Day 76: The Slipper That Stayed
At bedtime in their flat in Pabianice, eight-year-old Igna艣 (A) interrupts his father Sebastian (B), who is reading him Cinderella.
How to study this lesson 3 steps
- Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
- Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense. Point at (or tap) a Polish word to see what it means.
- Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native Polish, for example from the Resources page. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.
Dialogue
Audio recordings are on the way. For now, each lesson is the dialogue with its English translation.
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A
Tato, co艣 tu si臋 nie zgadza. O p贸艂nocy kareta znowu jest dyni膮, a pantofelek nadal pantofelkiem!
Dad, something doesn't add up here. At midnight the coach is a pumpkin again, but the slipper's still a slipper!
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B
Brawo, w艂a艣nie znalaz艂e艣 s艂ynn膮 luk臋 w fabule, nad kt贸r膮 czytelnicy g艂owi膮 si臋 od stuleci.
Well done, you've just found a famous plot hole that readers have been puzzling over for centuries.
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A
To mo偶e wr贸偶ka si臋 pomyli艂a? Albo zapomnia艂a o butach, bo si臋 spieszy艂a?
So maybe the fairy godmother made a mistake? Or forgot about the shoes because she was in a hurry?
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B
Niekt贸rzy uwa偶aj膮, 偶e zostawi艂a pantofelek celowo, aby ksi膮偶臋 m贸g艂 odnale藕膰 Kopciuszka.
Some people think she left the slipper as it was on purpose, so that the prince could find Cinderella.
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A
To nieuczciwe! Kopciuszek p艂acze, a wr贸偶ka wszystko wie i nic jej nie m贸wi.
That's not fair! Cinderella's crying, and the fairy godmother knows everything and doesn't tell her a thing.
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B
Ba艣艅 nie musi by膰 logiczna, natomiast musi si臋 dobrze ko艅czy膰, tote偶 autor przymkn膮艂 oko na szczeg贸艂y.
A fairy tale doesn't have to be logical, but it does have to end well, so the author turned a blind eye to the details.
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A
To ja napisz臋 lepsz膮 wersj臋: Kopciuszek zostawia pantofelek specjalnie, jako wskaz贸wk臋 dla ksi臋cia.
Then I'll write a better version: Cinderella leaves the slipper behind on purpose, as a clue for the prince.
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B
艢wietna interpretacja, jutro j膮 spiszesz. A teraz 艣pij, bo o p贸艂nocy ty te偶 zamieniasz si臋 w dyni臋.
Great interpretation, you can write it down tomorrow. Now go to sleep, because at midnight you turn into a pumpkin too.
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