The Statue That Barked: A Quirky Encounter

Fluent Fiction - Slovak: The Statue That Barked: A Quirky Encounter Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/the-statue-that-barked-a-quirky-encounter Story Transcript:Sk: Bola nádherná slnečná nedeľa v Bratislave a Lukáš sa rozhodol prechádzať starobylými uličkami Starého Mesta.En: It was a beautiful sunny Sunday in Bratislava, and Lukáš decided to stroll through the ancient streets of the Old Town.Sk: Nemal konkrétny plán, jednoducho sa cítil šťastný, že môže vychutnávať teplo slnka a krásu svojho rodného mesta.En: He didn't have a specific plan; he simply felt happy to be able to enjoy the warmth of the sun and the beauty of his hometown.Sk: Práve keď prechádzal okolo Michalskej veže, jeho oči zachytili úžasnú sochu psa.En: Just as he was passing by Michael's Gate, his eyes caught an amazing statue of a dog.Sk: Bola tak živá a dokonalá, že sa zďaleka zdalo, akoby bola skutočná.En: It was so lively and perfect that from a distance, it seemed as if it were real.Sk: Lukáš sa sochu rozhodol zdokumentovať.En: Lukáš decided to document the statue.Sk: Vybral mobil a obzrel si miesto, aby načasoval dokonalú selfie.En: He took out his phone and scoped out the spot to capture the perfect selfie.Sk: Nevedel sa dočkať, kým fotku pošle kamarátom.En: He couldn't wait to send the photo to his friends.Sk: Zuzana, majiteľka psa, sedela na lavičke pár metrov ďalej.En: Zuzana, the dog's owner, sat on a bench a few meters away.Sk: Bola ponorená do knihy a ani si nevšimla, že jej pes, ktorý obvykle poslúchal na slovo, sa zastavil, aby si oddýchol, a tváril sa nehybne ako socha.En: She was engrossed in a book and didn't notice that her dog, who usually obeyed her every word, had stopped to catch his breath and was frozen still as a statue.Sk: Keď Lukáš pózoval vedľa psa, ktorého pokladal za umelecké dielo, niečo ho zmylilo.En: As Lukáš posed next to the dog, whom he mistook for a piece of art, something puzzled him.Sk: Zdalo sa, že "socha" žmurkala!En: It seemed like the "statue" was blinking!Sk: Predtým, než stihol spracovať, čo sa deje, pes, s menom Max, zakvičal a odskočil.En: Before he could process what was happening, the dog, named Max, barked and dashed away.Sk: Lukáš vystrašene vyskočil vzad.En: Startled, Lukáš jumped back.Sk: Uvedomil si, že tento "umelecký kúsok" má život.En: He realized that this "art piece" was actually alive.Sk: Zuzana zdvihla zrak od knihy, aby zistila, čo sa deje a videla Lukáša, ako zmätene stojí so svojím mobilom v ruke a pozerá na psa.En: Zuzana looked up from her book to see what was happening and saw Lukáš, looking confused with his phone in hand, staring at the dog.Sk: S úsmevom sa Zuzana zodvihla a vysvetlila mu: "Max nie je socha, je to môj pes.En: With a smile, Zuzana got up and explained to him, "Max isn't a statue, he's my dog.Sk: Vidím, že si si ho pomýlil a chcel si s ním spraviť fotku.En: I see you mistook him and wanted to take a picture with him."Sk: " Lukáš bol najprv trochu hanblivý, ale potom sa začali obaja smiať.En: Lukáš was initially a little embarrassed, but then they both started laughing.Sk: Lukáš, už s úsmevom, požiadal Zuzanu, či si môže teraz spraviť selfie skutočne, tentokrát so Zuzanou a Maxom.En: With a smile, Lukáš asked Zuzana if he could take a selfie now, this time with Zuzana and Max.Sk: Fotka vyšla krásne a Lukáš poslal fotku kamarátom aj s príbehom o tom, ako jeho očakávania stretli skutočnú živú bytosť.En: The photo...