Spotting Wonder: A Birdwatching Tale of Misadventures

Fluent Fiction - Slovenian: Spotting Wonder: A Birdwatching Tale of Misadventures Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sl/episode/2025-08-20-22-34-02-sl Story Transcript:Sl: Ljubljansko barje je bilo čarobno tisto poletno jutro.En: The Ljubljansko barje was magical that summer morning.Sl: Sonce je sijalo skozi lahke meglice in segala je tišina, prekinjena le s pesmijo ptic.En: The sun shone through light mists, and there was silence, interrupted only by birdsong.Sl: Matej, Nina in Gregor so prišli zgodaj, opremljeni za opazovanje ptic.En: Matej, Nina, and Gregor arrived early, equipped for bird watching.Sl: Matej je bil najbolj navdušen.En: Matej was the most excited.Sl: Sanjal je o tem, da bi našel dragocenega rjavega srakoperja.En: He dreamed of finding the elusive brown shrike.Sl: Na robu barja, ko so vzeli nahrbtnike iz avta, je Nina opazila, da manjka pomembna stvar.En: At the edge of the marsh, as they took the backpacks out of the car, Nina noticed that something important was missing.Sl: "Kje so daljnogledi?En: "Where are the binoculars?"Sl: " je vprašala.En: she asked.Sl: Matej je zaskrbjeno preiskal svoj nahrbtnik.En: Matej anxiously searched his backpack.Sl: "Uh-oh," je rekel, "pozabili smo jih doma.En: "Uh-oh," he said, "we left them at home."Sl: "Gregor je smeje skomignil z rameni.En: Gregor shrugged with a laugh.Sl: "No, vsaj imamo sendviče," je rekel.En: "Well, at least we have sandwiches," he said.Sl: Toda Matej je bil razočaran.En: But Matej was disappointed.Sl: "Kako bomo zdaj videli ptice?En: "How are we going to see birds now?"Sl: "Nina, vedno pripravljena, je poskusila pomiriti sodelavce.En: Nina, always prepared, tried to calm her companions.Sl: "Hej, morda lahko nekako improviziramo," je predlagala.En: "Hey, maybe we can improvise somehow," she suggested.Sl: Sprehodili so se do lesene opazovalnice.En: They walked to the wooden observation post.Sl: Pogled na prostranost trstja je bil osupljiv.En: The view of the vastness of the reeds was stunning.Sl: Matej je še vedno obupano gledal v daljavo.En: Matej still desperately stared into the distance.Sl: "Našli bomo način," je rekla Nina odločno.En: "We'll find a way," Nina said confidently.Sl: Z nekaj domišljije so vzeli zemljevide, ki jih je Nina vedno nosila s seboj, in jih zvili v cevi.En: With some imagination, they took the maps that Nina always carried with her and rolled them into tubes.Sl: Izkazalo se je, da je bila njihova ideja bolj smešna kot učinkovitost.En: Their idea proved more humorous than effective.Sl: Gregor je skozi svoj "daljnogled" opazoval samo oblake, medtem ko sta se Matej in Nina trudila osredotočiti.En: Gregor observed only clouds through his "binoculars," while Matej and Nina struggled to focus.Sl: Matej se je s težavo zasukal, poskušal je skozi karto ujeti obris ptice v zraku.En: Matej twisted with difficulty, trying to catch the outline of a bird in the sky through the map.Sl: Njegov trud je bil brez uspeha, a kmalu so ugotovili, da ne gre le za ptice.En: His efforts were in vain, but soon they realized it wasn't just about the birds.Sl: Nekaj metrov v daljavi, na velikem polju, se je odvijal pravi spektakel.En: A few meters away, in a large field, a real spectacle was unfolding.Sl: Skupina štorkelj je plesala, razvijajoč krila v popolni sinhronizaciji.

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