Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Lars' Snowy Misadventure: A Cautionary Tale of Wintery Walks
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Lars elsker snø.
En: Lars loves snow.

Nb: Han gikk på gata i Bergen.
En: He was walking on the street in Bergen.

Nb: Det var vinter og veldig kaldt.
En: It was winter and very cold.

Nb: Snøen lå som et teppe over byen.
En: Snow lay like a blanket over the city.

Nb: Trærne var dekket av iskrystaller.
En: The trees were covered in ice crystals.

Nb: Utenfor vinduene sto folk og smilte.
En: Outside the windows, people stood smiling.

Nb: Men denne dagen var spesiell.
En: But this day was special.

Nb: Lars skulle til jobben.
En: Lars was going to work.

Nb: Han jobbet på et museum.
En: He worked at a museum.

Nb: Han likte jobben sin.
En: He liked his job.

Nb: Det var mange gamle ting der.
En: There were many old things there.

Nb: Han gikk en kort vei til jobben.
En: He usually took a short way to work.

Nb: Vanligvis tok det ti minutter.
En: Usually, it took ten minutes.

Nb: Men i dag var det annerledes.
En: But today was different.

Nb: Det hadde snødd mye om natten.
En: It had snowed a lot during the night.

Nb: Fortauet var glatt.
En: The sidewalk was slippery.

Nb: Det var is under snøen.
En: There was ice under the snow.

Nb: Lars visste det ikke.
En: Lars didn't know that.

Nb: Plutselig, han skled.
En: Suddenly, he slipped.

Nb: Han prøvde å balansere seg.
En: He tried to balance himself.

Nb: Men å nei, foten hans gled framover.
En: But oh no, his foot slid forward.

Nb: Han falt hardt på bakken.
En: He fell hard on the ground.

Nb: En skarp smerte skar gjennom ankelen hans.
En: A sharp pain shot through his ankle.

Nb: "Ahh!"
En: "Ahh!"

Nb: ropte Lars, med tårer i øynene.
En: Lars shouted, with tears in his eyes.

Nb: Han visste med en gang at noe var galt.
En: He knew immediately that something was wrong.

Nb: Han prøvde å reise seg.
En: He tried to get up.

Nb: Det var umulig.
En: It was impossible.

Nb: Smerten var for stor.
En: The pain was too great.

Nb: Hans høyre ankel var veldig vond.
En: His right ankle hurt a lot.

Nb: Folk stoppet.
En: People stopped.

Nb: En mann kom bort til ham.
En: A man came over to him.

Nb: "Er du ok?"
En: "Are you okay?"

Nb: spurte mannen.
En: the man asked.

Nb: Han hadde en stor jakke og lue på.
En: He had a big jacket and a hat on.

Nb: "Nei, jeg tror jeg har brukket ankelen," sa Lars med en svak stemme.
En: "No, I think I've broken my ankle," Lars said in a weak voice.

Nb: Mannen nikket og tok opp telefonen.
En: The man nodded and took out his phone.

Nb: Han ringte etter hjelp.
En: He called for help.

Nb: Ambulansen kom raskt.
En: The ambulance came quickly.

Nb: De løftet Lars forsiktig opp på en båre.
En: They lifted Lars gently onto a stretcher.

Nb: Lars følte seg litt bedre, men fortsatt redd.
En: Lars felt a little better, but still scared.

Nb: De kjørte ham til sykehuset.
En: They drove him to the hospital.

Nb: På sykehuset var det travelt.
En: At the hospital, it was busy.

Nb: Mange mennesker ventet.
En: Many people were waiting.

Nb: En lege med hvit frakk kom til Lars.
En: A doctor in a white coat came to Lars.

Nb: "Hei, jeg er Dr. Nilsen," sa legen vennlig.
En: "Hi, I am Dr. Nilsen," said the doctor kindly.

Nb: "Vi skal ta en røntgen av ankelen din."
En: "We will take an X-ray of your ankle."

Nb: De tok røntgenbilder.
En: They took X-rays.

Nb: Dr. Nilsen kom tilbake.
En: Dr. Nilsen came back.

Nb: "Du har en brudd i ankelen din, Lars," sa han.
En: "You have a fracture in your ankle, Lars," he said.

Nb: "Du må ha gips på."
En: "You need a cast."

Nb: Lars følte seg trist.
En: Lars felt sad.

Nb: Han visste at han ikke kunne gå til jobben på en stund.
En: He knew that he couldn't go to work for a while.

Nb: "Hvor lenge må jeg ha gips?"
En: "How long do I need to have the cast?"

Nb: spurte han.
En: he asked.

Nb: "Omtrent seks uker," svarte legen.
En: "About six weeks," the doctor replied.

Nb: "Men du må være forsiktig."
En: "But you need to be careful."

Nb: Lars sukket, men han visste at det kunne vært verre.
En: Lars sighed, but he knew it could have been worse.

Nb: Hans venner og familie kom for å besøke ham.
En: His friends and family came to visit him.

Nb: De brakte ham bøker og mat.
En: They brought him books and food.

Nb: Han tilbrakte mesteparten av tiden hjemme.
En: He spent most of his time at home.

Nb: Hver dag følte han seg litt bedre.
En: Each day he felt a little better.

Nb: Etter seks uker gikk han tilbake til sykehuset.
En: After six weeks, he went back to the hospital.

Nb: Legen tok av gipsen.
En: The doctor removed the cast.

Nb: Lars var glad.
En: Lars was happy.

Nb: Han kunne gå igjen!
En: He could walk again!

Nb: Han gikk tilbake til jobben sin på museet.
En: He went back to his job at the museum.

Nb: Hans kolleger var glad for å se ham.
En: His colleagues were happy to see him.

Nb: De hadde savnet ham.
En: They had missed him.

Nb: Lars smilte.
En: Lars smiled.

Nb: Selv om vinteren kan være vakker, visste Lars nå at han må være forsiktig på isen.
En: Although winter can be beautiful, Lars now knew that he must be careful on the ice.

Nb: Hver gang han ser snø, tenker han på den dagen.
En: Every time he sees snow, he thinks about that day.

Nb: Han er takknemlig for å være frisk igjen.
En: He is grateful to be healthy again.

Nb: Og så, fortsetter Lars å elske snøen, men med litt mer respekt.
En: And so, Lars continues to love snow, but with a little more respect.

Nb: Slutt.
En: The End.


Vocabulary Words:

• blanket: teppe
• crystals: krystaller
• ankle: ankel
• pain: smerte
• ambulance: ambulanse
• slippery: glatt
• fracture: brudd
• cast: gips
• stretcher: båre
• sigh: sukke
• grateful: takknemlig
• hospital: sykehus
• colleagues: kolleger
• respect: respekt
• ice: is
• job: jobb
• winters: vinter
• careful: forsiktig
• weak: svak
• doctor: lege
• friends: venner
• family: familie
• museum: museum
• daily: daglig
• visit: besøke
• night: natt
• shouted: ropte
• balance: balansere
• gentle: forsiktig
• driven: kjørt