Latvieu tautas pasaka VRNA UN GULBIS

Latvian fairytale THE CROW AND THE SWAN

Vrna noskatjusies, cik gulbis balts un skaists, un palikusi skaudga.

The crow became envious watching at the white and beautiful crow.

Kad nu gulbis aizmidzis, tad vrna tam pielaidusies klt un apmtjusi to ar dubiem glui melnu.

As soon as the swan fell asleep, then the crow flied up to him and slandered quite black.

Kad gulbis atkal pamodies un redzjis sev netrus sprnus. When the swan awake again and saw its dirty wings.

Tad vi paldis zem dens, noskalojies un paclies atkal tik pat trs un balts k agrk. Then he crawled again as white and clean as earlier.

Vrna nu ar gribjusi nomazgties balta un skusi pa deni lieliski prties, bet palikusi tda pati melna un pelka.

The crow also wanted to be white ,but after bathing he stayed black and grey as befor.

Td ar audis saka: Tda vrna prta, tda neprta.

Therefore people also say: Such crow flogged, such not flogged.