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A puppy by the sea

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The storyA rainy Saturday in spring. Elzė and her best friend Ugnė wanted to ride their bikes to the park, and her mother Daiva is working again. So Elzė spends the day at her grandmother's, talking about the summers at the sea, a puppy, and what she wants to be.

New words in the story

šuniukas a puppy, a little dog
smėlis sand
pilis a castle
statyti to build
dailininkė a painter, an artist (a woman)
mokytoja a teacher (a woman)

A rainy Saturday in spring. Elzė and her best friend Ugnė wanted to ride their bikes to the park, and her mother Daiva is working again. So Elzė spends the day at her grandmother's, talking about the summers at the sea, a puppy, and what she wants to be.

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A Saturday morning in spring at Ona's. Rain runs down the living-room window.
Šeštadienis. Lauke lyja ir labai šalta.
It's Saturday. It's raining outside, and it's very cold.
Elzė sėdi prie lango. Jai dešimt metų. Šiandien ji nelaiminga.
Elzė is sitting at the window. She's ten. Today she's not happy.
Elzė
Močiute, kodėl vėl lyja? Šiandien mes su Ugne norime važiuoti dviračiais į parką!
Grandma, why is it raining again? Today Ugnė and I want to ride our bikes to the park!
Ugnė – geriausia Elzės draugė iš mokyklos. Ji turi mažą šuniuką.
Ugnė is Elzė's best friend from school. She has a little puppy.
Ona
Dviračiais? Ne šiandien, Elze. Per šalta. Ir lauke vėjas.
By bike? Not today, Elzė. It's too cold. And it's windy outside.
Elzė
Bet aš turiu lietpaltį! Man nereikia saulės!
But I've got a raincoat! I don't need the sun!
Ona
Tu turi lietpaltį. Bet dviratis lietpalčio neturi.
You've got a raincoat. But the bike hasn't.
Ona
Šiandien tu gali piešti arba man padėti. Aš gaminu blynus.
Today you can draw, or help me. I'm making pancakes.
The landlady's phone rings. It is Daiva, Elzė's mother, calling from work.
Daiva
Labas, Elze. Atsiprašau, šiandien aš vėl dirbu. Iki vakaro.
Hi, Elzė. I'm sorry, I'm working again today. Until this evening.
Elzė
Vėl? Mama, tu visada dirbi! Net šeštadienį!
Again? Mum, you're always working! Even on Saturday!
Daiva
Žinau. Bet aš turiu padėti žmonėms. Ar jūs su močiute gaminate blynus?
I know. But I have to help people. Are you and Grandma making pancakes?
Elzė
Taip. Mama, vakare ateik! Blynų daug.
Yes. Mum, come this evening! There are lots of pancakes.
Virtuvėje Elzė piešia jūrą, saulę ir smėlį.
In the kitchen, Elzė draws the sea, the sun and sand.
Elzė
Žiūrėk, močiute! Kiekvieną vasarą visa šeima važiuoja prie jūros.
Look, Grandma! Every summer the whole family goes to the sea.
Elzė
Ten karšta, ir mama nedirba. Visą dieną ji su mumis!
It's hot there, and Mum doesn't work. She's with us all day!
Elzė
Ryte mes plaukiame. Jūra šaltesnė nei ežeras, bet aš nebijau.
In the morning we swim. The sea is colder than the lake, but I'm not afraid.
Elzė
Aš moku plaukti geriau nei mama!
I can swim better than Mum!
Ona
O tavo brolis?
And your brother?
Elzė
Jis dar per mažas. Jis nemoka plaukti. Jis tik valgo smėlį!
He's still too little. He can't swim. He just eats sand!
Elzė
Po pietų mes statome pilį iš smėlio. Kiekvieną vasarą – didesnę!
After lunch we build a sandcastle. A bigger one every summer!
Elzė
Vakare prie jūros vėjas, todėl mama visada sako: „Elze, kepurę! Ir striukę!“
In the evening it's windy by the sea, so Mum always says: 'Elzė, your hat! And your jacket!'
Ona
Mama teisi. Vakare prie jūros reikia šiltų drabužių.
Your mum is right. In the evening by the sea you need warm clothes.
Elzė
Bet prie jūros man niekada nešalta!
But I'm never cold by the sea!
Ona
Niekada? Pernai tu buvai mėlyna kaip jūra!
Never? Last year you were as blue as the sea!
Elzė
Nebuvau! Na... tik truputį.
I wasn't! Well... only a little.
Elzė turns the page and draws a small brown dog with big ears.
Elzė
Močiute, žiūrėk: šuniukas! Kaip Ugnės. Aš labai noriu šuniuko!
Grandma, look: a puppy! Like Ugnė's. I really want a puppy!
Ona
Šuniuko? O Micius? Miciui nepatinka šunys.
A puppy? And Micius? Micius doesn't like dogs.
Elzė
Micius gyvena čia. O šuniukas gali gyventi mūsų bute!
Micius lives here. And the puppy can live in our flat!
Ona
O kas jį prižiūri? Tavo tėvai dirba, o tu – mokykloje.
And who looks after it? Your parents work, and you're at school.
Elzė
Aš moku prižiūrėti! Aš kiekvieną dieną prižiūriu Micių!
I know how to look after animals! I look after Micius every day!
Ona
Ne, Elze. Micius prižiūri tave.
No, Elzė. Micius looks after you.
On the windowsill the grey tomcat opens one eye, looks at the drawing of the dog, and turns his back on it.
Elzė
Mama sako: „Šuniui reikia laiko, o aš neturiu laiko.“
Mum says: 'A dog needs time, and I don't have time.'
Ona
Tai tiesa. Mama daug dirba, todėl ji pavargusi.
That's true. Your mum works a lot, that's why she's tired.
Elzė
Todėl aš noriu būti dailininke. Dailininkė dirba namie ir gali prižiūrėti šuniuką!
That's why I want to be a painter. A painter works at home and can look after a puppy!
Ona
Dailininke? O ne mokytoja, kaip močiutė?
A painter? Not a teacher, like your grandma?
Elzė
Ne! Mokytojai visada sako „vėliau“.
No! Teachers always say 'later'.
Ona
Aš niekada nesakau „vėliau“. Aš sakau: „Dabar!“
I never say 'later'. I say: 'Now!'
Afternoon. The rain stops, and the sun comes out over the wet roofs.
Elzė
Močiute, saulė! Ar dabar galiu važiuoti dviračiu?
Grandma, the sun! Can I ride my bike now?
Ona
Gali. Bet su kepure ir šaliku, nes lauke dar šalta.
You can. But with a hat and a scarf, because it's still cold outside.
On her grandmother's phone.
Elzė
Ugne! Lauke saulė! Ateik į parką su šuniuku!
Ugnė! The sun's out! Come to the park with the puppy!
Evening. Daiva comes into the kitchen, tired, with a wet umbrella.
Elzė
Mama! Ryte buvo lietus, paskui saulė. Ir Ugnės šuniukas dabar mano draugas!
Mum! In the morning there was rain, then sun. And Ugnė's puppy is my friend now!
Daiva
Ir tu vėl nori šuniuko, taip?
And you want a puppy again, don't you?
Elzė
Taip. Bet vasarą, prie jūros! Ten šuniukui geriau nei mieste.
Yes. But in summer, by the sea! A puppy is better off there than in town.
Daiva
Gal, Elze. Gal.
Maybe, Elzė. Maybe.
Micius žiūri į šuniuką Elzės albume. Jam tai visai nepatinka.
Micius looks at the puppy in Elzė's sketchbook. He doesn't like it at all.

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