Šta je raslo What||What grew Was wuchs What grew que crecio Ce qui a grandi Cosa è cresciuto Wat groeide Co rosło Что выросло Що виросло

Šta je raslo u Larryevom vrtu Was in Larrys Garten wuchs What grew in Larry's garden Co rosło w ogrodzie Larry'ego?

Napisala Laura Alary Written by Laura Alary

Ilustrirala Kass Reich Illustrated by Kass Reich

U velikom gradu, In a big city,

u komšiluku punom zelenila, |in the neighborhood||greenery in einem Viertel voller Grün, in a neighborhood full of greenery, in een wijk vol groen, w okolicy pełnej zieleni,

u uskoj ulici, |narrow| in einer schmalen Straße, in a narrow street, in een smal straatje,

u udobnoj kući sa malenim dvorištem |comfortable|||small|small yard in a comfortable house with a small yard w wygodnym domu z małym podwórkiem

živjela je djevojčica Grace. ||little girl| lived the little girl Grace.

Do nje, u jednako malom dvorištu, To|to her||equally small||yard Neben ihr, in einem ebenso kleinen Hof, Next to it, in an equally small yard, Obok niej, na równie małym podwórku,

Gracein komšija Larry je imao vrt. |neighbor|||| Grace's neighbor Larry had a garden. Sąsiad Grace, Larry, miał ogród.

U svom vrtu Larry je uzgajao svakojako |||||grew|all sorts of In seinem Garten baute Larry alle möglichen Dinge an In his garden, Larry grew all sorts of things In zijn tuin kweekte Larry allerlei dingen W swoim ogrodzie Larry uprawiał różne rzeczy

povrće. vegetables.

Ali to nije bilo obično povrće. But it was no ordinary vegetable. Ale to nie było zwykłe warzywo.

Bilo je tu žute mrkve boje maslaca ||||||butter-colored Es gab gelbe Karotten in der Farbe von Butter There were yellow carrots the color of butter Er waren gele wortels in de kleur van boter Były żółte marchewki w kolorze masła

i ljubičastog krompira. |purple| and purple potatoes. i fioletowe ziemniaki.

Šarene blitve i grimiznog graha. Colorful|Swiss chard||crimson-colored|crimson beans Bunte Mangold und karmesinrote Bohnen. Colorful chard and crimson beans. Kolorowa boćwina i szkarłatna fasola.

Ružičastog paradajza boje zrele breskve. Pinkish|tomato||ripe|peach-colored Eine rosa Tomate in der Farbe eines reifen Pfirsichs. A pink tomato the color of a ripe peach. Roze tomaat in de kleur van een rijpe perzik.

I paradajza crnog izvana, ||black|from the outside Und außen schwarze Tomaten, And black tomatoes on the outside, І помідори з чорною зовнішністю,

a crvenog iznutra. |red|from the inside and red on the inside.

"Ovo nećeš naći u većini prodavnica", |"you won't"|||most|stores "Das finden Sie in den meisten Geschäften nicht", "You won't find this in most stores," „Nie znajdziesz tego w większości sklepów”

rekao je Larry, said Larry,

diveći se paradajzu s prugama poput zebre. marveling at||tomato||stripes like zebra|| eine Tomate mit Zebrastreifen bewundern. admiring a zebra-striped tomato. het bewonderen van de zebragestreepte tomaat.

Grace je mislila da je Larryev vrt Grace hielt es für Larrys Garten Grace thought it was Larry's garden

jedno od svjetskih čuda. ||world's|wonders one of the wonders of the world. een van de wonderen van de wereld.

Grace je provodila svaki slobodan trenutak ||spent||| Grace spent every spare moment Grace bracht elk vrij moment door

pomažući Larryju helping Larry| Larry helfen helping Larry Larry helpen

u njegovom vrtu. in his garden. in zijn tuin.

Zajedno su zalijevali i plijevili. ||watered||weeded Sie bewässerten und jäteten zusammen. They watered and weeded together. Samen hebben ze water gegeven en onkruid gewied.

Sadili i obrezivali. Planted||pruned Gepflanzt und beschnitten. Planted and pruned. Geplant en gesnoeid.

