as quiet as possible.

Sk: Nakoniec, keď sa Jana plížila k "veveričke", Peter vstal a zvolal: „Max, pridaj sa!
En: Finally, as Jana crept closer to the "squirrel," Peter stood up and called out, "Max, come here!"

Sk: “ Na Janino prekvapenie ten malý biely tvor rýchlo bežal k Petrovi a radostne skákal okolo jeho nôh.
En: To Jana's surprise, the little white creature quickly ran to Peter and joyfully jumped around his legs.

Sk: Jana pocítila, ako jej tvár hreje zo zahanbenia.
En: Jana felt her face heating up from embarrassment.

Sk: „Ospravedlňujem sa, myslela som si, že to je divoká veverička,“ povedala Jana červenajúc sa.
En: "I’m sorry, I thought it was a wild squirrel," said Jana, blushing.

Sk: Peter sa viditeľne bavil jej zmätením a s úsmevom odpovedal: „Nie je za čo, Max si určite užil tú pozornosť.
En: Peter visibly enjoyed her confusion and replied with a smile, "No worries, Max certainly enjoyed the attention."

Sk: “Monika, stále za kamerou, všade zachytávala vtipnú situáciu.
En: Monika, still behind the camera, captured the amusing situation.

Sk: „To bude skvelý príbeh pre naše video.
En: "This will be a great story for our video."

Sk: “Trojica sa spoločne rozosmiala a zvyšok popoludnia trávili rozhovorom o zábavných nedorozumeniach a psíkoch, ktorí sa niekedy považujú za veveričky.
En: The trio laughed together and spent the rest of the afternoon talking about amusing misunderstandings and dogs who sometimes consider themselves squirrels.

Sk: A tak sa skončil jeden obyčajný deň v Bratislave, kde vtipný omyl priviedol nových priateľov k smiechu a zdieľaniu príbehov na brehu Dunaja.
En: And thus ended an ordinary day in Bratislava, where a funny mistake brought new friends to laughter and sharing stories on the banks of the Danube.


Vocabulary Words:

• bank: breh
• Danube: Dunaj
• shady: tienistý
• relaxing: oddychovať
• book: kniha
• spring: jar
• Saturday: sobota
• alive: ožívať
• colors: farby
• scents: vône
• blooming: kvitnúca
• nature: príroda
• animal lover: milovník zvierat
• encounters: stretnutia
• wild creatures: divé tvory
• meters: metre
• to sit: sedieť
• camera: kamera
• preparing: pripravovať
• small film: malý film
• dog: pes
• poodle: pudel
• creature: tvor
• moving: pohybujúci
• quickly: rýchlo
• trees: stromy
• squirrel: veverička
• attention: pozornosť
• follow: sledovať
• embark: pustiť sa