Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: The Triumph of Lars: Rising Above a Fall
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Lars var en munter mann fra Oslo.
En: Lars was a cheerful man from Oslo.

Nb: Han bodde i en liten leilighet midt i byen.
En: He lived in a small apartment in the middle of the city.

Nb: Han elsket å danse.
En: He loved to dance.

Nb: Vinterfestivalen kom.
En: The Winter Festival arrived.

Nb: Alle i Oslo var der.
En: Everyone in Oslo was there.

Nb: De kom for å se Lars danse.
En: They came to see Lars dance.

Nb: Lars var ivrig.
En: Lars was eager.

Nb: Han pratet ikke til noen.
En: He didn't talk to anyone.

Nb: Lars ønsket å imponere dem.
En: Lars wanted to impress them.

Nb: Gulvet var laget av is.
En: The floor was made of ice.

Nb: Det var en del av festen.
En: It was part of the celebration.

Nb: Folk rundt sto og så på.
En: People around stood and watched.

Nb: De ventet på Lars.
En: They waited for Lars.

Nb: Musikken begynte.
En: The music started.

Nb: Lars begynte å danse.
En: Lars began to dance.

Nb: Han snurret rundt på isen.
En: He spun around on the ice.

Nb: Han løftet bena høyt.
En: He lifted his legs high.

Nb: Folk klappet.
En: People applauded.

Nb: De likte showet.
En: They liked the show.

Nb: Han glede seg.
En: He was delighted.

Nb: Han ble mer dristig.
En: He became bolder.

Nb: Han sprang på isen.
En: He ran on the ice.

Nb: Men da skjedde det.
En: But then it happened.

Nb: Lars gled.
En: Lars slipped.

Nb: Han falt.
En: He fell.

Nb: Folk ropte.
En: People shouted.

Nb: Barna lo.
En: Children laughed.

Nb: Lars lå på isen.
En: Lars lay on the ice.

Nb: Han var flau.
En: He was embarrassed.

Nb: Han ønsket å si unnskyld.
En: He wanted to apologize.

Nb: Men han sa ingenting.
En: But he said nothing.

Nb: Han kjente på skammen.
En: He felt the shame.

Nb: Men så, reiste han seg opp.
En: But then, he got up.

Nb: Han begynte å danse igjen.
En: He started to dance again.

Nb: Folk klappet høyere.
En: People clapped louder.

Nb: De heiet på Lars.
En: They cheered for Lars.

Nb: Lars danse i ring.
En: Lars danced in a circle.

Nb: Snurret, hoppet.
En: He spun, he jumped.

Nb: Han glemte det lille uhellet.
En: He forgot about the little accident.

Nb: Han bare danset.
En: He just danced.

Nb: Folk lo.
En: People laughed.

Nb: Til slutt, stoppet han.
En: Finally, he stopped.

Nb: Han sto midt på isen.
En: He stood in the middle of the ice.

Nb: Han bøyde seg.
En: He bowed.

Nb: Folk klappet.
En: People applauded.

Nb: De ropte hans navn.
En: They called his name.

Nb: Lars så på dem.
En: Lars looked at them.

Nb: Han smilte bredt.
En: He smiled widely.

Nb: Han hadde overvunnet flauheten.
En: He had overcome the embarrassment.

Nb: Han hadde danset for folk.
En: He had danced for the people.

Nb: Fra det øyeblikket, ble Lars en helt.
En: From that moment, Lars became a hero.

Nb: Han måtte reise seg etter et fall.
En: He had to rise after a fall.

Nb: Og han hadde gjort det.
En: And he had done it.

Nb: Han lærte at han alltid måtte reise seg, selv etter et fall.
En: He learned that he always had to get up, even after a fall.

Nb: Og akkurat det er hva alle i Oslo husket.
En: And that's what everyone in Oslo remembered.

Nb: De husket Lars, ikke hans fall, men hans mot.
En: They remembered Lars, not his fall, but his courage.

Nb: Og når de husket vinterfestivalen, husket de Lars som den modigste av dem alle.
En: And when they remembered the Winter Festival, they remembered Lars as the bravest of them all.

Nb: Og alle var imponert.
En: And everyone was impressed.

Nb: De glemte fallet hans.
En: They forgot about his fall.

Nb: De husket bare hans dans.
En: They only remembered his dance.

Nb: Og det var historien om Lars, mannen de aldri glemte.
En: And that was the story of Lars, the man they never forgot.

Nb: Og han var glad, for han var elsket av hans folk.
En: And he was happy because he was loved by his people.

Nb: Han hadde lært at et fall ikke betyr slutten.
En: He learned that a fall doesn't mean the end.

Nb: Det kan være starten på noe stort.
En: It can be the start of something great.

Nb: For Lars, var det starten av hans berømmelse.
En: For Lars, it was the beginning of his fame.

Nb: Og det gjorde ham lykkelig.
En: And it made him happy.


Vocabulary Words:

• Lars: Lars
• cheerful: munter
• man: mann
• Oslo: Oslo
• small: liten
• apartment: leilighet
• middle: midt
• city: byen
• love: elsker
• dance: danse
• Winter Festival: Vinterfestivalen
• arrive: kom
• everyone: alle
• there: der
• see: se
• eager: ivrig
• impress: imponere
• talk: pratet
• anyone: ingen
• floor: gulvet
• made: laget
• ice: isen
• part: delen
• celebration: festen
• people: folk
• around: rundt
• stood: sto
• watched: så på
• waited: ventet
• music: musikken
• began: begynte
• spin: snurre
• lifted: løftet
• legs: ben
• high: høyt