Okopavali i brali. Hoed and harvested.||picked Sie gruben und nahmen. They dug and took. Ze groeven en plukten.

A kad bi bubice napale mrkvu, |||bugs|attacked| Und als die Käfer die Karotte angriffen, And when the bugs attacked the carrot, En als de insecten de wortels aanvielen,

a golaći i puževi grickali salatu, |slugs||snails|nibbled on| und die Nackten und die Schnecken knabberten am Salat, and the naked and the snails nibbled on the salad, en slakken en slakken knabbelden aan de salade,

Grace i Larry bi zajedno riješili problem. |||||solve| Grace und Larry würden das Problem gemeinsam lösen. Grace and Larry would solve the problem together. Grace en Larry zouden het probleem samen oplossen.

"Zajedno ćemo nešto smisliti", |||"come up with" "We'll come up with something together," "Samen komen we tot iets",

rekao je Larry. said Larry.

U biblioteci je Grace saznala da puno ||||found out|| In the library, Grace learned that a lot In de bibliotheek heeft Grace dat veel geleerd

buba ne voli miris nevena. bug||||marigold the beetle does not like the smell of marigold. de kever houdt niet van de geur van goudsbloemen.

Grace i Larry su posadili neven među mrkvu ||||planted|marigold|| Grace and Larry planted marigolds among the carrots

pa su kukci nestali. ||insects|disappeared so verschwanden die Insekten. so the insects disappeared.

Što se tiče golaća i puževa, ||"concerns"|slugs||snails Was die Nackten und die Schnecken betrifft, As for the naked and the snails, Wat slakken en slakken betreft,

oni su ih brali rukama. |||picked| sie hoben sie mit ihren Händen auf. they picked them up with their hands. ze plukten ze met hun handen.

"Naš će se naporan rad isplatiti", |||hard|hard work|pay off "Our hard work will pay off," ‘Ons harde werk zal vruchten afwerpen’

rekao je Larry ubacivši golaća u kantu. |||putting in|||bucket said Larry, tossing the naked man into a bucket. ' zei Larry terwijl hij de slokker in de emmer liet vallen.

„Ovo je važno. "This is important.

Ne uzgajamo samo povrće!" |We grow|| Wir bauen nicht nur Gemüse an!" We don't just grow vegetables! " Wij verbouwen niet alleen groenten!"

"Šta uzgajamo?" upita Grace. "What do we grow?" Grace asked.

"Sačekaj pa ćeš vidjeti", rekao je Larry. "Wait"|||||| „Warte und du wirst sehen“, sagte Larry. "Wait and see," Larry said. 'Wacht maar af,' zei Larry.

Veći problem je bilo držati vjeverice ||||hold|squirrels Das größere Problem war, die Eichhörnchen zu halten The bigger problem was keeping the squirrels Het grotere probleem was het houden van de eekhoorns

podalje od paradajza. away from tomatoes|| weg von tomaten. away from tomatoes. weg van tomaten.

"Zajedno ćemo nešto smisliti", "We'll come up with something together,"

rekao je Larry, češući se po glavi. |||scratching his head||| sagte Larry und kratzte sich am Kopf. Larry said, scratching his head. ' zei Larry terwijl hij zich op zijn hoofd krabde.

Sagradili su male kaveze od žice. built|||cages||wire They built small wire cages.

Paradajz je mogao rasti unutar žice, Tomato|||grow|inside|wires Tomatoes could grow inside wire, Een tomaat kan in een draad groeien,

ali vjeverice ga nisu mogle dohvatiti. ||||could not|reach but the squirrels could not reach him. maar de eekhoorns konden hem niet bereiken.

"Ponekad su ograde praktične", ||fences|useful „Manchmal sind Zäune praktisch“ "Sometimes fences are practical," 'Soms zijn hekken praktisch'

rekao je Larry. Larry said.

Kad se ljeto završilo, i jesen stigla, ||||||arrived When summer was over, and autumn arrived, Toen de zomer voorbij was en de herfst aanbrak,

Grace je pomogla Larryju da sakupi i osuši |||||collect||dry out Grace half Larry beim Einsammeln und Trocknen Grace helped Larry collect and dry Grace hielp Larry met verzamelen en drogen

sjeme kako bi ga sačuvao seed to preserve||||preserved Samen, um es zu konservieren seeds to preserve it het zaad om het te bewaren

za sljedeće proljeće. |for next|for next spring for next spring.

