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    Translation

    A little hedgehog is lying on the tower and doesn't believe that a little hedgehog is lying on the tower.

    Vocabulary

    • wieża — tower (locative: wieży)
    • leżeć — to lie, to be lying (3rd sg. present: leży)
    • jeżyk — little hedgehog (diminutive of 'jeż')
    • wierzyć — to believe (3rd sg. present: wierzy)

    Grammar note

    'Na wieży' is locative after 'na'. The subordinate clause 'że na wieży leży jeżyk' is identical in structure to the main clause — the hedgehog disbelieves its own situation, a classic absurdist tongue twister device.

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