A Christmas Craft: Sigrid's Journey to Artistic Confidence

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: A Christmas Craft: Sigrid's Journey to Artistic Confidence Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2024-12-02-23-34-01-no Story Transcript:No: Snøfnuggene dalte stille ned over Røros.En: The snowflakes fell quietly over Røros.No: Byen var vakker, dekket i et teppe av snø og små lys glitret over de gamle tømmerbygningene.En: The town was beautiful, covered in a blanket of snow and small lights glittered over the old timber buildings.No: Julestemningen fylte luften, og folk gledet seg til årets julemarked.En: The Christmas spirit filled the air, and people looked forward to this year's Christmas market.No: Sigrid sto i båsen sin, pakket inn i en varm lusekofte.En: Sigrid stood in her stall, wrapped in a warm lusekofte.No: Hun hadde forberedt seg i mange måneder.En: She had been preparing for many months.No: Hennes juletrepynt var håndlaget med omhu og kreativitet.En: Her Christmas ornaments were handcrafted with care and creativity.No: Hun gledet seg til markedet.En: She was excited about the market.No: Hun håpet å selge nok til å kunne betale for designkurset sitt neste år.En: She hoped to sell enough to pay for her design course next year.No: Lars og Kari, som alltid var på markedet, var også der.En: Lars and Kari, who were always at the market, were there too.No: Lars var en vennlig mann med en tykk skjegg, og Kari, hans kone, solgte hjemmelagde syltetøy.En: Lars was a friendly man with a thick beard, and Kari, his wife, sold homemade jams.No: Men selv med vennskapet til Lars og Kari, følte Sigrid en skygge over seg.En: But even with the friendship of Lars and Kari, Sigrid felt a shadow over her.No: Dystre skyer dekket himmelen.En: Dark clouds covered the sky.No: Vinden blåste kaldt, og det truet med å holde folk hjemme.En: The wind blew cold, threatening to keep people at home.No: I tillegg hadde en ny bås dukket opp.En: In addition, a new stall had appeared.No: Den solgte lignende pynt, men mye billigere.En: It sold similar ornaments, but much cheaper.No: Sigrid var usikker.En: Sigrid was uncertain.No: Skulle hun senke prisene?En: Should she lower her prices?No: Men hun visste hvor mange timer hun hadde brukt.En: But she knew how many hours she had spent.No: Hvert stykke var unikt, laget med kjærlighet.En: Each piece was unique, made with love.No: Hun bestemte seg for å satse alt på sin styrke: det personlige preg.En: She decided to rely on her strength: the personal touch.No: Den siste dagen på markedet, med vinden som ulet, oppdaget hun noe foruroligende.En: On the last day of the market, with the wind howling, she discovered something troubling.No: Pynten i den konkurrerende båsen var masseprodusert.En: The ornaments in the competing stall were mass-produced.No: Hun fortalte dette til kundene som kom forbi hennes bås, men uten å snakke negativt om den andre.En: She told this to the customers who passed by her stall, but without speaking negatively about the other.No: Hun snakket i stedet varmt om sitt eget arbeid.En: Instead, she warmly spoke about her own work.No: "Disse ornamentene er spesielle," sa hun til en familie.En: "These ornaments are special," she said to a family.No: "Hvert stykke er laget med omtanke.En: "Each piece is made with care.No: Bare i Røros.En: Only in Røros."No: "Kundene...

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