Dancing Frogs and Midnight Memories: A Midsummer's Tale

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Dancing Frogs and Midnight Memories: A Midsummer's Tale Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/dancing-frogs-and-midnight-memories-a-midsummers-tale Story Transcript:Sv: Solnedgången tonade in över Stockholm.En: The sunset faded in over Stockholm.Sv: I huvudstaden samlades människor för att fira midsommar.En: In the capital, people gathered to celebrate midsummer.Sv: De dansade runt majstången, klädd i löv och blommor, under himlens rosa skära.En: They danced around the maypole, dressed in leaves and flowers, under the pink-tinged sky.Sv: Anders var i mitten av det hela.En: Anders was in the midst of it all.Sv: Han var en lättsam man i sina bästa år, alltid med ett leende på läpparna.En: He was a cheerful man in his prime, always with a smile on his face.Sv: Men idag var inget leende synligt.En: But today, no smile was visible.Sv: Natten innan midsommar var alltid en speciell tid för honom.En: The night before midsummer was always a special time for him.Sv: Han var ledsen trots all glädje omkring honom.En: He was sad despite all the joy around him.Sv: Anders vänner klädde ut sig till grodor och hoppade runt majstången.En: Anders' friends dressed up as frogs and hopped around the maypole.Sv: Det var traditionen.En: It was the tradition.Sv: Men för Anders var det mer än så.En: But for Anders, it was more than that.Sv: Han mindes när han första gången dansade som groda.En: He remembered when he first danced as a frog.Sv: Hans första midsommar i Stockholm, sjuttio år sedan.En: His first midsummer in Stockholm, seventy years ago.Sv: Det var då han träffade henne.En: It was when he met her.Sv: Elsa.En: Elsa.Sv: Anders och Elsa var unga då.En: Anders and Elsa were young then.Sv: De skrattade och hoppade tillsammans, klädda som grodor.En: They laughed and hopped together, dressed as frogs.Sv: Elsa hade de mest strålande ögonen.En: Elsa had the most radiant eyes.Sv: De dansade varje midsommar tillsammans.En: They danced every midsummer together.Sv: Tills förra året.En: Until last year.Sv: Elsa var inte längre.En: Elsa was no longer there.Sv: Demens hade ätit upp hennes minnen.En: Dementia had consumed her memories.Sv: Förra midsommar, satt hon bara där, stirrade på majstången, inte kände igen honom.En: Last midsummer, she just sat there, staring at the maypole, not recognizing him.Sv: Det var smärtsamt.En: It was painful.Sv: Och sju månader senare, dog hon i sömnen.En: And seven months later, she passed away in her sleep.Sv: Anders tittade på de dansande grodorna.En: Anders looked at the dancing frogs.Sv: Han kände en tår rulla nerför hans kind.En: He felt a tear roll down his cheek.Sv: Han satt där, såg sina vänner hoppa och skratta, men hans hjärta var tungt.En: He sat there, watching his friends jump and laugh, but his heart was heavy.Sv: Plötsligt, kände Anders en hand i hans.En: Suddenly, Anders felt a hand in his.Sv: Han vände sig.En: He turned.Sv: Där stod en kvinna med ljusa ögon, inte annorlunda än Elsas.En: There stood a woman with bright eyes, not unlike Elsa's.Sv: Han kände igen henne.En: He recognized her.Sv: Det var Alice, Elsas syster.En: It was Alice, Elsa's sister.Sv: Alice...

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