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Dječak s trubom
The boy with the trumpet
Module 9 · The festivalGet to know the neighbours and practise what you've learned in a new story.
The storySaturday morning, the day of the festival. On the way to the market square, you and Lana stop at the old toy and gift shop, and Mrs Vesna tells you about a boy of ten, his first trumpet and his first festival, eighteen years ago.
New words in the story
- orkestar orchestra
- u početku at first
- stepenica stair/step
- tužan sad
- prestati stop
- izvrsno brilliantly
Tap a word to see what it means.
Saturday morning, the day of the festival. The sun is out. On the way to the market square, you and Lana pass the old toy and gift shop. Mrs Vesna is standing in the doorway.
VesnaDobro jutro! Idete na festival?
Good morning! Off to the festival?
LanaDobro jutro, gospođo Vesna! Da. Večeras Luka svira prvi!
Good morning, Mrs Vesna! Yes. Tonight Luka is playing first!
- Vesna
Mali Luka? Večeras? Uđite!
Little Luka? Tonight? Come in, come in!
Inside, the shop smells of wood and old paper. Mrs Vesna sits down behind her counter and takes off her glasses.
- Vesna
Poznajem malog Luku već dugo. Tada je imao deset godina.
I've known little Luka for a very long time. Back then he was ten.
VesnaLana, jesi li vidjela njegovu fotografiju? S trubom, na prozoru?
Lana, have you seen his photo? With the trumpet, at the window?
- Lana
Jesam! I s groznom frizurom!
I have! And with a terrible haircut!
Tada je živio u broju sedam, zar ne?
He lived at number 7 then, didn't he?
Tada je živio u broju sedam, zar ne?
He lived at number 7 then, didn't he?
- Vesna
Da. S mamom i tatom, na drugom katu. U Vašem stanu.
Yes. With his mum and dad, on the second floor. In your flat.
Znam. Luka mi je rekao.
I know. Luka told me.
Znam. Luka mi je rekao.
I know. Luka told me.
- Vesna
Njegova mama i tata su mnogo radili. Cijeli dan, svaki dan.
His mum and dad worked a lot. All day, every day.
- Vesna
A poslije škole mali je Luka bio sam. Sam s trubom.
And after school little Luka was on his own. On his own with a trumpet.
- Lana
S trubom? Odakle mu truba?
With a trumpet? Where did he get a trumpet?
- Vesna
Truba je bila Mirina. Mala, stara truba. Mira mu ju je dala.
The trumpet was Mira's. A small, old trumpet. Mira gave it to him.
- Lana
Bakina? A odakle baki truba?
Grandma's? And where did Grandma get a trumpet?
- Vesna
Ne znam. Mira zna sve, a ja ne.
I don't know. Mira knows everything, and I don't.
VesnaSvaki dan je sjedio na stepenicama pod mojim prozorom i svirao.
Every day he sat on the steps under my window and played.
- Vesna
U početku je svirao vrlo loše. Vrlo glasno i vrlo loše!
At first he played very badly. Very loudly and very badly!
A Vi ste slušali? Svaki dan?
And you listened? Every day?
A Vi ste slušali? Svaki dan?
And you listened? Every day?
- Vesna
Slušala sam. Što sam mogla? Radila sam ovdje.
I listened. What could I do? I worked here.
- Vesna
Poslije je svirao bolje. A onda je došao gradski festival.
After a while he played better. And then came the town festival.
- Lana
I svirao je na festivalu?
And he played at the festival?
- Vesna
Je. Na trgu, s orkestrom. Prvi put.
He did. On the square, with the orchestra. For the first time.
VesnaU početku je bilo vrlo loše. Jako se bojao. Na trgu je bilo mnogo ljudi.
At first it was very bad. He was very frightened. There were lots of people on the square.
- Vesna
Orkestar je svirao jednu pjesmu, a mali Luka drugu. Pogrešnu!
The orchestra played one song, and little Luka another. The wrong one!
- Vesna
Zatim je padala kiša. Jaka kiša! Mnogi su otišli kući.
