Once upon a time,
there lived a happy
family.
Der var engang en lykkelig familie.
They never fought with
each other. They helped
their parents at home
and in the fields.
De skændtes aldrig med hinanden. De hjalp deres forældre derhjemme og i markerne.
But they were not
allowed to go near a
fire.
Men de måtte ikke gå i nærheden af ilden.
They had to do all their
work during the night.
Because they were made of wax!
De måtte arbejde om natten. For de var lavet af voks!
But one of the boys
longed to go out in the
sunlight.
Men en af drengene længtes efter at gå ud i sollyset.
One day the longing
was too strong. His
brothers warned him…
En dag blev længslen for stor. Hans brødre advarede ham …
But it was too late!
He melted in the hot
sun.
Men det var for sent! Han smeltede i den varme sol.
The wax children were
so sad to see their
brother melting away.
Voksbørnene var så kede af at se deres bror smelte bort.
But they made a plan.
They shaped the lump
of melted wax into a
bird.
Men de lagde en plan. De formede en fugl af voksklumpen.
They took their bird
brother up to a high
mountain.
De tog deres fuglebror op på et højt bjerg.
And as the sun rose, he
flew away singing into
the morning light.
Og da solen stod op, fløj han syngende ud i morgenlyset.
