Mystery at Drottningholm: The Case of the Missing Clock

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Mystery at Drottningholm: The Case of the Missing Clock Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sv/episode/2025-01-28-23-34-02-sv Story Transcript:Sv: Vintern svepte över Drottningholms slott som en vit mantel av tystnad.En: Winter swept over Drottningholms slott like a white cloak of silence.Sv: Snön låg djup och tjock, och varje gång Elin stegade genom de frostiga hallarna hördes hennes steg mot marmorgolvet.En: The snow lay deep and thick, and every time Elin stepped through the frosty halls, her footsteps echoed against the marble floor.Sv: Elin älskade sitt arbete som guide vid slottet.En: Elin loved her work as a guide at the castle.Sv: Hon tyckte om att berätta slottets historia för besökarna, blanda det förgångna med sin egen entusiasm.En: She enjoyed telling the castle's history to the visitors, blending the past with her own enthusiasm.Sv: Men idag fanns det en oro i luften.En: But today, there was a sense of unease in the air.Sv: Ett sällsynt och värdefullt artefakt hade försvunnit från samlingen.En: A rare and valuable artifact had disappeared from the collection.Sv: Det var en mycket gammal klocka, vacker och viktig för Sveriges historia.En: It was a very old clock, beautiful and important to the history of Sverige.Sv: Elin kunde knappt tro det.En: Elin could hardly believe it.Sv: Hur kunde något sådant hända här?En: How could something like this happen here?Sv: Trots att ingen riktigt trodde på henne, bestämde sig Elin för att lösa mysteriet.En: Even though no one really believed her, Elin decided to solve the mystery.Sv: Hon visste vem hon behövde hjälp från - Sven.En: She knew who she needed help from - Sven.Sv: Sven hade tidigare arbetat som säkerhetsvakt på slottet och kände till alla dess gömmor och vrår.En: Sven had previously worked as a security guard at the castle and knew all its hiding places and corners.Sv: Men han var skeptisk och ville inte blanda sig i problem igen.En: But he was skeptical and didn't want to get involved in problems again.Sv: "Snälla, Sven," bad Elin.En: "Please, Sven," pleaded Elin.Sv: "Slottet behöver din hjälp."En: "The castle needs your help."Sv: Efter en lång paus, suckade Sven.En: After a long pause, Sven sighed.Sv: "Okej.En: "Okay.Sv: Men bara den här gången."En: But just this once."Sv: De två började sitt sökande.En: The two began their search.Sv: Spår i snön ledde dem till slottets avlägsna salar där de stötte på Lars, en artig men mystisk konstsamlaren.En: Tracks in the snow led them to the castle's distant halls where they encountered Lars, a polite but mysterious art collector.Sv: Lars hade visat stort intresse för just den försvunna klockan, vilket gjorde Elin misstänksam.En: Lars had shown great interest in the very clock that had disappeared, which made Elin suspicious.Sv: "Så, Lars," inledde Elin en konversation, försökte låta avslappnad.En: "So, Lars," began Elin a conversation, trying to sound relaxed.Sv: "Vilken underlig slump att klockan försvann precis när du är här."En: "What an odd coincidence that the clock disappeared just when you're here."Sv: Lars log kallt, men hans ögon avslöjade någonting annat.En: Lars smiled coldly, but his eyes revealed something else.Sv: Det var något mer bakom hans besök.En: There was more behind his visit.Sv: När en snöstorm började rasa utanför,...

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