Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Dancing in the Rain: A Sibling Adventure at the Bergen Festival
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Det sildret regn i Bergen, men det stoppet ikke folkemengden.
En: It was drizzling in Bergen, but that didn't stop the crowd.

Nb: Festivalen var i gang!
En: The festival was on!

Nb: Ingrid, Marius og lillesøsteren deres, Lillemor, gikk nedover Bryggen.
En: Ingrid, Marius, and their little sister, Lillemor, walked down Bryggen.

Nb: De holdt hender for ikke å miste hverandre i alt kaoset.
En: They held hands to avoid losing each other in all the chaos.

Nb: Ingrid hadde på seg sin nye regnjakke.
En: Ingrid wore her new raincoat.

Nb: Den var gul som en sol, og hun smilte bredt.
En: It was yellow like the sun, and she smiled broadly.

Nb: "Se, Marius," sa hun og pekte på en gruppe musikere.
En: "Look, Marius," she said, pointing to a group of musicians.

Nb: De spilte fiolin og cello.
En: They were playing violin and cello.

Nb: "Så vakker musikk!"
En: "Such beautiful music!"

Nb: Marius nikket.
En: Marius nodded.

Nb: "Jeg elsker disse festivalene," sa han.
En: "I love these festivals," he said.

Nb: "Vi ser noe nytt hvert år."
En: "We see something new every year."

Nb: Lillemor var også begeistret, men hun var mest interessert i sukkerspinnet hun så lenger ned i gaten.
En: Lillemor was also excited, but she was most interested in the cotton candy she saw further down the street.

Nb: "Kan vi kjøpe sukkerspinn?"
En: "Can we get cotton candy?"

Nb: spurte hun og så bedende opp på Ingrid.
En: she asked, looking pleadingly at Ingrid.

Nb: Ingrid lo.
En: Ingrid laughed.

Nb: "Selvfølgelig, Lillemor.
En: "Of course, Lillemor.

Nb: Men først må vi finne en fin plass å se på parade."
En: But first, we need to find a good spot to watch the parade."

Nb: De tre gikk gjennom folkemengden og fant en fin plass ved Torget.
En: The three of them walked through the crowd and found a nice spot at the Market Square.

Nb: Der kunne de se alt som skjedde.
En: There, they could see everything that was happening.

Nb: Paraden startet med store, fargerike flåter.
En: The parade started with large, colorful floats.

Nb: Folk i kostymer danset og vinket.
En: People in costumes danced and waved.

Nb: "Se på de store maskene!"
En: "Look at those big masks!"

Nb: ropte Lillemor.
En: shouted Lillemor.

Nb: "De er så morsomme!"
En: "They're so funny!"

Nb: Marius så på Ingrid.
En: Marius looked at Ingrid.

Nb: "Jeg husker da vi var barn og kom hit med mamma og pappa.
En: "I remember when we were kids and came here with Mom and Dad.

Nb: Nå er det vår tur å ta vare på Lillemor."
En: Now it's our turn to take care of Lillemor."

Nb: Ingrid nikket.
En: Ingrid nodded.

Nb: "Ja, det er rart å tenke på.
En: "Yes, it's strange to think about.

Nb: Men det er fint også."
En: But it's nice too."

Nb: Plutselig begynte det å regne kraftigere.
En: Suddenly, it started to rain harder.

Nb: Mange folk løp for å finne ly, men Ingrid, Marius og Lillemor ble stående.
En: Many people ran for shelter, but Ingrid, Marius, and Lillemor stayed put.

Nb: De hadde gode regnjakker.
En: They had good raincoats.

Nb: "Regnet stopper oss ikke," sa Marius og lo.
En: "The rain won't stop us," said Marius, laughing.

Nb: Lillemor danset i regnet, og regndråpene så ut som diamanter i luften.
En: Lillemor danced in the rain, and the raindrops looked like diamonds in the air.

Nb: Hun spant rundt og rundt, så glad som bare et barn kan være.
En: She spun around and around, as happy as only a child can be.

Nb: Etter paraden bestemte de seg for å gå til en kafé.
En: After the parade, they decided to go to a café.

Nb: De trengte en varm kopp kakao.
En: They needed a warm cup of cocoa.

Nb: De fant en liten, koselig kafé ved stranden.
En: They found a small, cozy café by the beach.

Nb: Ingrid bestilte tre kopper kakao med krem, og de satte seg ved et vindu med utsikt over fjorden.
En: Ingrid ordered three cups of cocoa with cream, and they sat by a window overlooking the fjord.

Nb: "Dette er den beste dagen," sa Lillemor med en kakao-bart på leppene.
En: "This is the best day," said Lillemor with a cocoa mustache on her lips.

Nb: "Jeg elsker Bergen-festivalen!"
En: "I love the Bergen festival!"

Nb: Ingrid og Marius nikket i enighet.
En: Ingrid and Marius nodded in agreement.

Nb: De visste at de hadde skapt minner sammen som ville vare livet ut.
En: They knew they had created memories together that would last a lifetime.

Nb: Festivalen kom til å bli en fast tradisjon for dem.
En: The festival was going to become a lasting tradition for them.

Nb: Da de gikk hjemover, var de våte, men varme om hjertet.
En: As they walked home, they were wet but warm at heart.

Nb: Bergen var vakker, selv i regnet.
En: Bergen was beautiful, even in the rain.

Nb: Og viktigst av alt, de hadde hverandre.
En: And most importantly, they had each other.


Vocabulary Words:

• drizzling: sildret
• crowd: folkemengden
• festival: festivalen
• chaos: kaoset
• raincoat: regnjakke
• broadly: bredt
• musicians: musikere
• violin: fiolin
• cello: cello
• costumes: kostymer
• masks: maskene
• sugar: sukker
• cotton candy: sukkerspinn
• pleadingly: bedende
• parade: parade
• chaos: kaos
• spot: plass
• square: Torget
• floats: flåter
• shelter: ly
• danced: danset
• child: barn
• spun: spant
• beach: stranden
• cozy: koselig
• cream: krem
• fjord: fjorden
• tradition: tradisjon
• memories: minner
• rain: regnet