Kasnije te zime, Später in diesem Winter, Later that winter, Later die winter,

počeli su uzgajati sjeme paradajza ||grow|tomato seeds| sie fingen an, Tomatensamen anzubauen they began to grow tomato seeds ze begonnen tomatenzaden te verbouwen

u malim posudicama. |small|in small containers in kleinen Schüsseln. in small bowls.

Bilo ih je na stotine. ||||hundreds Es waren Hunderte von ihnen. There were hundreds of them. Het waren er honderden.

Larry, koji je bio učitelj, Larry, der Lehrer war, Larry, who was a teacher,

odnio je sadnice paradajza u školu took||tomato seedlings||| Er brachte Tomatensetzlinge zur Schule he took tomato seedlings to school hij nam tomatenzaailingen mee naar school

kako bi ih njegovi učenici mogli uzgajati. ||||students||grow so that his disciples could cultivate them. zodat zijn studenten ze konden laten groeien.

"Šta će raditi sa svim tim biljkama?" ||||||plants "What will he do with all those plants?" "Wat gaan ze met al die planten doen?"

Grace je željela znati. ||wanted| Grace wanted to know. wilde Grace weten.

"To je najbolji dio", odgovorio je Larry. "That's the best part," Larry replied.

"To nisu samo sadnice paradajza." "It's not just tomato seedlings." "Het zijn niet alleen tomatenplanten."

"Šta su onda?" upita Grace. "Then what are they?" Grace asked. "Wat zijn dat dan?" vroeg Grace.

"Sačekaj pa ćeš vidjeti", rekao je Larry. "Wait"|||||| "Wait and see," Larry said. 'Wacht maar af,' zei Larry.

Zima se istopila, ||melted away Der Winter ist geschmolzen, Winter has melted, de winter is gesmolten,

a proljeće procvjetalo. ||bloomed and spring blossomed.

Jednog toplog poslijepodneva Ein warmer Nachmittag One warm afternoon

Grace je pronašla Larryja na njegovoj ||found||| Grace found Larry on his

verandi s gomilom papira u krilu. ||with a pile|||in the lap Veranda mit einem Stapel Papier auf dem Schoß. verandas with a pile of paper in his lap.

"Željela si da znaš šta će moji učenici "You wanted to know what my students would do

raditi s našim sadnicama paradajza", |||seedlings| work with our tomato seedlings ",

rekao je. He said.

"Slušaj ova pisma." "Listen to"||songs "Hören Sie sich diese Briefe an." "Listen to these letters."

Dragi prijatelju, Lieber Freund, Dear friend,

Ja sam dječak koji je krao kruške ||boy|||stole|pears Ich bin ein Junge, der Birnen gestohlen hat I'm a boy who stole pears Ik ben de jongen die peren heeft gestolen

s Vašeg drveća. ||your trees von deinen Bäumen. from your trees. van jouw bomen.

Dajem Vam ovu biljku paradajza I give|||| I give you this tomato plant Ik geef je deze tomatenplant

da se izvinem. ||apologize sich entschuldigen. to apologize. om zich te verontschuldigen.

S poštovanjem, |With respect, Mit Respekt, With respect,

Matthew Matthew

Draga gospođo Bianchi, Dear Ms. Bianchi,

Živim pored Vas, ali rijetko razgovaramo. I live next to you, but we rarely talk. Ik woon naast je, maar we praten zelden.

Imate nevjerovatan cvjetnjak. |You have an incredible flower garden.|flower garden Du hast einen tollen Blumengarten. You have an amazing flower garden. Je hebt een geweldige bloementuin.

Razveselim se samo kad ga vidim. I cheer up||||| Ich werde nur wütend, wenn ich ihn sehe. I only cheer when I see him.

