Lost in Midsummer: A Tourist's Accidental Dance Adventure

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Lost in Midsummer: A Tourist's Accidental Dance Adventure Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/lost-in-midsummer-a-tourists-accidental-dance-adventure Story Transcript:Sv: Skansen luktade sommar.En: Skansen smelled like summer.Sv: Grönska, blommor och glada röster fyllde luften.En: Greenery, flowers, and cheerful voices filled the air.Sv: Det var midsommarfirande och hela Skansen var fullt av liv.En: It was Midsummer celebrations, and all of Skansen was full of life.Sv: Linnea, en nyfiken turist, gick omkring och njöt av allt.En: Linnea, a curious tourist, walked around enjoying everything.Sv: Men just nu hade hon ett problem.En: But right now, she had a problem.Sv: Hon behövde hitta toaletten.En: She needed to find the restroom.Sv: "Var är toaletten?En: "Where's the restroom?"Sv: " sa Linnea tyst för sig själv.En: Linnea whispered to herself.Sv: Skylten hon följde ledde henne runt hörnet, och plötsligt befann hon sig mitt bland människor som dansade.En: The sign she was following led her around the corner, and suddenly she found herself in the midst of people dancing.Sv: Folkdans, med färgglada dräkter och leende ansikten.En: Folk dances, with colorful costumes and smiling faces.Sv: Linnea stannade till.En: Linnea stopped.Sv: Hon var fascinerad men också lite förvirrad.En: She was fascinated but also a bit confused.Sv: Hon tittade sig omkring för att fråga någon om hjälp, men innan hon visste ordet av, tog någon tag i hennes hand.En: She looked around to ask someone for help, but before she knew it, someone took her hand.Sv: Det var en äldre dam i traditionell svensk klädsel.En: It was an elderly lady in traditional Swedish attire.Sv: Damen log och drog in Linnea i dansen.En: The lady smiled and pulled Linnea into the dance.Sv: Linnea försökte hålla balansen och bli med i stegen.En: Linnea tried to keep her balance and join in the steps.Sv: Förvirringen förvandlades snart till vänliga skratt från dem runtomkring.En: The confusion soon turned into friendly laughter from those around her.Sv: Linnea snubblade och skrattade.En: Linnea stumbled and laughed.Sv: Hennes, kanske klantiga, men ändå charmiga försök gjorde att alla hejade på henne.En: Her, perhaps clumsy, yet charming attempts made everyone cheer for her.Sv: Musikens rytm hjälpte henne att känna sig levande.En: The rhythm of the music helped her feel alive.Sv: Även om hon var mitt i dansen, tänkte hon på toaletten.En: Even though she was in the middle of the dance, she thought about the restroom.Sv: ”Men kanske kan jag smita ut snart,” tänkte hon.En: “But perhaps I can slip away soon,” she thought.Sv: Plötsligt drogs hon av ledardansaren till mitten av cirkeln.En: Suddenly, the lead dancer pulled her to the center of the circle.Sv: Allas ögon var på henne.En: All eyes were on her.Sv: „Oj!En: "Oh!"Sv: ” tänkte Linnea.En: thought Linnea.Sv: „Vad gör jag nu?En: "What do I do now?"Sv: ” Publiken, full av barn och gamla, applåderade och ropade uppmuntrande.En: The audience, full of children and elderly people, applauded and cheered encouragingly.Sv: Hon visste inte stegen, men hon försökte ändå.En: She didn’t know the steps, but she tried anyway.Sv: Hennes klumpiga försök blev ett skådespel.En: Her...

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