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One Coin Tale · English paperback
A book to hold, read together and give.
By Funpilsner · 36 full-color pages. Follow Alex, Buddy and Grandma through a story about spending, saving and investing.
The print edition is in English. Read and listen online free in seven languages.
One Coin Tale
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Short fiction in its original language, with translated editions to explore.
Sample fiction · from the prototype
The lease said no pets, so Marta told the landlord the cat was a decorative object. He came to inspect. The cat sat on the windowsill and did not blink for eleven minutes. He wrote “ornament, ceramic” on the form and left. On the stairs he heard it sneeze and decided he had not.
O contrato proibia animais de estimação, então Marta disse ao proprietário que o gato era um objeto decorativo. Ele veio conferir. O gato ficou sentado no parapeito da janela, sem piscar, por onze minutos. Ele escreveu “enfeite de cerâmica” no formulário e foi embora. Na escada, ouviu o gato espirrar e decidiu que não tinha ouvido.
租约上写着不许养宠物,于是 Marta 告诉房东,那只猫是个装饰品。房东来检查。猫坐在窗台上,十一分钟没眨眼。他在表格上写下“陶瓷摆件”,然后走了。下楼时,他听见猫打了个喷嚏,便决定自己没听见。
किरायानामे में पालतू जानवरों की मनाही थी, तो मार्टा ने मकान मालिक से कहा कि बिल्ली सजावट की चीज़ है। वह जाँच करने आया। बिल्ली खिड़की की चौखट पर बैठी रही और ग्यारह मिनट तक पलक नहीं झपकी। उसने फ़ॉर्म में “सजावटी वस्तु, चीनी मिट्टी की” लिखा और चला गया। सीढ़ियों पर उसने बिल्ली को छींकते सुना और तय किया कि उसने कुछ नहीं सुना।
임대 계약서에는 반려동물 금지라고 쓰여 있었다. 그래서 마르타는 집주인에게 고양이가 장식품이라고 말했다. 집주인이 확인하러 왔다. 고양이는 창틀에 앉아 십일 분 동안 눈 한 번 깜빡이지 않았다. 그는 서류에 “장식품, 도자기”라고 적고 떠났다. 계단에서 고양이가 재채기하는 소리를 들었지만, 듣지 않은 걸로 하기로 했다.
Договор аренды запрещал домашних животных, поэтому Марта сказала хозяину, что кошка — предмет декора. Он пришёл проверить. Кошка сидела на подоконнике и одиннадцать минут не моргала. Он написал в бланке «украшение, керамика» и ушёл. На лестнице он услышал, как она чихнула, и решил, что ничего не слышал.
Sample fiction · from the prototype
My grandfather could smell rain two days out. He said it was the knee, then the shoulder, then finally the whole man. The morning of his funeral was cloudless, the forecast was cloudless, and at the graveside we all got soaked. Nobody had brought an umbrella. We had all learned to trust him.
Meu avô sentia cheiro de chuva com dois dias de antecedência. Dizia que era o joelho, depois o ombro e, por fim, ele inteiro. Na manhã do enterro, o céu estava sem nuvens, a previsão não dava nuvens e, à beira da cova, ficamos todos encharcados. Ninguém tinha levado guarda-chuva. Todos nós tínhamos aprendido a confiar nele.
祖父能提前两天闻到雨的气味。他说先是膝盖,后来是肩膀,最后是整个人都能感觉到。他葬礼那天早上,天空无云,预报也说无云,可到了墓边,我们全都淋透了。没人带伞。我们都早已学会相信他。
मेरे दादाजी दो दिन पहले ही बारिश की गंध पहचान लेते थे। पहले कहते थे कि घुटना बताता है, फिर कंधा, और आखिर में पूरा शरीर। उनके अंतिम संस्कार की सुबह आसमान साफ़ था, मौसम के पूर्वानुमान में भी आसमान साफ़ था, और कब्र के पास हम सब भीग गए। कोई छाता नहीं लाया था। हम सब उन पर भरोसा करना सीख चुके थे।
할아버지는 이틀 뒤 내릴 비의 냄새를 맡을 수 있었다. 처음에는 무릎으로 안다고 하셨고, 그다음에는 어깨, 마지막에는 온몸으로 안다고 하셨다. 장례식 날 아침 하늘에는 구름 한 점 없었다. 예보에도 구름은 없었다. 그런데 무덤가에서 우리는 모두 흠뻑 젖었다. 아무도 우산을 가져오지 않았다. 우리는 모두 할아버지를 믿는 법을 배웠다.
Мой дед чуял дождь за два дня. Говорил, что дело в колене, потом — в плече, а под конец — в нём самом, целиком. Утро его похорон было безоблачным, прогноз — тоже, а у могилы мы все промокли до нитки. Никто не взял зонт. Мы все научились ему доверять.
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An illustrated story project about spending, saving, and investing—explored through characters, choices, and play.
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