Then it rained. It poured! And lots of people went home.
- Vesna
Mali Luka je bio mokar i vrlo tužan. I on je želio kući.
Little Luka was wet and very sad. He wanted to go home too.
- Lana
A baka? Gdje je bila baka?
And Grandma? Where was Grandma?
- Vesna
Mira je sjedila na klupi ispred pozornice. S kišobranom.
Mira was sitting on the bench in front of the stage. With an umbrella.
- Vesna
Rekla je: "Luka, ne ideš kući! Sviraj!"
She said: 'Luka, you're not going home! Play!'
I svirao je?
And he played?
I svirao je?
And he played?
VesnaJe. Po kiši. Istu pjesmu kao orkestar. I vrlo lijepo.
He did. In the rain. The same song as the orchestra. And very beautifully.
- Vesna
Napokon je kiša prestala, a ljudi su se vratili.
At last the rain stopped, and the people came back.
- Vesna
Svi smo slušali. A onda je cijeli trg pjevao.
We all listened. And then the whole square sang.
- Lana
Jeste li i Vi pjevali, gospođo Vesna?
And did you sing, Mrs Vesna?
- Vesna
Naravno! Ja sam pjevala, Mira je pjevala, svi smo pjevali.
Of course! I sang, Mira sang, we all sang.
A njegova mama i tata? Jesu li bili tamo?
And his mum and dad? Were they there?
A njegova mama i tata? Jesu li bili tamo?
And his mum and dad? Were they there?
- Vesna
Došli su poslije posla, kasno. Ali čuli su posljednju pjesmu.
They came after work, late. But they heard the last song.
VesnaNjegov tata je bio vrlo sretan. Poslije su mu roditelji kupili novu, veliku trubu.
His dad was very happy. Afterwards his parents bought little Luka a new, big trumpet.
- Lana
A mala truba?
And the little trumpet?
- Vesna
Mala je ostala kod Mire. Možda je još tamo. Tko zna?
The little one stayed with Mira. Maybe it's still there. Who knows?
- Lana
Baka zna. Baka zna sve!
Grandma knows. Grandma knows everything!
Mrs Vesna puts her glasses back on and looks out at the sunny street.
- Vesna
A danas će opet svirati na trgu. Kao prije osamnaest godina.
And today he'll play on the square again. Like eighteen years ago.
Hoćete li doći, gospođo Vesna?
Will you come, Mrs Vesna?
Hoćete li doći, gospođo Vesna?
Will you come, Mrs Vesna?
- Vesna
Hoću. Sjedit ću pokraj Mire. Ako bude kiše, imam kišobran!
I'll come. I'll sit next to Mira. And if it rains, I've got an umbrella!
LanaI svi ćemo pjevati!
And we'll all sing!
Practice 1/4 · Who says it
Who said it?
Who says it?
Dobro jutro! Idete na festival?
Dobro jutro! Idete na festival?
Dobro jutro, gospođo Vesna! Da. Večeras Luka svira prvi!
Dobro jutro, gospođo Vesna! Da. Večeras Luka svira prvi!
Tada je živio u broju sedam, zar ne?
Tada je živio u broju sedam, zar ne?
Practice 2/4 · True or false
Right or wrong?
True or false?
Luka je svirao pod Vesninim prozorom.
Luka played under Vesna's window.
Mala truba je bila Mirina.
The small trumpet was Mira's.
Roditelji su čuli posljednju pjesmu.
The parents heard the last song.
Luka je od početka izvrsno svirao.
Luka played brilliantly from the beginning.
Mira je rekla Luki da ide kući.
Mira told Luka to go home.
Practice 3/4 · What happens
What happened first?
Put what happens in order.
Practice 4/4 · Questions
Understand the story
Answer the questions.
Koliko je Luka tada imao godina?
How old was Luka then?
The story states this information clearly.
Tko mu kaže da svira?
Who tells him to play?
The story states this information clearly.
Tko kupuje novu trubu?
Who buys the new trumpet?
The story states this information clearly.
Unit complete
