VODNA RUSAKA

Mam na imię Plusk.

My name is Splash.

Jestem duchem wody.

I am a water spirit.

Mieszkam w głębokim, ciemnym stawie za starym młynem.

I live in the deep, dark pond behind the old mill.

Ludzie myślą, że jestem straszny.

People think I am scary.

Mówią, że kradne dzieci.

They say I steal children.

To mnie bardzo smuci.

This makes me very sad.

Nikogo nie kradne!

I do not steal anyone!

Po prostu chcę mieć przyjaciół.

I just want friends.

Pewnego dnia mała dziewczynka wpada do mojego stawu.

One day, a little girl falls into my pond.

Ma na imię Lucja.

Her name is Lucy.

Ne umie plivaty.

She cannot swim.

Opada v dól, v dól, v dól.

She goes down, down, down.

Ratuyu yiyi!

I save her!

Zabirayu yiyi do moyogo podvodnogo budinku.

I bring her to my underwater home.

Ye tam ladni mushli i svitlyachi ribi.

It has pretty shells and glowing fish.

Lyusi se ne boi.

Lucy is not afraid.

Vvazhaye, shcho ye krasivo.

She thinks it is beautiful.

Dyakuyu, shcho mene uratuvav,

"Thank you for saving me,"

Movit Lyusi.

Lucy says.

Ale musu yiti do domu.

"But I must go home."

Moya mama bude se martviti.

"My mother will worry."

Yestom samotniy.

I am lonely.

Khochu, shchob Lyusi zalishilasya.

I want Lucy to stay.

Ale vidzhu sliy v yiyi ochakh.

But I see tears in her eyes.

Teskne za rodinoyu.

She misses her family.

Zabioru te do domu,

"I will take you home,"

Movu.

I say.

Ale chibudesh' mene chogos' vidviduvati?

"But will you visit me sometimes?"

Lyusi se usmikhayetsya.

Lucy smiles.

Tak!

"Yes!"

Mozhemo buti druziv!

"We can be friends!"

Vinoshu Lyusi na poverkhnyu.

I bring Lucy back to the surface.

Yiyi mama pryitulya yiyi mistno.

Her mother hugs her tight.

Lyusi kazhe vsim, shcho ya dobriy, ne zliy.

Lucy tells everyone that I am good, not bad.

Zraz diti prikhodyat' hratysya bilya moyogo stavu.

Now children come to play by my pond.

Vzhe ne boyatsya.

They are not afraid anymore.

Prynosyat' meni kviti i spivayut' pisni.

They bring me flowers and sing songs.

Zraz ne yestom samotniy.

I am not lonely now.

Mam bagato druziv.

I have many friends.

Chasom naykraschiy sposib zberegti druziv - tse vidpustiti yikh. Stavok shchasliviy.

Sometimes the best way to keep friends is to let them go. The pond is happy.

Diti shchaslivi.

The children are happy.

A ya nayshchaslivishiy z usikh.

And I am the happiest of all.