Dancing to the Sound of Music: A Transformative Journey in Oslo

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Dancing to the Sound of Music: A Transformative Journey in Oslo Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/dancing-to-the-sound-of-music-a-transformative-journey-in-oslo Story Transcript:Nb: Turister lyste opp Karl Johans gate.En: Tourists lit up Karl Johans gate.Nb: Ingrid var der, midt i Oslo.En: Ingrid was there, in the middle of Oslo.Nb: Ingrid var drømmende.En: Ingrid was dreamy.Nb: Hun elsket musikk.En: She loved music.Nb: Helst, Edvard Grieg.En: Especially, Edvard Grieg.Nb: Han var hennes helt.En: He was her hero.Nb: En dag, gikk Ingrid i byen.En: One day, Ingrid walked in the city.Nb: Hun var helt i sine egne tanker.En: She was completely lost in her thoughts.Nb: Plutselig, smalt det.En: Suddenly, there was a bang.Nb: Ingrid hadde gått på en statue.En: Ingrid had walked into a statue.Nb: "Nei!En: "No!Nb: ", ropte Ingrid.En: ", Ingrid shouted.Nb: Hun så ned.En: She looked down.Nb: En plate i bakken.En: A plaque on the ground.Nb: "Edvard Grieg", stod det.En: "Edvard Grieg", it said.Nb: Ingrid var skamfull.En: Ingrid felt ashamed.Nb: Hun hadde ødelagt.En: She had caused damage.Nb: Men da, fikk hun en ide.En: But then, she got an idea.Nb: Ingrids fot tappet forsiktig i bakken.En: Ingrid tapped her foot carefully on the ground.Nb: Den begynte å gli, som på is.En: It started to slide, as if on ice.Nb: Hun snurret rundt.En: She spun around.Nb: Benene føk høyt i luften.En: Legs soaring high in the air.Nb: Hender som viste vei.En: Hands leading the way.Nb: Folk stoppet.En: People stopped.Nb: De så på.En: They watched.Nb: Ingrid danset som i en drøm.En: Ingrid danced as if in a dream.Nb: Noen startet å klappe.En: Some began to clap.Nb: Andre begynte å danse med.En: Others started to dance along.Nb: Ingrid danset og danset.En: Ingrid danced and danced.Nb: Hun hørte musikk i hodet.En: She heard music in her head.Nb: Edvard Griegs musikk.En: Edvard Grieg's music.Nb: Hun drømte seg vekk.En: She dreamt away.Nb: Ingrid var ikke lenger i Oslo.En: Ingrid was no longer in Oslo.Nb: Hun var i en verden av musikk.En: She was in a world of music.Nb: Musikk hun hadde skapt selv.En: Music she had created herself.Nb: Dansingen stoppet.En: The dancing stopped.Nb: Folk klappet.En: People clapped.Nb: Ingrid bukket.En: Ingrid bowed.Nb: Hun skjønte hva som hadde skjedd.En: She understood what had happened.Nb: Hun hadde vist sin kjærlighet til musikk.En: She had shown her love for music.Nb: Ingrid gikk hjem.En: Ingrid went home.Nb: Hun følte seg fri.En: She felt free.Nb: Hun hadde funnet sin vei.En: She had found her way.Nb: Hun hadde gitt tilbake.En: She had given back.Nb: Til byen.En: To the city.Nb: Til Edvard Grieg.En: To Edvard Grieg.Nb: Fra den dagen, var Ingrid en helt annen.En: From that day on, Ingrid was a completely different person.Nb: Hun kjenne en glede.En: She felt joy.Nb: Og byen ble fylt med musikk.En: And the city...

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