Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Conquering Fear: A Tale of Bravery in the Snowy Mountains
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Når solen vinker god morgen til Norge, våkner Lars og Ingrid.
En: When the sun waves good morning to Norway, Lars and Ingrid wake up.

Nb: De bor i et lite trehus i det snødekte fjell.
En: They live in a small wooden house in the snowy mountains.

Nb: Ingrid er ofte sterk og modig.
En: Ingrid is often strong and brave.

Nb: Lars, men han er litt mer redd.
En: Lars, on the other hand, is a bit more afraid.

Nb: Særlig for is.
En: Especially of ice.

Nb: Lars svinger skistavene gjennom isen.
En: Lars swings his ski poles through the ice.

Nb: Han er på langrenn.
En: He is cross-country skiing.

Nb: Plutselig, med et phooomp, faller Lars!
En: Suddenly, with a phooomp, Lars falls!

Nb: Akkurat på isen.
En: Right onto the ice.

Nb: Akkurat det han fryktet.
En: Exactly what he feared.

Nb: Han snur seg og der er Ingrid, smilende og lattermild.
En: He turns around and there is Ingrid, smiling and laughing.

Nb: "Kom igjen Lars!"
En: "Come on, Lars!"

Nb: sier hun.
En: she says.

Nb: "Vær ikke redd for det kalde været."
En: "Don't be afraid of the cold weather."

Nb: Lars sukker litt.
En: Lars sighs a bit.

Nb: Han må klappe isen ut av klærne sine.
En: He has to pat the ice off his clothes.

Nb: "Jeg faller alltid Ingrid," klager han.
En: "I always fall, Ingrid," he complains.

Nb: "Hver gang!"
En: "Every time!"

Nb: "Øv litt mer," ler Ingrid.
En: "Practice a bit more," Ingrid laughs.

Nb: "Bli vant til isen."
En: "Get used to the ice."

Nb: Lars knytter tennene sammen.
En: Lars clenches his teeth.

Nb: Han skjønner han må prøve igjen.
En: He realizes he has to try again.

Nb: Dagen blir til natt.
En: The day turns into night.

Nb: Månen henger høyt.
En: The moon hangs high.

Nb: Lars øver.
En: Lars practices.

Nb: Han faller og han reiser seg.
En: He falls and he gets up.

Nb: Igen og igen og igen.
En: Again and again and again.

Nb: Til slutt, når natt blir til morgen, ser Lars isen.
En: Finally, when night turns into morning, Lars sees the ice.

Nb: Men han er ikke redd.
En: But he is not afraid.

Nb: Han gliser i stedet.
En: Instead, he grins.

Nb: Han vet hva han må gjøre.
En: He knows what he has to do.

Nb: Lars løfter staven.
En: Lars lifts his pole.

Nb: Han går på ski.
En: He skis.

Nb: Hans hjerte hamrer.
En: His heart pounds.

Nb: Men denne gangen faller han ikke.
En: But this time he doesn't fall.

Nb: Han holder balansen.
En: He maintains his balance.

Nb: Han er ikke mer redd for isen.
En: He is no longer afraid of the ice.

Nb: Ingrid klapper for ham.
En: Ingrid applauds for him.

Nb: Hun ser at Lars har vunnet over frykten sin.
En: She sees that Lars has conquered his fear.

Nb: "Nå er du klar for isen," smiler Ingrid.
En: "Now you are ready for the ice," Ingrid smiles.

Nb: "Jeg er stolt av deg."
En: "I am proud of you."

Nb: Lars smiler også.
En: Lars smiles too.

Nb: Ja, han tenker, jeg kan håndtere det kalde været.
En: Yes, he thinks, I can handle the cold weather.

Nb: Jeg skal ikke falle mer.
En: I won't fall anymore.

Nb: Med dette, avslutter en vakker dag i det snødekte fjell i Norge.
En: With that, a beautiful day in the snowy mountains of Norway comes to an end.


Vocabulary Words:

• sunnen: solen
• morning: morgen
• Norway: Norge
• wake up: våkner
• small: lite
• wooden: tre
• house: hus
• snowy: snødekte
• mountains: fjell
• often: ofte
• strong: sterk
• brave: modig
• bit: litt
• afraid: redd
• ice: is
• ski poles: skistavene
• cross-country skiing: langrenn
• falls: faller
• feared: fryktet
• smiling: smilende
• laughing: lattermild
• cold weather: kalde været
• sighs: sukker
• pat: klappe
• clothes: klærne
• complains: klager
• Practice: Øv
• laughs: ler
• used to: vant til
• tries: prøve
• night: natt
• moon: månen
• hangs: henger
• high: høyt
• fear: frykt