Bound by Skiing: A Tale of Friendship and Winter Wonders

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Bound by Skiing: A Tale of Friendship and Winter Wonders Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/bound-by-skiing-a-tale-of-friendship-and-winter-wonders Story Transcript:Nb: I Bergen, mellom de opprørte sjøbølger og skyhøye fjell, bodde det tre gode venner: Ingrid, Lars og Helene.En: In Bergen, between the turbulent sea waves and towering mountains, lived three good friends: Ingrid, Lars, and Helene.Nb: Ingrid og Lars elsket vinteren mer enn noe annet.En: Ingrid and Lars loved winter more than anything else.Nb: De likte snø og elsket å gå på ski.En: They liked snow and loved to ski.Nb: Men deres venn Helene, hun skjønte ingenting av dette.En: But their friend Helene, she didn't understand any of this.Nb: Helene kom fra et land langt borte, hvor snøen aldri dalte ned.En: Helene came from a distant land where snow never fell.Nb: Hun drømte om å prøve noe nytt.En: She dreamed of trying something new.Nb: Hun ville forstå ski-kjærligheten som Lars og Ingrid delte.En: She wanted to understand the love for skiing that Lars and Ingrid shared.Nb: En dag sa hun, "Jeg vil lære ski.En: One day she said, "I want to learn to ski.Nb: Jeg vil føle snøen under meg og vinden i håret.En: I want to feel the snow beneath me and the wind in my hair."Nb: " Lars og Ingrid smilte.En: Lars and Ingrid smiled.Nb: De tok Helene med til fjellet.En: They took Helene to the mountain.Nb: Snøen lå hvit og uskyldig på bakken.En: The snow lay white and innocent on the ground.Nb: Først sa Lars, "Ski er lange tresko.En: First, Lars said, "Skis are long wooden shoes.Nb: De hjelper oss å flytte på snø.En: They help us move on the snow."Nb: " Han viste sitt par ski til Helene.En: He showed his pair of skis to Helene.Nb: Helene så på dem med store øyne.En: Helene looked at them with big eyes.Nb: Ingrid knyttet skoene til skien.En: Ingrid fastened the shoes to the skis.Nb: "Og disse," sa hun, "disse kalles bindinger.En: "And these," she said, "these are called bindings.Nb: De holder skoene fast på skien.En: They keep the shoes attached to the ski."Nb: " Helene studerte bindingene nøye.En: Helene studied the bindings carefully.Nb: På toppen av fjellet, forberedte de seg alle tre.En: At the top of the mountain, they all prepared.Nb: Lars forklarte, "Når du går nedover, bøy knærne litt.En: Lars explained, "When you go downhill, bend your knees a bit."Nb: " Han demonstrerte med kroppen sin.En: He demonstrated with his body.Nb: Helene prøvde å etterligne ham.En: Helene tried to mimic him.Nb: "Sving med staver for balanse," la Ingrid til.En: "Use the poles to balance," added Ingrid.Nb: Helene tok stavene i hendene, og de begynte å gli sakte nedover fjellsiden.En: Helene took the poles in her hands, and they began to glide slowly down the mountainside.Nb: Det var skremmende i begynnelsen.En: It was scary at first.Nb: Helene falt mange ganger.En: Helene fell many times.Nb: Men Lars og Ingrid hjalp henne hvert eneste fall.En: But Lars and Ingrid helped her every fall.Nb: De lo sammen, og Helene følte seg ivrig etter å prøve igjen.En: They laughed together, and Helene felt eager to try again.Nb: Time etter time, prøvde Helene.En: Hour after hour, Helene tried.Nb: Hun ble...

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