Fluent Fiction - Croatian: The Chicken That Fooled Zagreb
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Story Transcript:

Hr: Jednog sunčanog jutra, svi su bučno čavrljali na glavnom zagrebačkom trgu.
En: On a sunny morning, everyone chattered loudly in the main square of Zagreb.

Hr: Ana, djevojka sa širokim osmijehom i sjajem u očima, radosno se šetala i divila skulpturama koje krase grad.
En: Ana, a girl with a wide smile and a twinkle in her eye, joyfully walked around, admiring the sculptures that adorned the city.

Hr: Nije ni slutila da će ovaj dan postati jedan od njezinih najzabavnijih dana u životu.
En: She had no idea that this day would become one of the most fun days of her life.

Hr: Ivan, mladić s kovrčavom kosom, šetao je svoju ljubimicu, malenu pilićicu po imenu Petra.
En: Ivan, a young man with curly hair, was walking his pet, a small chick named Petra.

Hr: Petra je bila posebna kokošica, voljela je biti među ljudima.
En: Petra was a special little chicken, she loved being around people.

Hr: Imala je šareno perje i ponašala se vrlo mirno, gotovo kao prava skulptura.
En: She had colorful feathers and behaved very calmly, almost like a real sculpture.

Hr: Ana je ugledala Petru kako sjedi nepomično na kamenoj klupi i pomislila "Vau, ovo je neka nova umjetnička instalacija!".
En: Ana saw Petra sitting motionless on a stone bench and thought, "Wow, this is some new art installation!"

Hr: Uzbuđeno je prišla i počela se smiješiti za selfie s onim što je mislila da je kip kokoši.
En: Excitedly, she approached and started smiling for a selfie with what she thought was a chicken sculpture.

Hr: Ljudi oko nje su počeli šaputati i smijati se, znajući da Petra nije kip nego prava kokoš.
En: People around her began whispering and laughing, knowing that Petra was not a sculpture but a real chicken.

Hr: Ivan je brzo primijetio Aninu zabunu i nije mogao zadržati smijeh.
En: Ivan quickly noticed Ana's mistake and couldn't help but laugh.

Hr: Prišao je Ani i rekao joj s blagim osmijehom: "Izgleda da je moja Petra postala prava zvijezda!"
En: He approached Ana and said with a gentle smile, "Looks like my Petra has become a real star!"

Hr: Ana se zbunila kad je shvatila svoju pogrešku, ali nije mogla odoljeti i prasnula u smijeh zajedno s Ivanom.
En: Ana was confused when she realized her mistake, but she couldn't resist and burst into laughter with Ivan.

Hr: "Oh, oprosti, mislila sam da je ovo kip!" rekla je i nežno pognala Petru po glavi.
En: "Oh, I'm sorry, I thought this was a sculpture!" she said and gently petted Petra on the head.

Hr: Petra je nježno kljucnula Aninu ruku, kao da kaže "Sve je u redu".
En: Petra gently pecked Ana's hand, as if to say, "It's all right."

Hr: Ivan i Ana su se počeli upoznavati, pričajući o svojim avanturama po Zagrebu, a njihov smijeh je postao dio veselja trga.
En: Ivan and Ana started getting to know each other, talking about their adventures in Zagreb, and their laughter became part of the square's joy.

Hr: Ana je ubrzo postala redovita pratiteljica Ivana i Petre u njihovim šetnjama, a ljudi oko njih su uživali u pričama o kokoši koja se pretvarala u kip.
En: Ana soon became a regular follower of Ivan and Petra on their walks, and people around them enjoyed stories about the chicken that pretended to be a sculpture.

Hr: Ana nikada nije zaboravila dan kad je napravila selfie s "kipom" koji je zapravo bio nečija ljubimica, a njen novi prijatelj Ivan uvijek je bio tu da je podsjeti na tu smiješnu zavrzlamu u srcu Zagreba.
En: Ana never forgot the day she took a selfie with the "sculpture" that turned out to be someone's pet, and her new friend Ivan was always there to remind her of that funny mix-up in the heart of Zagreb.

Hr: I tako su Ana, Ivan i Petra postali nerazdvojni prijatelji, a Trg bana Jelačića dobio je još jednu slatku priču za prepričavanje.
En: And so Ana, Ivan, and Petra became inseparable friends, and the Ban Jelačić Square gained another sweet story to tell.

Hr: Ana je naučila da neke stvari u životu nisu onakve kakvima se čine na prvi pogled, ali da te iste stvari mogu biti izvor nezaboravnih i veselih uspomena.
En: Ana learned that some things in life are not what they seem at first glance, but that those same things can be a source of unforgettable and joyful memories.


Vocabulary Words:

• On: Jednog
• sunny: sunčanog
• morning: jutra
• everyone: svi
• chattered: čavrljali
• loudly: bučno
• main: glavnom
• square: trgu
• Zagreb: Zagrebačkom
• girl: djevojka
• wide: širokim
• smile: osmijehom
• twinkle: sjajem
• eye: očima
• joyfully: radosno
• walked: šetala
• around: oko
• admiring: divila
• sculptures: skulpturama
• adorned: koje krase
• city: grad
• idea: slutila
• day: dan
• fun: zabavnijih
• life: životu
• young: mladić
• man: čovjek
• curly: kovrčavom
• hair: kosom
• walking: šetao