The Velveteen Rabbit
Read The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams in Romanian and English, a parallel text graded reader with audio. Available in CEFR levels A2 and B1.
About this book
One Christmas a velveteen rabbit arrives in the nursery, plump and splendid for a moment, then set aside among the fancier toys that think themselves superior. What he learns comes from the Skin Horse, the oldest and shabbiest toy in the room, who explains the strange arithmetic of the place. "When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real." And being loved, the Skin Horse warns, means your hair gets loved off and your joints go loose — and none of it matters, except to people who don't understand.
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A fost odată un iepuraș de catifea.
Once there was a velveteen rabbit.
La început, era cu adevărat minunat.
At the beginning, he was really wonderful.
Era gras și rotund, exact cum trebuie să fie un iepure.
He was fat and round, just like a rabbit should be.
Blana lui era maro cu alb, cu pete.
His coat was brown and white, with spots.
Avea mustăți adevărate din ață.
He had real thread whiskers.
Urechile lui erau căptușite cu satin roz.
His ears were lined with pink sateen.
În dimineața de Crăciun, stătea în vârful ciorapului Băiatului.
On Christmas morning, he sat at the top of the Boy’s stocking.
History
- Written by Margery Williams in English
- Adapted by Line by Line Publishing in 2026