Det var en gang en lykkelig familie.
Once upon a time,
there lived a happy
family.
De kranglet aldri. Barna hjalp foreldrene sine hjemme og i åkeren.
They never fought with
each other. They helped
their parents at home
and in the fields.
Men de fikk ikke lov til å gå nær ilden.
But they were not
allowed to go near a
fire.
De måtte gjøre alt arbeid om natten. Fordi de var lagd av voks!
They had to do all their
work during the night.
Because they were made of wax!
Men én av guttene lengtet etter å gå ut i sollyset.
But one of the boys
longed to go out in the
sunlight.
En dag ble lengselen for sterk. Brødrene hans advarte ham.
One day the longing
was too strong. His
brothers warned him…
Men det var for sent! Han smeltet i den varme sola.
But it was too late!
He melted in the hot
sun.
Voksbarna ble lei seg av å se broren sin smelte bort.
The wax children were
so sad to see their
brother melting away.
Men de la en plan. De formet en fugl av den smeltede voksklumpen.
But they made a plan.
They shaped the lump
of melted wax into a
bird.
De tok med seg fuglebroren sin opp på et høyt fjell.
They took their bird
brother up to a high
mountain.
Og da sola steg, fløy han syngende inn i morgenlyset.
And as the sun rose, he
flew away singing into
the morning light.
