The Velveteen Rabbit
Read The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams in Serbian 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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Nekada davno živeo je jedan zeka od pliša.
Once there was a velveteen rabbit.
Na početku je bio zaista divan.
At the beginning, he was really wonderful.
Bio je debeo i okrugao, baš onako kako zeka treba da bude.
He was fat and round, just like a rabbit should be.
Dlaka mu je bila smeđa i bela, sa mrljama.
His coat was brown and white, with spots.
Imao je prave brkove od konca.
He had real thread whiskers.
Uši su mu iznutra bile obložene ružičastim satenom.
His ears were lined with pink sateen.
Na božićno jutro sedeo je na vrhu dečakove čarape.
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