Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: The Unforgettable Cheese: A Tale of Courage and Perseverance
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Bergen i Norge var stedet. Det var en fiskerlandsby omgitt av de berømte norske fjordene. Lars, en robust fisker, bodde der sammen med sine naboer Ingrid og Erik.
En: Bergen in Norway was the place. It was a fishing village surrounded by the famous Norwegian fjords. Lars, a sturdy fisherman, lived there with his neighbors Ingrid and Erik.

Nb: En dag, ble det arrangert en osterullekonkurranse i landsbyen. Lars var fast bestemt på å slå Erik som var sittende mester. Ingrid, en vennlig kvinne, var tilskuer.
En: One day, a cheese rolling competition was organized in the village. Lars was determined to beat Erik, who was the reigning champion. Ingrid, a friendly woman, was a spectator.

Nb: Konkurransen startet. Alle øynene var rettet mot Lars og Erik. "Er dere klare?" spurte dommeren. Lars og Erik nikket, foran sine store oster.
En: The competition began. All eyes were on Lars and Erik. "Are you ready?" asked the judge. Lars and Erik nodded, standing in front of their large cheeses.

Nb: Klokken tikket. "Gå!" ropte dommeren. Lars dyttet osten sin så hardt at den fløy ut av banen, rett i fjorden!
En: The clock ticked. "Go!" shouted the judge. Lars pushed his cheese so hard that it flew off the track and into the fjord!

Nb: Ingrid brast ut i latter. "Lars!" ropte hun, "Osten din er blitt til fiskefôr!". Alle i landsbyen brøt ut i latter.
En: Ingrid burst out laughing. "Lars!" she exclaimed, "Your cheese has turned into fish food!" Everyone in the village erupted in laughter.

Nb: Men Lars ga ikke opp. Han løp til fjorden, dykket ned og gravde osten ut. Bløt og slimete, men likevel en ost.
En: But Lars didn't give up. He ran to the fjord, dove in, and retrieved the cheese. It was wet and slimy, but still a cheese.

Nb: Erik hadde vunnet, men alle klappet for Lars fordi han ikke ga opp. Ingrid kom bort til Lars og ga ham et håndkle. "Du er en ekte vinner for oss," sa hun.
En: Erik had won, but everyone applauded Lars because he never gave up. Ingrid approached Lars and handed him a towel. "You're a true winner to us," she said.

Nb: Fra den dagen, selv om Erik vant osterullekonkurransen, husket alle Lars’ ost som fløy ut i fjorden. Og Lars, han lærte en verdifull lekse: å aldri gi opp, selv idet man står ovenfor nederlag.
En: From that day on, even though Erik won the cheese rolling competition, everyone remembered Lars' cheese that flew into the fjord. And Lars, he learned a valuable lesson: to never give up, even in the face of defeat.

Nb: Landsbyen lærte en lekse også. De lærte at suksess ikke alltid betyr å vinne, men å prøve sitt beste, ha mot og aldri gi opp. Det er hva ekte suksess er for.
En: The village learned a lesson too. They learned that success doesn't always mean winning, but giving it your best, having courage, and never giving up. That's what true success is about.

Nb: Og så, i det lille hjørnet av verden kjent som Bergen, Norge, vet alle hvem den sanne vinneren av osterullekonkurransen er. Og hver gang noen ser en ost, tenker de på Lars, den modige fiskeren, og hans uforglemmelige ost.
En: And so, in the small corner of the world known as Bergen, Norway, everyone knows who the true winner of the cheese rolling competition is. And every time someone sees a cheese, they think of Lars, the brave fisherman, and his unforgettable cheese.


Vocabulary Words:

• Bergen: Bergen
• Norway: Norge
• fishing: fiske
• village: landsby
• surrounded: omgitt
• famous: berømte
• Norwegian: norske
• fjords: fjordene
• Lars: Lars
• sturdy: robust
• fisherman: fisker
• lived: bodde
• neighbors: naboer
• Ingrid: Ingrid
• Erik: Erik
• cheese: ost
• rolling: rulle
• competition: konkurranse
• organized: arrangert
• determined: fast bestemt
• beat: slå
• reigning: sittende
• champion: mester
• friendly: vennlig
• woman: kvinne
• spectator: tilskuer
• began: startet
• judge: dommer
• nodded: nikket
• standing: står