When Music Unites: A Tale of Friendship, Courage, and Change

Fluent Fiction - Slovak: When Music Unites: A Tale of Friendship, Courage, and Change Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/when-music-unites-a-tale-of-friendship-courage-and-change Story Transcript:Sk: Ranné slnko prenikalo do veľkých okien starého gymnázia a ožarovalo dlážku svetlom, ktoré sa odrážalo od lesklých parkiet.En: The morning sun penetrated the large windows of the old high school, illuminating the floor with light reflected off the shiny parquet.Sk: Ján kráčal pomaly po chodbe, nervózny, ale aj plný očakávania.En: Ján walked slowly down the hallway, nervous but full of anticipation.Sk: Bol nový žiak a túžil nájsť si kamarátov.En: He was a new student and longed to find friends.Sk: Katka, obklopená skupinou svojich priateľov, stála pri schodoch a smiala sa.En: Katka, surrounded by a group of her friends, stood by the stairs laughing.Sk: Vyzerala sebavedome, no v hĺbke duše ukrývala lásku k fantasy knihám, čo by nikto netušil.En: She looked confident, but deep down she harbored a love for fantasy books that no one would guess.Sk: Všetci ju mali radi a ona sa snažila túto popularitu udržať.En: Everyone liked her, and she tried to maintain this popularity.Sk: Tomáš sedel na lavičke vo dvore školy, do uší mal zastrčené slúchadlá a ťukal do klávesnice svojho laptopu.En: Tomáš sat on a bench in the school yard, earphones plugged in, tapping away at his laptop.Sk: Vedel o Jánovi, počul, že je nový, a chcel mu pomôcť, no bál sa, že ho budú ostatní z toho dôvodu šikanovať.En: He knew about Ján, had heard he was new, and wanted to help him, but feared being bullied for it.Sk: Ján si hľadal svoje miesto.En: Ján was searching for his place.Sk: Prvá hodina bola matematika, kde si sadol dozadu, dúfajúc, že nepritiahne pozornosť.En: The first lesson was math, and he sat at the back, hoping not to draw attention.Sk: Po hodine ho oslovil Tomáš.En: After the class, Tomáš approached him.Sk: "Ahoj, Ján, však? Ja som Tomáš," povedal s úsmevom.En: "Hi, you're Ján, right? I'm Tomáš," he said with a smile.Sk: "A-Ahoj," zakoktal Ján a snažil sa skryť svoje nervozity.En: "H-Hello," Ján stammered, trying to hide his nervousness.Sk: "Počul som, že máš rád hudbu," pokračoval Tomáš.En: "I heard you like music," Tomáš continued.Sk: "Ja zase programujem. Možno by sme mohli niečo podniknúť spolu."En: "I program. Maybe we could do something together."Sk: Ján sa na chvíľu zamyslel.En: Ján thought for a moment.Sk: "Ja... mám rád klasickú hudbu," priznal ticho.En: "I... like classical music," he admitted quietly.Sk: Tomáš sa usmial ešte viac.En: Tomáš's smile widened.Sk: "To je skvelé! Možno by si mohol skúsiť do talentovej šou."En: "That's great! Maybe you could try out for the talent show."Sk: V ten deň sa aj Katka zamyslela.En: That day, Katka also pondered.Sk: Videla, ako Tomáš hovorí s Jánom, a zaujalo ju to.En: She saw Tomáš talking to Ján and found it intriguing.Sk: Rozhodla sa pristúpiť k nim.En: She decided to approach them.Sk: "Ahojte, čo robíte?" spýtala sa a jej plán na udržanie popularitu zažiaril.En: "Hi, what are you guys doing?" she asked, her plan to maintain popularity shining through.Sk: "Premýšľame o talentovej šou," povedal Tomáš veselo.En: "We're thinking about the talent show," Tomáš said cheerfully.Sk: "Ján by mohol vystúpiť."En: "Ján could perform."