Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: The Wrong Bus Adventure: A Lesson Learned at the Zoo
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Lars gikk ut av døren.
En: Lars walked out of the door.

Nb: Han bodde i Oslo.
En: He lived in Oslo.

Nb: Lars skulle ta bussen til jobben.
En: Lars was going to take the bus to work.

Nb: I morgen var hans første dag på jobben.
En: Tomorrow was his first day at the job.

Nb: Han var nervøs, men spente.
En: He was nervous but excited.

Nb: Buss stoppet var nær hans hus.
En: The bus stop was near his house.

Nb: Lars kom dit på fem minutter.
En: Lars got there in five minutes.

Nb: Han ventet på bussen.
En: He waited for the bus.

Nb: Buss nummer 30 skulle ta ham til jobben.
En: Bus number 30 was supposed to take him to work.

Nb: Plutselig kom en buss.
En: Suddenly, a bus arrived.

Nb: Lars løp og gikk på bussen.
En: Lars ran and got on the bus.

Nb: Bussen var full.
En: The bus was full.

Nb: Lars fant et sete i bakre enden.
En: Lars found a seat at the back.

Nb: Han satt der stille.
En: He sat there quietly.

Nb: Han så på husene utenfor.
En: He looked at the houses outside.

Nb: Etter hvert skjønte Lars at noe var rart.
En: Gradually, Lars realized something was strange.

Nb: Bussen tok ham til et sted han ikke kjente.
En: The bus was taking him to a place he didn't know.

Nb: "Er dette buss nummer 30?"
En: "Is this bus number 30?"

Nb: spurte Lars.
En: Lars asked.

Nb: Mannen ved siden av ham ristet på hodet.
En: The man next to him shook his head.

Nb: Dette var buss nummer 40.
En: This was bus number 40.

Nb: Lars satt på feil buss.
En: Lars was on the wrong bus.

Nb: Lars ble stresset.
En: Lars became stressed.

Nb: Han visste ikke hva han skulle gjøre.
En: He didn't know what to do.

Nb: Men det var for sent å gå av nå.
En: But it was too late to get off now.

Nb: Han bestemte seg for å se hvor bussen skulle ta ham.
En: He decided to see where the bus would take him.

Nb: Bussen kjørte og kjørte.
En: The bus drove and drove.

Nb: Til slutt stoppet bussen ved et stort sted.
En: Finally, the bus stopped at a big place.

Nb: Lars gikk av bussen.
En: Lars got off the bus.

Nb: Han var i Dyreparken.
En: He was at the Zoo.

Nb: Lars visste ikke hva han skulle gjøre nå.
En: Lars didn't know what to do now.

Nb: Han var langt borte fra jobben.
En: He was far away from work.

Nb: Men han bestemte seg for å gjøre det beste ut av dagen.
En: But he decided to make the best out of the day.

Nb: Lars begynte å vandre i dyreparken.
En: Lars started wandering around the zoo.

Nb: Han så mange forskjellige dyr.
En: He saw many different animals.

Nb: Lars begynte å ha det gøy.
En: Lars started to have fun.

Nb: Han hadde ikke vært i en dyrepark i mange år.
En: He hadn't been to a zoo in many years.

Nb: Til slutt, etter mange timer, var det tid for å gå hjem.
En: Finally, after many hours, it was time to go home.

Nb: Lars kom seg på riktig buss denne gangen.
En: Lars got on the right bus this time.

Nb: Han kom hjem utmattet, men glad.
En: He came home exhausted but happy.

Nb: Selv om Lars ikke kom til jobben første dagen, lærte han en viktig leksjon.
En: Even though Lars didn't make it to work on his first day, he learned an important lesson.

Nb: Han trengte alltid å dobbeltsjekke bussnummeret.
En: He always needed to double-check the bus number.

Nb: Omsider var det morgen igjen.
En: Eventually, it was morning again.

Nb: Lars gikk forsiktig på bussen.
En: Lars carefully got on the bus.

Nb: Han sjekket tallene nøye.
En: He checked the numbers thoroughly.

Nb: Han var på den riktige bussen denne gangen.
En: He was on the right bus this time.

Nb: Den tok ham til jobben.
En: It took him to work.

Nb: Lars ble senere en flittig arbeider.
En: Lars later became a diligent worker.

Nb: Hans kollegaer og hans sjef ble imponert.
En: His colleagues and his boss were impressed.

Nb: Lars fortalte dem om sin første dag.
En: Lars told them about his first day.

Nb: De lo og sa, "Sånt skjer Lars".
En: They laughed and said, "That happens, Lars."

Nb: Og dermed fikk Lars en spennende start på jobben.
En: And so, Lars had an exciting start to his job.

Nb: Han kom aldri for sent igjen.
En: He never arrived late again.

Nb: Og han husket alltid å sjekke busstallene.
En: And he always remembered to check the bus numbers.

Nb: Og uansett hvor stresset og bekymret Lars var, husket han alltid den dagen.
En: And no matter how stressed and worried Lars was, he always remembered that day.

Nb: Dagen da han ved en tilfeldighet tok feil buss og endte opp i dyreparken.
En: The day when he accidentally took the wrong bus and ended up at the zoo.

Nb: Og hver gang han husket den dagen, smilte han.
En: And every time he remembered that day, he smiled.


Vocabulary Words:

• Lars: Lars
• door: dør
• Oslo: Oslo
• bus: buss
• work: jobb
• tomorrow: i morgen
• first day: første dag
• nervous: nervøs
• excited: spente
• bus stop: buss stoppet
• five minutes: fem minutter
• waited: ventet
• number: nummer
• arrived: kom
• ran: løp
• full: full
• seat: sete
• back: bakre enden
• quietly: stille
• houses: husene
• realized: skjønte
• strange: rart
• asked: spurte
• shook: ristet
• head: hodet
• wrong: feil
• stressed: stresset
• decided: bestemte seg
• drove: kjørte
• stopped: stoppet
• Zoo: Dyreparken
• far away: langt borte
• decided: bestemte seg
• best: beste
• wandering: vandre