Snowy Beginnings: The Tale of the Crooked Bookshelf in Stockholm

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Snowy Beginnings: The Tale of the Crooked Bookshelf in Stockholm Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/snowy-beginnings-the-tale-of-the-crooked-bookshelf-in-stockholm Story Transcript:Sv: Det snöade i Stockholm.En: It was snowing in Stockholm.Sv: En förfrusen Erik stod utanför porten till sin nyinköpta lägenhet med två stora lådor på en kärra.En: A frozen Erik stood outside the gate of his newly purchased apartment with two large boxes on a cart.Sv: Sofia kom fram bakom honom.En: Sofia came up behind him.Sv: Hon hade en röd mössa på sig.En: She was wearing a red beanie.Sv: Hon frös och snöt sig i en vit näsduk.En: She shivered and blew her nose into a white handkerchief.Sv: Erik öppnade porten och de gick in.En: Erik opened the gate and they walked in.Sv: De bodde nu i lägenheten tillsammans.En: They now lived in the apartment together.Sv: Eriks lillasyster, Anna, hjälpte dem att flytta.En: Erik's younger sister, Anna, helped them move.Sv: Hon bar in lådor och satte dem i ett rum.En: She carried boxes inside and placed them in a room.Sv: I det rummet var det tomt.En: That room was empty.Sv: Det hade bara vita väggar och ett stort fönster.En: It only had white walls and a large window.Sv: Erik, Sofia och Anna skulle montera en bokhylla.En: Erik, Sofia, and Anna were going to assemble a bookshelf.Sv: De hade köpt den från IKEA.En: They had bought it from IKEA.Sv: "Var är instruktionerna?En: "Where are the instructions?"Sv: " frågade Erik.En: Erik asked.Sv: Sofia kollade i lådorna.En: Sofia checked the boxes.Sv: Hon hittade inte dem.En: She couldn't find them.Sv: Anna letade också men hittade dem inte.En: Anna searched too but didn't find them.Sv: "Jag tror vi tappade dem", sa Sofia.En: "I think we lost them," Sofia said.Sv: Erik suckade.En: Erik sighed.Sv: De bestämde sig för att montera bokhyllan ändå.En: They decided to assemble the bookshelf anyway.Sv: De tog ut alla bitarna och lade dem på golvet.En: They took out all the pieces and laid them on the floor.Sv: Erik började skruva ihop två träbitar.En: Erik started screwing two pieces of wood together.Sv: Han vände och vred på dem men han visste inte hur de skulle sitta.En: He turned and twisted them, but he didn't know how they were supposed to fit.Sv: Sofia satte ihop två plankor.En: Sofia put together two planks.Sv: Hon skrattade när hon märkte att det blev snett.En: She laughed when she noticed they were crooked.Sv: Anna bara tittade.En: Anna just watched.Sv: Hon tyckte att det var svårt.En: She thought it was difficult.Sv: Det tog dem hela dagen.En: It took them all day.Sv: De monterade och monterade.En: They assembled and assembled.Sv: Till slut var bokhyllan klar.En: In the end, the bookshelf was finished.Sv: Den var stor och hög.En: It was big and tall.Sv: Men den var också vinglig.En: But it was also wobbly.Sv: Den snedde åt ena sidan.En: It leaned to one side.Sv: "Vi kanske behöver instruktionerna ändå", sa Anna.En: "Maybe we do need the instructions after all," Anna said.Sv: Alla skrattade.En: They all laughed.Sv: Men de blev också lite ledsna.En: But they...

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