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Kužek ob morju

A puppy by the sea

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The storyA rainy Saturday in spring. Nika and her friend wanted to ride their bikes to the park, and her mother Petra is working again. So Nika 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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kužek puppy
pesek sand
grad iz peska sandcastle
slikarka female artist
košara basket

A rainy Saturday in spring. Nika and her friend wanted to ride their bikes to the park, and her mother Petra is working again. So Nika 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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Sobota je. Zunaj dežuje. Mrzlo je. Nika sedi ob oknu.
It is Saturday. It is raining outside. It is cold. Nika sits beside the window.
Nika
Babica, spet dež! Hočem v park s prijateljico.
Grandma, rain again! I want to go to the park with my friend.
Ana
Danes ne s kolesom. Premrzlo je.
Not by bicycle today. It is too cold.
Nika
Imam dežni plašč!
I have a raincoat!
Ana
Ti ga imaš. Tvoje kolo pa ne!
You have one. But your bicycle does not!
Ana
Danes riši. In z mano naredi palačinke.
Draw today. And make pancakes with me.
Petra
Nika, oprosti. Danes tudi delam. Do večera.
Nika, sorry. I am working today too. Until this evening.
Nika
Vedno delaš, mama. Tudi ob sobotah!
You always work, Mum. On Saturdays too!
Petra
Pomagam ljudem. Pečeta palačinke?
I help people. Are you two making pancakes?
Nika
Da. Pridi zvečer. Veliko jih je!
Yes. Come tonight. There are plenty!
Nika riše morje. Tudi sonce in pesek.
Nika draws the sea. And sun and sand too.
Nika
Vsako poletje gremo na morje. Vsi skupaj.
We go to the sea every summer. Everyone together.
Nika
Tam je vroče. Mama tudi ne dela.
It is hot there. Mum does not work either.
Nika
Zjutraj plavamo. Hladneje je kot v jezeru. Ampak ne bojim se.
We swim in the morning. It is colder than in the lake. But I am not afraid.
Ana
Kaj pa tvoj mlajši brat?
What about your younger brother?
Nika
Premajhen je. Ne zna plavati. Je pesek!
He is too small. He cannot swim. He eats sand!
Nika
Po kosilu naredimo grad iz peska. Vsako leto večji.
After lunch we make a sandcastle. Bigger every year.
Ana
Zvečer piha veter. Obleci se. Tudi klobuk vzemi.
The wind blows in the evening. Get dressed. Take a hat too.
Nika
Na morju me ne zebe!
I am not cold at the sea!
Ana
Lani te je zeblo. Modra si bila kot morje!
You were cold last year. You were blue like the sea!
Nika
Ne! Samo malo.
No! Only a little.
Nika nariše majhnega kužka.
Nika draws a little puppy.
Nika
Želim kužka. Prijateljica ga tudi ima.
I want a puppy. My friend has one too.
Ana
Kužka? Muri ne mara psov.
A puppy? Muri does not like dogs.
Nika
Muri živi tukaj. Kužek pa pri nas.
Muri lives here. The puppy would be at our home.
Ana
Kdo pazi nanj? Mama in oče delata. Ti greš v šolo.
Who looks after it? Mum and Dad work. You go to school.
Nika
Tudi na Murija pazim. Znam!
I look after Muri too. I can do it!
Ana
Ne. Muri pazi nate!
No. Muri looks after you!
Nika
Želim biti slikarka. Delati doma. In paziti na kužka.
I want to be an artist. Work at home. And look after a puppy.
Ana
Ne učiteljica? Kot babica?
Not a teacher? Like Grandma?
Nika
Ne! Učitelji vedno rečejo: pozneje.
No! Teachers always say: later.
Ana
Pri meni je zdaj!
With me it is now!
Popoldne je. Sonce sije. Ne dežuje več.
It is afternoon. The sun is shining. It is no longer raining.
Nika
Lahko grem zdaj s kolesom?
May I ride my bicycle now?
Ana
Da. Klobuk in šal. Še mrzlo je.
Yes. A hat and scarf. It is still cold.
Nika
Mama! Poleti gre tudi kužek na morje!
Mum! In summer the puppy goes to the sea too!
Petra
Kužek? Še ne vem, Nika.
A puppy? I do not know yet, Nika.
Muri gleda risbo. Kužek mu ni všeč.
Muri looks at the drawing. He does not like the puppy.