The Colorful Misadventures of Lars in Copenhagen

Fluent Fiction - Danish: The Colorful Misadventures of Lars in Copenhagen Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/the-colorful-misadventures-of-lars-in-copenhagen Story Transcript:Da: Lars i København er vores hovedperson.En: Lars in Copenhagen is our main character.Da: Han er en glad mand, altid med et smil.En: He is a happy man, always with a smile.Da: Gaderne i byen er hans hjem.En: The streets in the city are his home.Da: Han bor ikke på gaden, men han elsker at gå rundt.En: He does not live on the street, but he loves to walk around.Da: En dag i maj, sker der noget sjovt.En: One day in May, something funny happens.Da: Lars går i Kongens Have.En: Lars walks in King's Garden.Da: Solen skinner og alt er smukt.En: The sun is shining and everything is beautiful.Da: Men Lars er uheldig.En: But Lars is unlucky.Da: Han sætter sig på en bænk.En: He sits on a bench.Da: Bænken er nymalet.En: The bench is freshly painted.Da: Lars tænker ikke over det.En: Lars does not think about it.Da: Han sidder og ser på folk, på træerne, på solen.En: He sits and watches people, the trees, the sun.Da: Da Lars rejser sig, er hans bukser farverige.En: When Lars stands up, his pants are colorful.Da: De er ikke længere blå.En: They are no longer blue.Da: Der er grøn, rød, gul, lilla og mange flere farver på dem.En: There are green, red, yellow, purple, and many more colors on them.Da: Han griner.En: He laughs.Da: "Se mig," siger han.En: "Look at me," he says.Da: "Jeg er en regnbue.En: "I am a rainbow."Da: " Og så går han videre.En: And then he continues walking.Da: Nu er Lars farverig uanset hvor han går.En: Now Lars is colorful wherever he goes.Da: Han efterlader farverige mærker.En: He leaves colorful marks.Da: På caféer, i butikker, på busser.En: In cafes, in shops, on buses.Da: Alle kender Lars nu.En: Everyone knows Lars now.Da: De griner, når de ser ham.En: They laugh when they see him.Da: De kan lide hans farverige bukser og hans glade smil.En: They like his colorful pants and his happy smile.Da: Men der er et problem.En: But there is a problem.Da: Lars kan ikke sidde ned hjemme.En: Lars cannot sit at home.Da: Hans møbler bliver også farverige.En: His furniture also becomes colorful.Da: Han vil jo ikke male sin sofa med hans bukser.En: He does not want to paint his sofa with his pants.Da: Hvad skal han gøre?En: What should he do?Da: Lars tænker og tænker.En: Lars thinks and thinks.Da: Så får han en idé.En: Then he gets an idea.Da: Han beslutter sig for at bruge sine gamle bukser.En: He decides to use his old pants.Da: Han tager de farverige bukser af og lægger dem i en pose.En: He takes off the colorful pants and puts them in a bag.Da: Han tager sine gamle bukser på.En: He puts on his old pants.Da: Nu kan han sidde ned igen.En: Now he can sit down again.Da: Hans sofa er ikke farverig længere.En: His sofa is no longer colorful.Da: Lars går tilbage til bænken i Kongens Have.En: Lars goes back to the bench in King's Garden.Da: Den er stadig farverig.En: It is still colorful.Da: Han smiler og sætter sig ned.En: He smiles and sits...

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