Dajem Vam ovu sadnicu paradajza da Vam "I give"|||seedling|tomato plant|| I give you this tomato seedling to give you Ik geef je deze tomatenzaailing

kažem da mnogim ljudima uljepšavate svijet ||||brighten up| I say to many people you are beautifying the world Ik zeg dat je de wereld voor veel mensen opfleurt

Sve najbolje, All the best, Al het beste,

Amrit Amrit

Poštovani vozaču autobusa, Dear bus driver,|Dear bus driver| Lieber Busfahrer, Dear bus driver, Beste buschauffeur,

Vozila sam se u Vašem školskom autobusu I rode|||||| I rode in your school bus Ik reed in jouw schoolbus

godinama. For years. for years. voor jaren.

Uvijek ste bili tako ljubazni You've always been so kind Je was altijd zo vriendelijk

prema svoj djeci. towards all children. aan alle kinderen.

Dajem Vam ovu biljku paradajza I give|||| Ich schenke dir diese Tomatenpflanze I give you this tomato plant

u znak zahvalnosti. ||as a token in gratitude. uit dankbaarheid.

Hvala,

Adira Adira

"Moji će učenici pokloniti sadnice ||students|gift|seedlings "My students will donate seedlings "Mijn studenten zullen zaailingen presenteren

paradajza pa su napisali ova pisma tomato|||wrote|| Tomaten, also schrieben sie diese Briefe tomatoes so they wrote these letters tomaten, dus schreven ze deze brieven

s obašnjenjima", rekao je Larry. |with explanations||| with explanations, ”Larry said. met details", zei Larry.

„Svaka biljka je dar, mala zelena loza Every|plant||gift|||vine „Jede Pflanze ist ein Geschenk, eine kleine grüne Ranke "Every plant is a gift, a small green vine "Elke plant is een geschenk, een kleine groene wijnstok

koja nekome pruža ruku. |someone|offers|hand die jemandem eine Hand gibt. which gives someone a hand. die iemand de hand reikt.

Spaja ljude." Connects| Es verbindet Menschen." It connects people. " Het brengt mensen bij elkaar."

"Sad razumijem!" poviče Grace. |"I understand now!"|shouted| "Jetzt verstehe ich!" rief Gnade.

"Uzgajali smo puno više od paradajza!" We grew||||| "We grew a lot more than tomatoes!" "We verbouwden veel meer dan alleen tomaten!"

"Upravo tako!" rekao je Larry. "Exactly"|||| "Exactly!" said Larry. "Precies!" zei Larry.

Ali uskoro ih je prekrila sjena. ||||covered|shadow Doch bald wurden sie überschattet. But soon they were overshadowed. Maar al snel bedekte een schaduw hen.

Jednog popodneva, |One afternoon, One afternoon, Een middag,

Grace je izašla napolje i zatekla Larryja ||went out|outside||found| Grace ging nach draußen und fand Larry Grace went outside and found Larry Grace ging naar buiten om Larry te zoeken

kako sjedi među svojim paradajzima. ||||tomatoes as he sits among his tomatoes.

Biljke su izgledale uvenulo. ||looked|withered The plants looked wilted. De planten zagen er verwelkt uit.

I Larry također. And Larry, too.

Onda je Grace vidjela zašto. Then Grace saw why. Toen zag Grace waarom.

Komšija s druge strane je nadogradio Neighbor|||||upgraded A neighbor on the other hand upgraded De buurman aan de andere kant heeft een upgrade ondergaan

veliku ploču na vrh svoje ograde, |large board|on|top|| eine große Platte auf seinem Zaun, a large slab on top of his fence, een grote plaat bovenop je hek,

zaklanjajući sunce u Larryjevom vrtu. blocking|||| die Sonne in Larrys Garten verdunkeln. obscuring the sun in Larry's garden. het blokkeren van de zon in Larry's tuin.

"Toliko o mojim paradajzima", "So much"||| "So much for my tomatoes", "Tot zover mijn tomaten,"

rekao je Larry tužno. said Larry sadly. zei Larry verdrietig.

Zbog prijeteće ograde vrt se činio Because of|threatening|fence|||seemed Wegen des drohenden Zauns schien der Garten Because of the threatening fence the garden seemed Door het dreigende hek leek de tuin

manji nego ikad prije. kleiner als je zuvor. smaller than ever before. kleiner dan ooit tevoren.

Postao je samo mali komadić zemlje. Became||||small piece| It became just a small piece of land. Het werd slechts een klein stukje land.

