The Skiing Secret: Overcoming Words and Finding Joy

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: The Skiing Secret: Overcoming Words and Finding Joy Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/the-skiing-secret-overcoming-words-and-finding-joy Story Transcript:Nb: En dag i Oslo var det helt stille.En: One day in Oslo, it was completely quiet.Nb: Bare noen få mennesker var ute og gikk på gaten.En: Only a few people were out walking on the street.Nb: Anders, Ingrid og Lars var også ute.En: Anders, Ingrid, and Lars were also out.Nb: De var gode venner, alltid sammen.En: They were good friends, always together.Nb: Men, de hadde et rart problem.En: But they had a strange problem.Nb: Anders kunne ikke si "ski" riktig.En: Anders couldn't say "ski" correctly.Nb: Han sa alltid "himmel" i stedet.En: He always said "heaven" instead.Nb: Ingen visste hvorfor.En: No one knew why.Nb: Kanskje det var bare Erik det var slik.En: Maybe it was just how Anders was.Nb: Ingrid og Lars prøvde å hjelpe ham.En: Ingrid and Lars tried to help him.Nb: De gikk til operaen.En: They went to the opera.Nb: Kanskje musikk ville hjelpe.En: Maybe music would help.Nb: Men, Anders sa fortsatt "himmel".En: But Anders still said "heaven".Nb: De gikk til Munch-museet.En: They went to the Munch Museum.Nb: Kanskje kunst ville hjelpe.En: Maybe art would help.Nb: Men, Anders sa fortsatt "himmel".En: But Anders still said "heaven".Nb: Ingrid sa, "Kanskje vi skal prøve noe annet.En: Ingrid said, "Maybe we should try something else."Nb: " De gikk til Holmenkollen, det store skiområdet.En: They went to Holmenkollen, the big ski area.Nb: De håpet at å se på ski kunne hjelpe Anders.En: They hoped that watching people ski would help Anders.Nb: De så på dyktige skiløpere.En: They watched skilled skiers.Nb: Men selv om Anders var glad i å se på, kunne han fortsatt ikke uttale ordet "ski".En: But even though Anders enjoyed watching, he still couldn't pronounce the word "ski".Nb: Han sa bare "himmel".En: He just said "heaven".Nb: Lars sa, "Kanskje han bare må prøve å stå på ski.En: Lars said, "Maybe he just needs to try skiing.Nb: Kanskje det vil hjelpe.En: Maybe that will help."Nb: "Så, de hjalp Anders med å få på seg ski.En: So they helped Anders put on skis.Nb: Han gikk, han falt, han prøvde igjen.En: He walked, he fell, he tried again.Nb: Til slutt kunne han stå på ski.En: Eventually, he was able to ski.Nb: Men når han skulle si "ski", kom "himmel" ut.En: But when he tried to say "ski", "heaven" came out instead.Nb: Men så kom det en ny ide.En: But then a new idea came.Nb: Lars tok Anders med til toppen av bakken.En: Lars took Anders to the top of the hill.Nb: "Nå," sa han til Anders, "Se på himmelen.En: "Now," he said to Anders, "Look at the sky.Nb: Ser du hvordan den blå himmelen møter den hvite bakken?En: Do you see how the blue sky meets the white ground?Nb: Det er ski.En: That's skiing."Nb: "Anders så opp.En: Anders looked up.Nb: Han så ned.En: He looked down.Nb: Han så på skiene sine.En: He looked at his skis.Nb: Og så sa han forsiktig, "Ski!En: And then he said softly, "Ski!"Nb: " Hans venner jublet.En: His friends cheered.Nb:...

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