Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: The Skiing Secret: Overcoming Words and Finding Joy
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Story Transcript:

Nb: En dag i Oslo var det helt stille.
En: One day in Oslo, it was completely quiet.

Nb: Bare noen få mennesker var ute og gikk på gaten.
En: Only a few people were out walking on the street.

Nb: Anders, Ingrid og Lars var også ute.
En: Anders, Ingrid, and Lars were also out.

Nb: De var gode venner, alltid sammen.
En: They were good friends, always together.

Nb: Men, de hadde et rart problem.
En: But they had a strange problem.

Nb: Anders kunne ikke si "ski" riktig.
En: Anders couldn't say "ski" correctly.

Nb: Han sa alltid "himmel" i stedet.
En: He always said "heaven" instead.

Nb: Ingen visste hvorfor.
En: No one knew why.

Nb: Kanskje det var bare Erik det var slik.
En: Maybe it was just how Anders was.

Nb: Ingrid og Lars prøvde å hjelpe ham.
En: Ingrid and Lars tried to help him.

Nb: De gikk til operaen.
En: They went to the opera.

Nb: Kanskje musikk ville hjelpe.
En: Maybe music would help.

Nb: Men, Anders sa fortsatt "himmel".
En: But Anders still said "heaven".

Nb: De gikk til Munch-museet.
En: They went to the Munch Museum.

Nb: Kanskje kunst ville hjelpe.
En: Maybe art would help.

Nb: Men, Anders sa fortsatt "himmel".
En: But Anders still said "heaven".

Nb: Ingrid sa, "Kanskje vi skal prøve noe annet.
En: Ingrid said, "Maybe we should try something else."

Nb: " De gikk til Holmenkollen, det store skiområdet.
En: They went to Holmenkollen, the big ski area.

Nb: De håpet at å se på ski kunne hjelpe Anders.
En: They hoped that watching people ski would help Anders.

Nb: De så på dyktige skiløpere.
En: They watched skilled skiers.

Nb: Men selv om Anders var glad i å se på, kunne han fortsatt ikke uttale ordet "ski".
En: But even though Anders enjoyed watching, he still couldn't pronounce the word "ski".

Nb: Han sa bare "himmel".
En: He just said "heaven".

Nb: Lars sa, "Kanskje han bare må prøve å stå på ski.
En: Lars said, "Maybe he just needs to try skiing.

Nb: Kanskje det vil hjelpe.
En: Maybe that will help."

Nb: "Så, de hjalp Anders med å få på seg ski.
En: So they helped Anders put on skis.

Nb: Han gikk, han falt, han prøvde igjen.
En: He walked, he fell, he tried again.

Nb: Til slutt kunne han stå på ski.
En: Eventually, he was able to ski.

Nb: Men når han skulle si "ski", kom "himmel" ut.
En: But when he tried to say "ski", "heaven" came out instead.

Nb: Men så kom det en ny ide.
En: But then a new idea came.

Nb: Lars tok Anders med til toppen av bakken.
En: Lars took Anders to the top of the hill.

Nb: "Nå," sa han til Anders, "Se på himmelen.
En: "Now," he said to Anders, "Look at the sky.

Nb: Ser du hvordan den blå himmelen møter den hvite bakken?
En: Do you see how the blue sky meets the white ground?

Nb: Det er ski.
En: That's skiing."

Nb: "Anders så opp.
En: Anders looked up.

Nb: Han så ned.
En: He looked down.

Nb: Han så på skiene sine.
En: He looked at his skis.

Nb: Og så sa han forsiktig, "Ski!
En: And then he said softly, "Ski!"

Nb: " Hans venner jublet.
En: His friends cheered.

Nb: Endelig hadde han klart å si ordet riktig.
En: He had finally managed to say the word correctly.

Nb: Og fra den dagen, sa han alltid "ski" i stedet for "himmel".
En: And from that day on, he always said "ski" instead of "heaven".

Nb: Og slik ble problemet løst.
En: And so, the problem was solved.

Nb: Vennene var glade.
En: The friends were happy.

Nb: Anders følte seg også glad.
En: Anders also felt happy.

Nb: Han kunne nå si ordet "ski" riktig.
En: He could now say the word "ski" correctly.

Nb: Siden den dagen, når de gikk ut for å stå på ski, sa Anders med glede, "La oss gå å stå på ski!
En: Since that day, when they went out to ski, Anders would joyfully say, "Let's go skiing!"

Nb: "Som du ser, med hjelp og tålmodighet kan noe som ser ut som et problem, bli en gledesspreder.
En: As you can see, with help and patience, something that seems like a problem can become a source of joy.

Nb: Og venner, de er der for å hjelpe, uansett hva problemet er.
En: And friends, they are there to help, no matter what the problem may be.


Vocabulary Words:

• Oslo: Oslo
• Anders: Anders
• Ingrid: Ingrid
• Lars: Lars
• ski: ski
• heaven: himmel
• problem: problem
• quiet: stille
• people: mennesker
• walking: gikk
• street: gate
• friends: venner
• together: sammen
• strange: rart
• couldn't: kunne ikke
• correctly: riktig
• always: alltid
• music: musikk
• art: kunst
• watching: se på
• pronounce: uttale
• enjoyed: glad i
• cheered: jublet
• managed: klarte
• joyfully: med glede
• patience: tålmodighet
• source: kilde
• help: hjelp
• matter: uansett