Fluent Fiction - Croatian: Into the Forest: A Botanical Quest at Papuk
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Story Transcript:

Hr: U jesen, Papuk je izgledao čarobno.
En: In the fall, Papuk looked magical.

Hr: Lišće je padalo, a vjetar nježno svirao kroz grane.
En: The leaves were falling, and the wind gently played through the branches.

Hr: Ivana, Luka i Mateo bili su na terenskoj nastavi.
En: Ivana, Luka, and Mateo were on a field trip.

Hr: Ivana je bila uzbuđena.
En: Ivana was excited.

Hr: Željela je pronaći rijetku biljku.
En: She wanted to find a rare plant.

Hr: U knjigama je čitala o njoj.
En: She had read about it in books.

Hr: „Luka, moramo dalje u šumu,“ rekla je Ivana s osmijehom.
En: "Luka, we need to go further into the forest," Ivana said with a smile.

Hr: Luka je bio oprezan.
En: Luka was cautious.

Hr: „Ivana, ako odemo predaleko, možemo se izgubiti,“ upozorio je.
En: "Ivana, if we go too far, we might get lost," he warned.

Hr: No, Ivana je bila odlučna.
En: But Ivana was determined.

Hr: Mateo je skakao oko njih, glumeći klauna, pokušavajući ih nasmijati.
En: Mateo was jumping around them, acting like a clown, trying to make them laugh.

Hr: Ali, on nije baš mario za biljke ili šumu.
En: But he didn't really care about plants or the forest.

Hr: „Dođi, Luka,“ rekla je Ivana.
En: "Come on, Luka," said Ivana.

Hr: „Znam put.
En: "I know the way.

Hr: Malo ćemo skrenuti s staze.
En: We'll just go off the path a little."

Hr: “Luka je uzdahnuo, ali je odlučio slijediti Ivanu.
En: Luka sighed but decided to follow Ivana.

Hr: I Mateo je pošao s njima, šaleći se putem.
En: Mateo went with them, joking along the way.

Hr: Šuma je bila gusta, a vrijeme je brzo prolazilo.
En: The forest was dense, and time passed quickly.

Hr: Sunce je već počelo zalaziti.
En: The sun had already begun to set.

Hr: Odjednom, Ivana je vrisnula od uzbuđenja.
En: Suddenly, Ivana screamed with excitement.

Hr: „Tamo je!
En: "There it is!

Hr: Biljka koju tražim!
En: The plant I'm looking for!"

Hr: “Ali, Mateo je nespretno stao na granu.
En: But, Mateo clumsily stepped on a branch.

Hr: Grana se slomila i palo je lišće blizu biljke.
En: The branch broke, and leaves fell near the plant.

Hr: Ivana je brzo izvukla fotoaparat.
En: Ivana quickly took out the camera.

Hr: „Brzo, prije nego što se nešto dogodi,“ rekla je Ivana s velikim očima.
En: "Quick, before something happens," said Ivana with wide eyes.

Hr: Uspjeli su snimiti sliku.
En: They managed to snap a picture.

Hr: No, tada je stigao njihov učitelj.
En: But then their teacher arrived.

Hr: „Gdje ste bili?
En: "Where have you been?

Hr: Rekao sam vam da ne odlazite daleko,“ korio ih je učitelj.
En: I told you not to wander off," the teacher scolded them.

Hr: Ivana je s osmijehom pokazala fotografiju.
En: Ivana smiled and showed the photograph.

Hr: „Pogledajte, učitelju!
En: "Look, teacher!

Hr: Našli smo biljku.
En: We found the plant."

Hr: “Učitelj je uzdahnuo, ali se ipak nasmijao.
En: The teacher sighed but laughed anyway.

Hr: „Dobro, ali sljedeći put slušajte upute.
En: "Alright, but next time, follow instructions."

Hr: “Na povratku, Ivana je shvatila koliko je važna timska igra.
En: On the way back, Ivana realized how important teamwork is.

Hr: Luka je shvatio da priroda krije mnogo ljepote, čak i kad nije zainteresiran na početku.
En: Luka understood that nature holds much beauty, even when not interested at first.

Hr: A Mateo je naučio biti oprezan, premda nije izgubio svoj veseli duh.
En: And Mateo learned to be careful, though he hadn't lost his cheerful spirit.

Hr: Tako je dan završio s avanturom, učenjem i novim uvidima.
En: Thus, the day ended with adventure, learning, and new insights.

Hr: Papuk ih je ispratio šuštanjem lišća dok su se vraćali kući, puni priča koje će dugo pamtiti.
En: Papuk saw them off with the rustling of leaves as they headed home, full of stories they would remember for a long time.


Vocabulary Words:

• magical: čarobno
• leaves: lišće
• gently: nježno
• branches: grane
• excited: uzbuđena
• rare: rijetku
• cautious: oprezan
• warned: upozorio
• determined: odlučna
• clown: klauna
• dense: gusta
• passed: prolazilo
• screamed: vrisnula
• excitement: uzbuđenja
• clumsily: nespretno
• branch: granu
• snap: snimiti
• wander: odlazite
• scolded: korio
• teamwork: timska igra
• insights: uvidi
• rustling: šuštanjem
• headed: vraćali
• realized: shvatila
• beauty: ljepote
• careful: oprezan
• spirit: duh
• adventure: avanturom
• instructions: upute
• photograph: fotografiju