Fluent Fiction - Serbian: Cake Mishap: An Afternoon of Sticky Situations
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Story Transcript:

Sr: Jednog sunčanog popodneva, Luka je žurio da stigne na autobus.
En: One sunny afternoon, Luka was hurrying to catch the bus.

Sr: Bio je to poseban dan jer je trebao da se sretne sa svojim prijateljima Ivanom i Milanom na gradskom trgu.
En: It was a special day because he was supposed to meet his friends Ivana and Milan at the city square.

Sr: Autobus je bio pun ljudi koji su se vraćali sa posla, a Luka je srećno našao slobodno mesto i nije ni primetio tortu ostavljenu na sedištu.
En: The bus was full of people returning from work, and Luka happily found a vacant seat and didn't even notice the cake left on the seat.

Sr: "Ups!
En: "Oops!"

Sr: " uzviknuo je Luka kad je osetio kako se nešto meko i lepljivo razmazuje po njegovim pantalonama.
En: exclaimed Luka when he felt something soft and sticky spreading on his pants.

Sr: Ustao je brzo, ali bilo je kasno.
En: He stood up quickly, but it was too late.

Sr: Na njegovim pantalonama se širila velika mrlja od šlaga i kremaste torte.
En: A large stain of cream and cake was spreading on his pants.

Sr: Svi u autobusu su počeli da se okreću da vide šta se dogodilo.
En: Everyone on the bus started turning around to see what had happened.

Sr: Ivana i Milan, koji su već bili u autobusu, nisu mogli da veruju svojim očima.
En: Ivana and Milan, who were already on the bus, couldn't believe their eyes.

Sr: Prvo su se zabrinuli za svog prijatelja, a onda nisu mogli da zadrže smeh.
En: First, they were worried about their friend, but then they couldn't help but laugh.

Sr: "Šta ćemo sada?
En: "What do we do now?"

Sr: " zapitao je Luka, dok je gledao dole na svoje upropaštene pantalone.
En: asked Luka, looking down at his ruined pants.

Sr: "Ne brini, mi smo tu da ti pomognemo," rekla je Ivana, dok je Milan već tražio nešto čime bi Luka mogao da očisti šlag.
En: "Don't worry, we're here to help you," said Ivana, while Milan was already looking for something for Luka to clean the cream.

Sr: Tada se oglasila starija gospođa sa kraja autobusa.
En: Then an elderly lady from the end of the bus spoke up.

Sr: "Mladiću, imam mokre maramice, možda vam mogu pomoći.
En: "Young man, I have wet wipes, perhaps I can help you."

Sr: "Luka se zahvalio i počeo je da čisti koliko je mogao.
En: Luka thanked her and began cleaning as much as he could.

Sr: Iako je bilo neugodno, nije mogao da se ne nasmeje na celu situaciju.
En: Although it was embarrassing, he couldn't help but laugh at the whole situation.

Sr: Nakon nekoliko stanica, Luka, Ivana i Milan su sišli s autobusa.
En: After a few stops, Luka, Ivana, and Milan got off the bus.

Sr: I dok je Luka hodao sa šlagom na pantalonama, njegovi prijatelji su hodali uz njega, smejući se i šaleći na njegov račun.
En: And while Luka walked with cream on his pants, his friends walked alongside him, laughing and teasing him.

Sr: Luka je znao da će ovo biti priča koju će pamtiti i prepričavati.
En: Luka knew this would be a story to remember and retell.

Sr: Na trgu su pronašli jeftinu radnju gde je Luka mogao da kupi nove pantalone i ubrzo su nastavili svoje druženje kao da se ništa nije dogodilo.
En: They found a cheap store in the square where Luka could buy new pants, and soon they continued their gathering as if nothing had happened.

Sr: Na kraju, Luka je naučio da u životu torta može završiti i na neočekivanim mestima, ali da je pravih prijatelja uvek teško naći.
En: In the end, Luka learned that in life, cake can end up in unexpected places, but true friends are always hard to find.


Vocabulary Words:

• sunny: sunčano
• afternoon: popodne
• hurrying: žurio
• catch: stigne
• bus: autobus
• meet: sretne
• friends: prijatelji
• city square: gradski trg
• full: pun
• returning: vraćali
• work: posao
• vacant: slobodno
• seat: sedište
• noticed: primetio
• cake: torta
• left: ostavljenu
• exclaimed: uzviknuo
• felt: osetio
• soft: meko
• sticky: lepljivo
• spreading: razmazuje
• pants: pantalone
• stood up: ustao
• quickly: brzo
• late: kasno
• stain: mrlja
• cream: šlag
• turning around: okreću
• happened: dogodilo
• worried: zabrinuli