Fluent Fiction - Serbian: Bakery Blunder: A Friendship's Sweet Victory
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Story Transcript:

Sr: Jovan je rano tog jutra zavirio u pekaru.
En: Early that morning, Jovan peeked into the bakery.

Sr: Voleo je miris sveže pečenog hleba koji se širio ulicom čim bi izlazio sunce.
En: He loved the smell of freshly baked bread that filled the street as soon as the sun rose.

Sr: Danas je bio važan dan za Jovana.
En: Today was an important day for Jovan.

Sr: Hteo je da napravi poseban kolač za rođendan svoje drage prijateljice Milice.
En: He wanted to make a special cake for his dear friend Milica's birthday.

Sr: "Biće ovo najbolji kolač koji je Milica ikada probala", mislio je Jovan dok je polako birao sastojke sa polica.
En: "This will be the best cake Milica has ever tasted," thought Jovan as he carefully selected ingredients from the shelves.

Sr: Kada je uzeo kesu za koju je mislio da je šećer, nije primetio da je to zapravo bilo brašno.
En: When he grabbed a bag he thought was sugar, he didn't notice that it was actually flour.

Sr: Pomešajući satojke, on se nasmeja misleći kako će Milica biti srećna.
En: Mixing the ingredients, he laughed, thinking about how happy Milica would be.

Sr: Ali, nespretnost mu je prišla dok je kolač počeo da se peče.
En: But clumsiness struck when the cake started to bake.

Sr: Čudan miris je počeo da se širi kuhinjom.
En: A strange smell began to spread in the kitchen.

Sr: "Mmm, nešto nije u redu", promrmljao je Jovan, otvarajući rernu.
En: "Hmm, something is not right," murmured Jovan, opening the oven.

Sr: Iz nje je izvukao čudnu, lepljivu smešu koja ni malo nije podsećala na kolač.
En: He pulled out a strange, sticky mixture that didn't resemble cake at all.

Sr: Tada je shvatio svoju grešku.
En: That's when he realized his mistake.

Sr: U tom trenutku, vrata pekare su se otvorila i Milica je ušla unutra.
En: At that moment, the bakery door opened and Milica walked in.

Sr: Videla je Jovana kako zamišljeno stoji nad lepljivom masom.
En: She saw Jovan standing thoughtfully over the sticky mess.

Sr: "Jovan, šta se to desilo?
En: "Jovan, what happened?"

Sr: ", zapitala je sa zbunjenim osmehom.
En: she asked with a puzzled smile.

Sr: Jovan joj je ispričao o svom neslani šalu sa brašnom i šećerom, a Milica je prasnula u smeh.
En: Jovan told her about his mix-up with the flour and sugar, and Milica burst into laughter.

Sr: "Nema veze", rekla je, "zajedno ćemo napraviti novi kolač".
En: "It's okay," she said, "we'll make a new cake together."

Sr: Radili su zajedno, smejali se svojim greškama, i na kraju su stvorili divan kolač.
En: They worked together, laughing at their mistakes, and in the end, they created a wonderful cake.

Sr: Sada će se zauvek sećati tog dana kad je kolač postao lepljiv nered, ali i dan kad je njihovo prijateljstvo postalo još jače.
En: They would forever remember that day when the cake became a sticky mess, but also the day their friendship became even stronger.

Sr: I tako, kolač koji je počeo kao nesreća, završio se kao simbol njihove zajedničke radosti i sreće.
En: And so, a cake that started as a mishap ended up as a symbol of their shared joy and happiness.

Sr: Milica je uzela prvi zalogaj i s osmehom rekla: "Ovo je najbolji kolač koji sam ikada probala".
En: Milica took the first bite and with a smile said, "This is the best cake I've ever tasted."

Sr: Jovan se nasmejao, znajući da su najbolje stvari te koje stvorimo zajedno, i čak i greške mogu dovesti do nečeg predivnog.
En: Jovan laughed, knowing that the best things are the ones we create together, and even mistakes can lead to something wonderful.


Vocabulary Words:

• Early: Rano
• morning: jutra
• peeked: zavirio
• bakery: pekara
• smell: miris
• freshly baked: sveže pečen
• bread: hleb
• filled: širio
• street: ulica
• sun: sunce
• rose: izlazio
• important: važan
• wanted: hteo
• make: napravi
• special: poseban
• cake: kolač
• dear: draga
• friend: prijatelj
• birthday: rođendan
• thought: mislio
• carefully: pažljivo
• selected: birao
• ingredients: sastojke
• shelves: police
• grabbed: uzeo
• bag: kesa
• sugar: šećer
• didn't notice: nije primetio
• actually: zapravo
• flour: brašno