Grace je pogledala obješene biljke paradajza |||hanging|| Grace looked at the hanging tomato plants Grace keek naar de hangende tomatenplanten

i razmišljala o tome kako šire dobrotu. |thought||||spread|kindness und dachte darüber nach, wie man Gutes verbreitet. and thought about how to spread goodness. en dacht na over hoe ze vriendelijkheid verspreidden.

Zagrlila je Larryja. Hugged|| She hugged Larry. Ze omhelsde Larry.

"Zajedno ćemo nešto smisliti", rekla je. “We’ll come up with something together,” she said. ‘We zullen samen iets bedenken,’ zei ze.

Larry je otišao do komšije da razgovara ||went||neighbor|| Larry went to the neighbor to talk Larry ging naar de buurman om te praten

sa njim. with him. met hem.

Ali nisu se mogli složiti. ||||agree Aber sie konnten sich nicht einigen. But they could not agree. Maar ze konden het niet eens worden.

"Kaže da mu ograda pruža "Says"|||"fence provides him"|provides "Er sagt, der Zaun gibt ihm "He says the fence provides him ‘Hij zegt dat het hek hem voorziet

osjećaj sigurnosti", sense of security|sense of security a sense of security ", een gevoel van veiligheid"

rekao je Larry s uzdahom. ||||with a sigh said Larry with a sigh.

"Pretpostavljam da to ima smisla", "I suppose"||||makes sense "Ich denke, das macht Sinn" "I guess that makes sense," "Ik denk dat dat logisch is",

rekla je Grace polako, |||"slowly" Grace said slowly,

razmišljajući o praktičnoj ogradi thinking about||practical|practical fence denk an einen praktischen Zaun thinking of a practical fence nadenken over een praktisch hekwerk

koja je štitila biljke paradajza ||protected|| which protected tomato plants die de tomatenplanten beschermde

od gladnih vjeverica. |hungry| of hungry squirrels. van hongerige eekhoorns.

"Ali ... imam drugu ideju." "But ... I have another idea." 'Maar... ik heb een ander idee.'

"Koju?" pitao se Larry. "Which one?" Larry wondered.

"Sačekaj pa ćeš vidjeti", odgovori Grace. "Wait and see," Grace replied.

Sljedećeg jutra, Next morning,

kad je Larryev komšija izašao napolje |||neighbor|went out|outside when Larry's neighbor came out toen Larry's buurman naar buiten kwam

po novine, according to the newspaper, voor de krant,

na verandi su stajale mala saksija, |||stood||flower pot auf der Veranda stand ein kleiner Topf, there was a small pot on the porch, op de veranda stonden kleine potten,

paketić sjemena, i pismo. packet|seeds||letter a packet of seeds, and a letter. een pakje zaden en een brief.

Dragi komšija, Dear neighbor,

Živim dva ulaza od Vas i volim pomagati ||entrances away from|||||to help Ich wohne zwei Eingänge von dir entfernt und ich liebe es zu helfen I live two entrances from you and I love helping Ik woon twee deuren bij jou vandaan en ik help je graag

Larryju u njegovom vrtu. Larry in his garden. Aan Larry in zijn tuin.

Dajem Vam ovo sjeme I give you this seed Ik geef je dit zaad

da Vam kažem da se nadam let me||"I tell"||| to tell you I hope laat me je vertellen dat ik het hoop

da ćemo svi biti prijatelji. that we will all be friends. dat we allemaal vrienden zullen zijn.

Mislim da je imati dobre prijatelje I think it's good to have friends Ik denk dat het hebben van goede vrienden dat wel is

najbolji način da se osjećamo sigurno. ||||feel| the best way to feel safe. de beste manier om je veilig te voelen.

S poštovanjem, |With respect, With respect, Met respect,

Grace

PS: Imam plan. PS: I have a plan. PS: Ik heb een plan.

Možemo li se naći u subotu ujutro napolju? Can we meet outside on Saturday morning? Kunnen we zaterdagochtend buiten afspreken?

Tog vikenda Larry je čuo čekićanje. ||||heard|hammering That weekend Larry heard a hammer. Dat weekend hoorde Larry het wachten.

