Lost in Oslo: A Hot Dog Journey of Friendship

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Lost in Oslo: A Hot Dog Journey of Friendship Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/lost-in-oslo-a-hot-dog-journey-of-friendship Story Transcript:Nb: Historien vår begynner i hjertet av Norges hovedstad, Oslo.En: Our story begins in the heart of Norway's capital, Oslo.Nb: Ingrid og Ole, to gode venner, står på sentralstasjonen med et kart i hånden.En: Ingrid and Ole, two good friends, stand at the central station with a map in hand.Nb: De ser på hverandre og smiler.En: They look at each other and smile.Nb: De er klare for et eventyr.En: They are ready for an adventure.Nb: Ingrid, litt mer vågal enn Ole, peker på kartet.En: Ingrid, a little more daring than Ole, points to the map.Nb: "Se her, Ole.En: "Look here, Ole.Nb: Vi skal besøke den berømte statuen av Kong Karl Johan!En: We are going to visit the famous statue of King Karl Johan!"Nb: " Ole nikker, en smule bekymret.En: Ole nods, slightly worried.Nb: Han har ikke den beste retningssansen, men han vil ikke si det til Ingrid.En: He doesn't have the best sense of direction, but he doesn't want to tell Ingrid.Nb: De begynner å vandre gjennom byens pulserende gater.En: They begin to walk through the city's bustling streets.Nb: Høye bygninger og travle mennesker omringer dem.En: Tall buildings and busy people surround them.Nb: Det virker litt skremmende for Ole.En: It seems a bit intimidating for Ole.Nb: Han har alltid bodd i en liten landsby, så storbyen er ny og fremmed for ham.En: He has always lived in a small village, so the big city is new and foreign to him.Nb: Etter hvert skjønner de begge at de har gått seg vill.En: Eventually they both realize that they have gotten lost.Nb: "Ingrid, jeg tror vi er rotet bort," sier Ole forsiktig.En: "Ingrid, I think we are lost," Ole says cautiously.Nb: "Nei, nei, vi er på rett vei," svarer Ingrid med et skråsikkert smil.En: "No, no, we are on the right path," Ingrid replies with a confident smile.Nb: Minutter blir til timer.En: Minutes turn into hours.Nb: De har visst ikke peiling på hvor de er.En: They seem to have no idea where they are.Nb: Til slutt står de foran en liten, men vennlig pølsebod.En: Finally, they stand in front of a small, but friendly hot dog stand.Nb: "Dette er ikke Kong Karl Johan-statuen," sier Ole med et forvirret uttrykk.En: "This is not the statue of King Karl Johan," Ole says with a confused look.Nb: Ingrid ler og kjøper to pølser fra boden.En: Ingrid laughs and buys two hot dogs from the stand.Nb: "Kanskje det ikke er statuen, men jeg er sulten!En: "Maybe it's not the statue, but I'm hungry!"Nb: "Så sitter de der, på en benk ved en pølsebod, i midten av Oslo.En: So there they sit, on a bench by a hot dog stand, in the middle of Oslo.Nb: Solen har begynt å gå ned, og lysene fra bygningene lyser opp ansiktene deres.En: The sun has started to set, and the lights from the buildings illuminate their faces.Nb: De snakker, ler og spiser pølsene sine.En: They talk, laugh, and eat their hot dogs.Nb: Jo, de skulle finne en statue, men endte opp med en pølse istedenfor.En: Yes, they were supposed to find a statue, but ended up with a hot dog instead.Nb: Men de har lært noe viktig den dagen.En: But they learned something important that day.Nb: Noen ganger handler det ikke om destinasjonen, men...

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