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Opowiadanie
do tłumaczenia.
Once upon a time Cracow was just a
little village situated on the Vistula River. Its inhabitants were very unhappy
because of a terrifying dragon which lived in a dark cave near the village. As
long as it wasn’t hungry, it slept in its cave snoring loudly. But very often
it woke up and roared noisily calling for food from the villagers. It ate only
children and sometimes young animals, so twice a week those poor people had to
sacrifice one of their young girls or boys and give them to the monster.
Many brave knights couldn’t kill the
creature. But there was one smart boy, a shoemaker’s son, who found the way to
free the village. He took a young, tasty lamb, stuffed it with gunpowder and
left in front of the cave. The always hungry dragon gobbled the lamb in one
bite. Suddenly, the dragon felt that something was burning in its stomach.
Great pain mixed with thirst made it run towards the river howling loudly and
belching fire. After reaching the bank the dragon started to drink...
It drank, drank and drank...
Almost half of the river’s water had
already disappeared in a gorge-like stomach when the villager’s heard a ‘Big
boom’! It was the dragon which had burst after drinking too much.
That was the end. The long years of
living under threat were over. All the people had a great party and lived
happily ever after. The giant cave is still there nowadays. You can see it for
yourself.
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