Kad je izašao napolje, ||went out|outside When he came out, Toen hij naar buiten ging,

pronašao je Grace u susjednom dvorištu found||||neighboring| he found Grace in the next yard hij vond Grace in de aangrenzende tuin

kako radi rame uz rame ||shoulder|| wie er Seite an Seite arbeitet how he works side by side hoe het naast elkaar werkt

sa njegovim komšijom. ||with his neighbor with his neighbor. met zijn buurman.

Visoke ploče na ogradi više nije bilo. |panels||||| Es gab keine hohen Platten mehr auf dem Zaun. There were no more high slabs on the fence. Het hoge paneel op het hek was verdwenen.

I sjena je nestala. |And the shadow disappeared.||disappeared And the shadow disappeared.

Sada su lupali eksere u ogradu ||were hammering|nails||fence Jetzt schlugen sie Nägel in den Zaun Now they were driving nails into the fence Nu sloegen ze spijkers in het hek

i vezali konce kako bi napravili |tied|ends||| und die Fäden gebunden, um zu machen and tied the threads to make en gebonden touwtjes om te maken

nekakve ljestve. some kind of|some kind of ladder some kind of ladder. een soort ladder.

"Larry!" poviče Grace. "Dođi da vidiš!" |shouts||"Come and see!"|| "Larry!" cried Grace. "Come see!" "Larry!" riep Grace. "Kom en zie!"

Larry je provirio preko ograde ||peeked over|| Larry peered over the fence Larry tuurde over het hek

i vidio paketiće sjemenki. ||seed packets|seed packets and saw packets of seeds. en zag pakjes zaden.

"Sadimo grah", objasnila je Grace. ||explained|| “We plant beans,” Grace explained. 'We zijn bonen aan het planten,' legde Grace uit.

"On će se popeti na ogradu!" |||climb|| "He's going to climb the fence!" "Hij gaat over het hek klimmen!"

Larryev komšija je podigao pogled |||raised| Larry's neighbor looked up Larry's buurman keek op

sa žice koju je vezao. ||||tied von dem Draht, den er gebunden hat. from the wire he tied. van het touwtje dat hij vastbond.

"Mislim da ovu ogradu možemo "I think we can do this ‘Ik denk dat we dit hek kunnen maken

bolje iskoristiti", rekao je. |"make better use"|| besser nutzen “, sagte er. better use, ”he said.

Tog popodneva Larry, |That afternoon, Larry| That afternoon Larry, Die middag, Larry,

Grace i njihov komšija su zajedno sjeli Grace and their neighbor sat down together

i počastili se svježom limunadom |treated themselves to||| und wurden mit frischer Limonade verwöhnt and were treated to fresh lemonade en trakteerden zichzelf op verse limonade

i mini paradajzom iz Larryevog vrta. and a mini tomato from Larry’s garden.

Još je bio topao od sunca. It was still warm from the sun.

Autorova Bilješka Author's|Author's Note Anmerkung des Verfassers Author's Note

"Vidjeti stvari u sjemenu, |things||seed "Dinge im Samen sehen, "Seeing things in the seed, "Dingen zien in het zaad,

to može genije." ||genius es kann ein Genie sein." it can be a genius. " een genie kan dat doen."

Lao Tzu Lao Tzu

Ako vidjeti stvari u sjemenkama "If"||||seeds Wenn Sie Dinge in Samen sehen If you see things in seeds

može samo genije, ||genius nur Genies können, only geniuses can,

onda Larry Zacharko ima rijedak dar. ||||rare| then Larry Zacharko has a rare gift. dan heeft Larry Zacharko een zeldzame gave.

Malo ljudi bi vidjelo puno mogućnosti |||seen||opportunities Few people would see a lot of possibilities Weinig mensen zouden veel mogelijkheden zien

u malom gradskom dvorištu |small|city| in a small town yard op een klein stadsplein

i nekoliko sjemenki paradajza. and a few tomato seeds. en een paar tomatenzaadjes.

Ali Larry je život proveo u vrtovima, ||||spent||gardens Aber Larry verbrachte sein Leben in den Gärten, But Larry spent his life in the gardens, Maar Larry bracht zijn leven door in tuinen,

upijajući njihove tajne i čuda. absorbing||secrets||wonders ihre Geheimnisse und Wunder aufnehmen. absorbing their secrets and wonders. hun geheimen en wonderen in zich opnemen.

