Snowflakes and Spotlight: A Winter’s Tale of Friendship

Fluent Fiction - Slovenian: Snowflakes and Spotlight: A Winter’s Tale of Friendship Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sl/episode/2024-12-07-08-38-19-sl Story Transcript:Sl: Ljubljana je pozimi čarobna.En: Ljubljana is magical in winter.Sl: Na ulicah svetijo lučke, sneg prekrije strehe in vse diši po cimetu.En: Lights shine on the streets, snow covers the roofs, and everything smells of cinnamon.Sl: Sveti Miklavž je pred vrati, v šoli pa vse mrgoli od priprav na predstavo.En: Sveti Miklavž is at the door, and the school is bustling with preparations for the performance.Sl: Mateja in Bojan sta zavzeta v učilnici z velikimi starimi okni, ki gledajo na reko Ljubljanico.En: Mateja and Bojan are busy in the classroom with large old windows that look out onto the river Ljubljanica.Sl: Mateja je kreativna.En: Mateja is creative.Sl: Rada ima gledališče in letos vodi šolsko predstavo.En: She loves theater, and this year she is directing the school play.Sl: Je odločena, da bo predstava uspešna.En: She is determined that the performance will be successful.Sl: Vsi morajo biti točni in osredotočeni.En: Everyone must be punctual and focused.Sl: Bojan je njen najboljši prijatelj.En: Bojan is her best friend.Sl: Vedno je nasmejan in vsemu da poseben čar.En: He is always smiling and adds a special charm to everything.Sl: On bo igral glavno vlogo.En: He will play the lead role.Sl: Ampak, ima težavo.En: But, he has a problem.Sl: Zlahka se zamoti.En: He gets easily distracted.Sl: V učilnici je toplo.En: It is warm in the classroom.Sl: Vsi si pomagajo postavljati kulise in vaje so že v polnem teku.En: Everyone is helping to set up the scenery, and rehearsals are already in full swing.Sl: Bojan pa gleda skozi okno.En: But Bojan is gazing out the window.Sl: Sneg sneži.En: It’s snowing.Sl: Zunaj je vso mesto v praznični vzhičenosti.En: Outside, the whole city is in festive excitement.Sl: Mateja ga pokliče: "Bojan, moraš se osredotočiti!"En: Mateja calls to him: "Bojan, you need to focus!"Sl: A on le prikima in nato zmoti še druge: "Glejte, kako lepo sneži!"En: But he just nods and then distracts others: "Look, how beautifully it’s snowing!"Sl: Mateja zavzdihne.En: Mateja sighs.Sl: Razume, da je vse čudovito, a predstava ne sme trpeti.En: She understands that everything is wonderful, but the performance must not suffer.Sl: Prišel je trenutek odločitve.En: The moment of decision has come.Sl: Bo biti stroga ali... imeti drugačen pristop?En: Should she be strict, or... take a different approach?Sl: Ob večerih doma premišljuje, kako prikazati Bojanu vrednost fokusa.En: In the evenings at home, she thinks about how to show Bojan the value of focus.Sl: A takrat, med vajami, pride ideja.En: But then, during rehearsals, an idea comes to her.Sl: Preoblikuje nekaj prizorov in doda čar te zime in praznikov.En: She reworks some scenes and adds the magic of this winter and holidays.Sl: Predstava dobi nov element.En: The snow becomes part of the story.Sl: Učenci v vlogi snežink zaplešejo.En: Students in the roles of snowflakes dance.Sl: Dnevi hitro minevajo.En: The days pass quickly.Sl: Prihaja zadnja vaja.En: The final rehearsal is approaching.Sl: Vsi živčni, a navdušeni.En: Everyone is nervous...