The World on My Shirt: A Lesson in Bravery and Self-Expression

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: The World on My Shirt: A Lesson in Bravery and Self-Expression Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/the-world-on-my-shirt-a-lesson-in-bravery-and-self-expression Story Transcript:Nb: Hans var en hyggelig mann.En: Hans was a friendly man.Nb: Han likte kafé i byen.En: He liked the café in the city.Nb: Den lå nær togstasjonen.En: It was close to the train station.Nb: Den var full av folk.En: It was full of people.Nb: Alle snakket.En: Everyone was talking.Nb: Alle lo.En: Everyone was laughing.Nb: En dag gikk Hans til kaféen.En: One day, Hans went to the café.Nb: Han hadde på seg sin nye, blå skjorte.En: He was wearing his new blue shirt.Nb: Han følte seg kjekk.En: He felt handsome.Nb: Han så en gruppe turister.En: He saw a group of tourists.Nb: De var vakre.En: They were beautiful.Nb: Fra andre land.En: From other countries.Nb: Hans visste det.En: Hans knew it.Nb: De snakket engelsk.En: They were speaking English.Nb: Han ville snakke med dem.En: He wanted to talk to them.Nb: Han ble nervøs.En: He became nervous.Nb: Hans bestilte kaffe.En: Hans ordered coffee.Nb: Den kom i en stor, hvit kopp.En: It came in a large, white cup.Nb: Røyken steg opp.En: Steam rose.Nb: Hans tok en slurk.En: Hans took a sip.Nb: Kaffen var varm.En: The coffee was hot.Nb: Han kunne ikke vente.En: He couldn't wait.Nb: Hans tok koppen.En: Hans took the cup.Nb: Han gikk mot turistene.En: He walked towards the tourists.Nb: Han smilte.En: He smiled.Nb: Da skjedde uhellet.En: Then the accident happened.Nb: Han var for nær bordet.En: He was too close to the table.Nb: Kaffen sølt utover skjorten.En: The coffee spilled onto his shirt.Nb: Den var nå full av brune flekker.En: It was now covered in brown stains.Nb: Skamfull.En: Embarrassed.Nb: Turistene så ham.En: The tourists saw him.Nb: De lo ikke.En: They didn't laugh.Nb: Kanskje de forsto.En: Maybe they understood.Nb: Men Hans følte seg dum.En: But Hans felt foolish.Nb: Han gikk til badet.En: He went to the bathroom.Nb: Han prøvde å vaske skjorten, men flekkene var tunge.En: He tried to wash the shirt, but the stains were heavy.Nb: Hans ville gråte.En: Hans wanted to cry.Nb: Han følte seg opprørt.En: He felt upset.Nb: Han kunne ikke snakke med turistene.En: He couldn't talk to the tourists.Nb: Skjorten hans var skitten.En: His shirt was dirty.Nb: En av turistene kom inn.En: One of the tourists came in.Nb: Det var en kvinne.En: It was a woman.Nb: Veldig vakker.En: Very beautiful.Nb: Hun sa noe på engelsk.En: She said something in English.Nb: Hans forstod ikke.En: Hans didn't understand.Nb: Men hun pekte på skjorten hans og smilte.En: But she pointed at his shirt and smiled.Nb: Hvordan kunne hun smile?En: How could she smile?Nb: Hans følte seg enda mer dum.En: Hans felt even more foolish.Nb: Så hentet kvinnen en penn fra vesken sin.En: Then, the woman took a pen out of her bag.Nb: Hun...

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