On zna da nešto što se čini suhim He||||||seems|dry Er weiß etwas, das trocken scheint He knows something that seems dry Hij weet dat iets droog lijkt

i mrtvim poput sjemena može iznenada |"the dead"|like|seeds||suddenly and dead as a seed can suddenly en dood zoals zaden plotseling kunnen

izbiti u život i boju. break into|||| break out in life and color. barstte in leven en kleur.

Larry Zacharko, Larry Zacharko,

čija je priča nadahnula ovu knjigu, "whose"|||inspired|| whose story inspired this book, wiens verhaal dit boek inspireerde,

stvarno postoji, "really exists"|really exists there really is

a njegov projekt paradajza je nešto ||tomato project||| and his tomato project is something en zijn tomatenproject is iets

što on zaista radi sa svojim učenicima. "what"||really|||| what he really does with his students. wat hij werkelijk met zijn studenten doet.

Kada je počeo predavati, |||started teaching When he started teaching, Toen hij begon met lesgeven,

Larry je imao punu učionicu učenika koji ||||classroom full of|students| Larry hatte ein Klassenzimmer voller Schüler, die Larry had a classroom full of students who Larry had een klaslokaal vol leerlingen die

su imali problema i kod kuće i u školi. they had problems both at home and at school. zowel thuis als op school problemen hadden.

On je u njima vidio mogućnost. |||||potential He saw in them a possibility. Hij zag er een mogelijkheid in.

Radeći s onim što je imao - "Working with"||with what||| Working with what he had - Werken met wat hij had -

zemljom, sjemenjem i plastenikom |with seeds||greenhouse Erde, Samen und Gewächshaus soil, seeds and greenhouse grond, zaden en kas

koji niko nije koristio - die niemand benutzt hat - that no one used - die niemand gebruikte -

Lary je pokazao svojim učenicima ||showed|| Lary showed it to his students Lary wees naar zijn studenten

kako da uprljaju ruke. ||dirty| how to get their hands dirty. hoe ze hun handen vuil kunnen maken.

Djeca koja nisu mogla mirno sjediti ||||still| Children who could not sit still Kinderen die niet stil konden zitten

na nastavi bila su fokusirana i smirena ||||focused||calm in class they were focused and calm ze waren gefocust en kalm in de klas

kad su radila s biljkama. when they worked with plants. toen ze met planten werkten.

Tako je Larry počeo uviđati novu mogućnost ||||realize|| So Larry began to see a new possibility Dus Larry begon een nieuwe mogelijkheid te zien

- projekt koji će njegove učenike - a project that will his students - een project dat zijn studenten zal doen

odvesti puno dalje od samog staklenika take much further||||itself|greenhouse viel weiter weg vom Gewächshaus selbst nehmen take much further away from the greenhouse itself veel verder gaan dan de kas zelf

i dublje u zajednicu. |deeper into the||community und tiefer in die Gemeinschaft. and deeper into the community. en dieper in de gemeenschap.

Larry je ohrabrio svakog učenika Larry||encouraged|| Larry ermutigte jeden Schüler Larry encouraged every student Larry moedigde elke leerling aan

da lično preda sadnicu paradajza |personally|deliver|| einen Tomatensetzling persönlich zu überreichen to personally hand over a tomato seedling om de tomatenplant persoonlijk te overhandigen

- izraslu iz sjemena tokom nastave - grown|||| - grown from seed during classes - - tijdens de les uit zaad gekweekt -

nekome u svom komšiluku. |||neighborhood to someone in his neighborhood. aan iemand uit uw buurt.

Uz sadnicu su trebali priložiti i pismo ||||attach|| They were to enclose a letter with the seedling Ze hadden een brief aan de zaailing moeten hechten

u kojem su objašnjavali zašto je taj |||explained||| in which they explained why he was waarin ze uitlegden waarom dat

komšija odabran da primi poklon. |chosen||| a neighbor selected to receive a gift. buurman gekozen om het geschenk te ontvangen.

Učenici su bili prestravljeni. |||terrified The students were terrified.

