Fluent Fiction - Serbian: Umbrella Blunder: Serendipity in the Storm
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Story Transcript:

Sr: Jovan je bio zamišljen dok je šetao Knez Mihailovom ulicom.
En: Jovan was lost in thought as he strolled along Knez Mihailo Street.

Sr: Gradio je u glavi velike planove, ali nije primetio da se nebo iznad Beograda pomračilo.
En: He was making grand plans in his head, but didn't notice the sky above Belgrade darkening.

Sr: Ana je žurila ka istom mestu, ali s različitim razmišljanjima.
En: Meanwhile, Ana was hurrying to the same place, but with different thoughts.

Sr: Bila je zaljubljena u poeziju i umetnost, a danas je išla da vidi spomenik svog omiljenog pesnika u Tašmajdanskom parku.
En: She was in love with poetry and art, and today she was going to see the monument of her favorite poet in Tašmajdan Park.

Sr: Odjednom, počeo je da pada jaki pljusak.
En: Suddenly, a heavy rain started to pour down.

Sr: Jovan, koji nije bio spremni za takvu kišu, brzo je izvadio svoj mali crni kišobran.
En: Jovan, unprepared for such rain, quickly pulled out his small black umbrella.

Sr: Užurbano je pokušavao da se zaštiti od neugodne kiše.
En: He hurriedly tried to shield himself from the unpleasant rain.

Sr: Dok je trčao, iznenada je ugledao čoveka koji je stajao potpuno mirno usred oluje.
En: As he ran, he suddenly saw a man standing completely still in the midst of the storm.

Sr: Taj misteriozni čovek držao je knjigu u ruci i gledao u daljinu, kao da se priroda oko njega nije promenila.
En: That mysterious man held a book in his hand and gazed into the distance, as if the nature around him hadn't changed.

Sr: Mislio je da je to neobično, ali Jovan je bio saosećajan.
En: Jovan thought it was unusual, but he was compassionate.

Sr: Prišao je čoveku i ponudio mu kišobran, govoreći "Gospodine, ne dopustite da vas kiša natopi.
En: He approached the man and offered him the umbrella, saying, "Sir, don't let the rain soak you.

Sr: Možemo deliti kišobran.
En: We can share the umbrella."

Sr: "Tek što je Jovan to izgovorio, shvatio je da nije napravio samo grešku, već i malu blamažu.
En: Just as Jovan said that, he realized he had not only made a mistake, but also a small blunder.

Sr: Čovek kome je govorio nije bio živa osoba, već statua pesnika koju je Ana tako želela da vidi.
En: The man he had spoken to was not a living person, but a statue of the poet Ana had been so eager to see.

Sr: U tom trenutku, Ana je stigla upravo na to mesto, i videla je Jovana kako pokisao, ali sa osmehom, stoji ispred statue.
En: At that moment, Ana arrived at the very spot and saw Jovan, drenched but smiling, standing in front of the statue.

Sr: Nije mogla da zadrži smeh, zbog čega je Jovan postao veoma rumen u licu.
En: She couldn't help but laugh, which made Jovan blush.

Sr: "Oprostite", rekao je Jovan, "Misliti sam da je neko zaista trebao pomoć.
En: "I'm sorry," Jovan said, "I thought someone really needed help."

Sr: "Ana, još uvek smejući se, rekla je, "To je poznati spomenik.
En: Still smiling, Ana said, "That's a well-known monument.

Sr: Vidim da delimo ljubav prema umetnosti, iako na malo drugačiji način.
En: I see we share a love for art, although in a slightly different way."

Sr: "Da li da se ljuti ili smeje, Jovan nije znao, ali odlučio je da se smeje samom sebi.
En: Uncertain whether to be upset or amused, Jovan decided to laugh at himself.

Sr: Razgovarajući sa Anom, shvatio je da ima više zajedničkih stvari sa ovom živom osobom nego sa "čovekom" od kamena.
En: As he talked with Ana, he realized he had more in common with this living person than with the "man" made of stone.

Sr: Delili su kišobran i razgovarali sve dok kiša nije prestala, a Jovan je dobio novu prijateljicu koja će ga uvek podsećati na taj smešan događaj.
En: They shared the umbrella and talked until the rain stopped, and Jovan gained a new friend who would always remind him of that funny incident.

Sr: Na kraju, sunce se probijalo kroz oblake, osvetljavajući Beograd novim svetlom, kao da je priroda htela da se i sama nasmeje sa njima.
En: In the end, the sun broke through the clouds, illuminating Belgrade with a new light, as if nature itself wanted to smile with them.

Sr: Jovan i Ana su se sporazumeli da se ponovo nađu, ali ovaj put u toploj kafani, daleko od skrivenih pesnika i neočekivanih kišnih tuševa.
En: Jovan and Ana agreed to meet again, but this time in a cozy café, far from hidden poets and unexpected rain showers.


Vocabulary Words:

• plans: planovi
• darkening: pomračilo
• hurrying: žurila
• drenched: pokisao
• shield: zaslona
• unpleasant: neugodne
• mysterious: misteriozni
• compassionate: saosećajan
• approached: prišao
• statue: statua
• blunder: blamažu
• eager: zbog
• incident: dogadjaj
• illuminating: osvežava
• cozy: toploj