SHORT STORIES - Kratke priče

St. Sava was a teacher, too. One of his students stole some honey. To catch the thief, St. Sava said that a bee would fly onto a hat of the thief during lunch time. The boy who stole the honey was nervous during lunch as he was afraid that bee would land on his hat, and so he got caught.

Sveti Sava bio je i učitelj. Jednom njegovom đaku, jedanput, nestane zastrug meda. Da bi pronašao kradljivca Sveti Sava uzvikne glasno svojim đacima: „Ko je ukrao med pašće mu danas pčela na kapu.“. Kad su đaci posle izašli na ručak, onaj što je ukrao bio med neprestano je pazio da mu pčela ne padne na kapu, i tako je u krađi i uhvaćen.

A raven finds some cheese, and holds it in his beak. A fox sees it, and wants the cheese for herself. She says that the raven is a very beautiful bird, but too bad he can’t sing. Unwisely, the raven opens his beak to show he can sing and he drops the cheese. The fox happily goes away with the cheese, while commenting he has voice, but no wisdom/intelligence.

Gavran je negde našao poveći komad sira i stojeći na grani drveta držao je čvrsto sir u kljunu. Lisica to opazi i pošto se privukla drvetu poče da hvali gavrana: Ti si veoma lepa ptica – reče ona – i imaš prekrasno perje! Niko na svetu ne bi bio tako savršen kao ti, samo kad bi umeo i da pevaš. Gavranu se nije svidelo da pored tolike svoje lepote ima i neki nedostatak. Da bi uverio lisicu da ume i da peva, on otvori kljun i zagrakta. Sir mu ispade iz kljuna, lisica zgrabi plen i pobeže. –E moj gavrane – mislila je ona – imaš ti i sjaja i glasa, ali nemaš pameti.

A rabbit was making fun of a turtle because she was so slow. One day the turtle suggested they run a race. The rabbit agreed. He was so self–confident and sure he would win. He decided to take a nap. Meanwhile, the turtle was going slowly, but wouldn’t give up, and she won the race. The moral of the story is that persistence, determination, and steady pace win over laziness.

Kornjača i zec prepirali se o tome ko je od njih dvoje brži. Odredivši rok i mesto, uzeše se takmičiti. Zec, po prirodi brz, nije se mnogo brinuo za trku, nego leže kraj puta i zadrema, a kornjača, dobro znajući koliko je spora, trčaše bez predaha te tako prestiže zeca koji je spavao i odnese pobedu.

This fable is about a hard working ant, and a lazy cricket. The moral: work hard to have a good life.

Cvrčak usred zime zakuca na prozor kuće u kojoj je stanovao mrav. Kad mrav otvori prozor, cvrčak ga zamoli za nekoliko zrna žita da se nahrani, da ne bi od gladi umro. -A šta si radio letos? – Upita mrav cvrčka – Svirao sam! -Svirao si? Onda igraj sada da te glad prođe – odgovori mrav.