Uzgajanje paradajza bilo je jedno; Growing|||| Growing tomatoes was one thing; Tomaten telen was één ding;

kucanje na vrata ljudi koje su jedva knocking||||||barely knocking on the door of people who are barely kloppen op de deuren van mensen die nauwelijks zijn

poznavali bila je druga stvar. knew|||| knowing was another matter. wist dat het een andere zaak was.

Brinuli su se da im ljudi neće vjerovati. They worried||||||| They worried that people would not believe them. Ze waren bang dat mensen hen niet zouden geloven.

Larry je, međutim, bio siguran da bi se, Larry, however, was sure that, Larry was er echter zeker van dat

ako uspiju prevladati strah, |succeed in|overcome| if they manage to overcome fear, als ze erin slagen hun angst te overwinnen,

mogle dogoditi nevjerojatne stvari. |happen|incredible| amazing things could happen. er kunnen ongelooflijke dingen gebeuren.

Nije bio razočaran. ||He wasn't disappointed. He was not disappointed. Hij werd niet teleurgesteld.

Jedan učenik je dao biljku ženi u svojoj |student||||his wife|| Ein Student gab einer Frau in seinem eine Pflanze One student gave a plant to a woman in his Eén student gaf een plant aan een vrouw in zijn kamer

zgradi čiji je sin umro. building|whose|||died zu dem Gebäude, dessen Sohn starb. the building whose son died. naar het gebouw waarvan de zoon stierf.

"Želio sam joj dati do znanja da na |||||"knowledge"|| „Das wollte ich ihr mitteilen “I wanted to let her know that on ‘Ik wilde haar laten weten dat na

svijetu još uvijek ima života" objasnio je |||||explained| es gibt noch Leben auf der Welt", erklärte er the world still has life, ”he explained er is nog steeds leven in de wereld”, legde hij uit

Drugi je opisao kako je sa strahom ||described||||with fear Another described how fearful it was Een ander beschreef hoe hij zich van angst voelde

gurnuo biljku i pismo u ruke shoved||||| pushed the plant and the letter into his hands duwde de plant en de brief in zijn handen

mrzovoljnom starcu grumpy old man|grumpy old man to the grumpy old man Chagrijnige oude man

koji je živio niz ulicu od njega, ||lived|down the street|street|| die von ihm die Straße runter wohnten, who lived down the street from him, die bij hem in de straat woonde,

a zatim pobjegao. ||ran away and then fled. en rende toen weg.

Nekoliko mjeseci kasnije, A few months later,

čovjek ga je iznenadio poklonom: man|||surprised| the man surprised him with a gift: de man verraste hem met een geschenk:

smeđom vrećicom punom velikih paradajza. brown|brown bag||large| a brown bag full of big tomatoes. met een bruine zak vol grote tomaten.

Jedan po jedan susret, |||One by one meeting Ein Treffen nach dem anderen, One meeting at a time, Eén ontmoeting tegelijk,

učenici su rasli zajednicu. |||community the students grew a community. de studenten lieten de gemeenschap groeien.

Uzgoj bilo čega zahtijeva strpljenje. Cultivation||anything|requires|patience Etwas zu züchten erfordert Geduld. Growing anything requires patience. Iets laten groeien vergt geduld.

Ako biljkama date ono što im treba |plants|give|||| If you give the plants what they need Als je de planten geeft wat ze nodig hebben

- vodu, sunčevu svjetlost, nježnost, |sunlight's|sunlight|gentle care - water, sunlight, tenderness,

prostor za rast - one će napredovati. space||growth|||progress space to grow - they will thrive. ruimte voor groei – ze zullen gedijen.

Mogućnost se krije u svakom sjemenu. The possibility lies in every seed. De mogelijkheid zit in elk zaadje verborgen.

Svake godine Larryjevi učenici nastavili ||||continued Every year Larry’s students continued Elk jaar gingen Larry's studenten door

su pronalaziti mogućnost u sjemenkama |finding||| are finding the possibility in seeds vinden mogelijkheden in zaden

i sami u sebi, uzgajajući svoju zajednicu ||||nurturing||community and in themselves, cultivating their community

jednu po jednu biljku. one plant at a time. één plant tegelijk.

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