The Chair Chronicles: An Unexpected Assembly Adventure

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: The Chair Chronicles: An Unexpected Assembly Adventure Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/the-chair-chronicles-an-unexpected-assembly-adventure Story Transcript:Sv: Vi är på Ikea.En: We are at Ikea.Sv: Lars, en man med grått hår och glasögon, står i kassan.En: Lars, a man with gray hair and glasses, is standing at the checkout counter.Sv: Han håller i en blå låda.En: He is holding a blue box.Sv: "Vad är det där?En: "What is that?"Sv: " frågar kassörskan.En: the cashier asks.Sv: Hon pekar på lådan.En: She points to the box.Sv: "Det är en stol", säger Lars.En: "It's a chair," Lars says.Sv: Lådan är tung.En: The box is heavy.Sv: Lars bär den till sin bil.En: Lars carries it to his car.Sv: I bilen finns redan en madrass och en grön lampa.En: In the car, there is already a mattress and a green lamp.Sv: Nu bor han ensam och behöver nya möbler.En: He now lives alone and needs new furniture.Sv: Hemma tar Lars lådan till vardagsrummet.En: At home, Lars takes the box to the living room.Sv: Han öppnar lådan.En: He opens the box.Sv: Där ligger alla delar till stolen.En: Inside are all the parts for the chair.Sv: Lars känner en stark doft av färskt trä.En: Lars smells a strong scent of fresh wood.Sv: Han tittar på instruktionsboken.En: He looks at the instruction manual.Sv: Den är tjock.En: It is thick.Sv: På framsidan står det: "Montageguide".En: On the front it says: "Assembly guide".Sv: Lars börjar montera.En: Lars starts assembling.Sv: Han sätter delarna på plats, en efter en.En: He puts the parts in place, one by one.Sv: Det är många skruvar att skruva.En: There are many screws to screw.Sv: Lars svettas.En: Lars is sweating.Sv: Han torkar sig med ärmen på sin tröja.En: He wipes himself with the sleeve of his shirt.Sv: Det går inte bra.En: It's not going well.Sv: Lars blir förvirrad.En: Lars becomes confused.Sv: Han har extra skruvar.En: He has extra screws.Sv: Och stolen ser inte ut som en stol.En: And the chair doesn't look like a chair.Sv: Den ser ut som en bokhylla.En: It looks like a bookshelf.Sv: Lars rynkar pannan.En: Lars furrows his brow.Sv: Han tittar på instruktionsboken igen.En: He looks at the instruction manual again.Sv: "Lars!En: "Lars!Sv: Vad gör du?En: What are you doing?"Sv: " Frågar grannen.En: the neighbor asks.Sv: Han står i dörren.En: He stands in the doorway.Sv: Han skrattar.En: He laughs.Sv: "Din stol ser ut som en bokhylla!En: "Your chair looks like a bookshelf!"Sv: " Han skrattar igen.En: He laughs again.Sv: Lars blir arg.En: Lars gets angry.Sv: Han vill inte att stolen ska se ut som en bokhylla.En: He doesn't want the chair to look like a bookshelf.Sv: Men han vet inte vad han ska göra.En: But he doesn't know what to do.Sv: Han tittar på de extra skruvarna.En: He looks at the extra screws.Sv: Han tittar på den felaktiga stolen.En: He looks at the wrong chair.Sv: Då får han en idé.En: Then he gets an idea.Sv: "Jag kan bygga om den", säger han.En: "I can rebuild it," he says.

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