Fluent Fiction - Estonian: The Bonfire That Weathered the Storm: A Tale of Friendship
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Story Transcript:

Et: Kuuvalgus sillerdas rannaliival, esmaspäeva õhtu pehmendas merelainete tasane müdin.
En: The moonlight shimmered on the beach sand, and the soft thrum of the waves on a Monday evening softened the atmosphere.

Et: Kalev, optimistlik ja loodust armastav noormees, oli plaaninud unustamatu lõkketule peo.
En: Kalev, an optimistic and nature-loving young man, had planned an unforgettable bonfire party.

Et: Tema sõbrad Maarja ja Priit olid elevil, kuigi Priitile meeldis alati vigu näha.
En: His friends Maarja and Priit were excited, even though Priit always liked to see the flaws in things.

Et: Kalev pani kokku puid oma väikesest seljakotist,
En: Kalev gathered wood from his small backpack.

Et: Millalgi hakkas aga taevas pilve minema ja vihmapiisad sadasid ootamatult.
En: However, at some point, the sky began to cloud over, and raindrops fell unexpectedly.

Et: "Miks me sellega tegeleme, kui ilm on jamasti?" küsis Priit talle omaselt skeptiliselt.
En: "Why are we bothering with this if the weather is lousy?" Priit asked skeptically, as was his way.

Et: "Aga me saame hakkama," vastas Maarja, kes kulme kortsutades otsis lahendust. "Kalev, kas sul on vihmavari?"
En: "But we'll manage," Maarja replied, frowning as she searched for a solution. "Kalev, do you have an umbrella?"

Et: Kalev turtsatas. "Muidugi on! Kuigi pole kindel, kas sellest kasu on."
En: Kalev snorted. "Of course, I do! Though I'm not sure it will help."

Et: Nad kasutasid vihmavarju ja Maarja laenas oma veekindlat jopet, et kaitsta puid vihma eest.
En: They used the umbrella, and Maarja lent her waterproof jacket to protect the wood from the rain.

Et: Kui nad puid ikka märjaks muutumist takistasid, kääris Priit käised üles ja itsitas kavalalt. "Saa aru, mitte kunagi ei toimi see nii nagu vaja."
En: As they were still preventing the wood from getting wet, Priit rolled up his sleeves and chuckled slyly. "Understand, it never works as it should."

Et: Pärast mitu ebaõnnestunud katset süüdata lõke, heitis Kalev meeleheitest pilgu õhku, kui vihmasabin lõpuks järgi andis.
En: After several failed attempts to light the fire, Kalev looked up in despair just as the rain shower finally subsided.

Et: Maarja süütas viimase tikuga kuivat puid ja - voila! - heleroheline leek süttis.
En: Maarja lit the dry wood with the last match, and - voilà! - a light green flame ignited.

Et: Lõpuks oli nende lõkke tuli põletamas.
En: Finally, their bonfire was burning.

Et: Nad istusid õduses soojuses, joovad kuuma kakaod ja röstivad vahukomme.
En: They sat in cozy warmth, drinking hot cocoa and roasting marshmallows.

Et: Naerdes meenutasid nad oma esialgset hädaldamist.
En: Laughing, they recalled their initial grumbling.

Et: "See oli õpetlik," tunnistas Kalev, naerul suuga. "Tuleb olla valmis, aga sageli tuleb ka improviseerida."
En: "It was instructive," admitted Kalev, smiling broadly. "You have to be prepared, but often you also have to improvise."

Et: Mõtetes tiirles tänulikkus nende ühise hetke eest.
En: Gratefulness for their shared moment swirled in their minds.

Et: Vihm vaibus täielikult ja kuu paistis taas eredalt.
En: The rain stopped completely, and the moon shone brightly again.

Et: Kõige meeldivam oli kuulda sõprade naeru lendamas öhe, kui nad meenutasid ühiselt oma tormilist rannaloogu.
En: The most pleasant thing was to hear their friends' laughter flying into the night as they collectively remembered their stormy beach tale.

Et: Kõik kolm noogutasid ühel nõul, et see on meeldejääv kogemus.
En: All three nodded in agreement that it was a memorable experience.


Vocabulary Words:

• shimmered: sillerdas
• thrum: müdin
• atmosphere: õhtu
• unforgettable: unustamatu
• sceptically: skeptiliselt
• frowning: kulme kortsutades
• umbrella: vihmavari
• snorted: turtsatas
• waterproof: veekindlat
• preventing: takistasid
• slyly: kavalalt
• despair: meeleheidest
• subsided: järgi andis
• ignited: süttis
• cozy: õduses
• roasting: röstivad
• grumbling: hädaldamist
• instructive: õpetlik
• improvise: improviseerida
• gratefulness: tänulikkus
• swirled: tiirles
• subsided: vaibus
• brightly: eredalt
• pleasant: meeldivam
• stormy: tormilist
• beach: rannaloogu
• memorable: meeldejääv
• gathered: kogus
• raindrops: vihmapiisad
• lend: laenas