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Pumpkin Carving Antics: A Delightful Autumn Adventure
Fluent Fiction - Latvian: Pumpkin Carving Antics: A Delightful Autumn Adventure
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Story Transcript:
Lv: Rīgas klusā ieliņa rudenī.
En: A quiet little street in Rīga during autumn.
Lv: Koku lapas dzeltē, ietves klātas mīkstā segā.
En: The leaves of the trees turn yellow, and the sidewalks are covered in a soft carpet.
Lv: Mājas rotā ķirbji, un durvju priekšā spīd Halloween gaismas.
En: Houses are adorned with pumpkins, and Halloween lights shine in front of doors.
Lv: Vilnis, Laima un Maija stāv uz Laimas mājas lieveņa.
En: Vilnis, Laima, and Maija stand on the porch of Laima's house.
Lv: Viņiem ir plāns – cirst milzīgu ķirbju sejas.
En: They have a plan — to carve huge faces into pumpkins.
Lv: Vilnis ar baisu nopietnību izvelk no somas papīra stencilu kaudzi.
En: With a grim seriousness, Vilnis pulls a pile of paper stencils from his bag.
Lv: "Es gatavojos darīt to perfekti," viņš saka, mēģinot noslēpt savu nedrošību.
En: "I'm going to do this perfectly," he says, trying to conceal his insecurity.
Lv: Laima smej.
En: Laima laughs.
Lv: "Kam vajag stencilus?
En: "Who needs stencils?
Lv: Es vienkārši izmantosšu savu iztēli!
En: I'm just going to use my imagination!"
Lv: " viņa paziņo, jau satverot nazi.
En: she announces, already grabbing a knife.
Lv: Maija paciešami novelk plecus.
En: Maija patiently shrugs.
Lv: "Reālismu, ne pārāk daudz pūļu," viņa saka, izvēloties visvienkāršāko rasējumu – divas acis un smaidu.
En: "Realism, not too much effort," she says, choosing the simplest design — two eyes and a smile.
Lv: Viņa zina, kā draugi var noiet greizi savās mākslas ambīcijās.
En: She knows how her friends can go wrong in their artistic ambitions.
Lv: Strādājot, drīz kļūst skaidrs, ka viņu pārliecība pārsniedz prasmes.
En: As they work, it soon becomes clear that their confidence exceeds their skills.
Lv: Vilnis cīnās ar sarežģītajiem rakstiem uz ķirbja, stencili nobīdās un viss izslīd no rokām.
En: Vilnis struggles with the intricate patterns on the pumpkin, stencils slip and everything falls out of his hands.
Lv: "Ai, nē, tas neizskatās pēc vilka, bet pēc kēksa!
En: "Oh no, it doesn't look like a wolf, but like a cupcake!"
Lv: " viņš izsaucas, košļājot apakšlūpu.
En: he exclaims, chewing on his lower lip.
Lv: Laima nedaudz pārlieku optimistiska, izcērt milzīgu īleni un smaidu, kas izskatās baisāks nekā paredzēts.
En: Laima, a bit overly optimistic, carves out a huge mouth and a smile that looks scarier than intended.
Lv: Maija, izvairīdamās no profesionalitātes slazdiem, ātri izgriež savu dizainu, bet ķirbis vispār neizskatās pārsteidzošs – gluži vienkāršs un gaumīgs.
En: Maija, avoiding the traps of professionalism, quickly carves out her design, but the pumpkin doesn't look astonishing at all — rather simple and tasteful.
Lv: Drīz vien viņu pirmatnējais plāns kļūst par ķīviņu pilnu smiekliem un ķirbja gabalu izkaisījumu pagalmā.
En: Soon, their initial plan turns into laughter and a yard scattered with pumpkin pieces.
Lv: "Es izveidoju mīklu, bet ne mākslas darbu," Vilnis smiedamies atzīst, draugiem noliekšoties uz sūrstošiem sāniem.
En: "I made a puzzle, but not a work of art," Vilnis admits, laughing as his friends bend over with aching sides.
Lv: Kad saulriets apskaidro ieliņu, viņu ķirbju galvas stāv rindā uz lieveņa.
En: As the sunset illuminates the street, their pumpkin heads stand in a row on
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