The Crooked Bookshelf: A Tale of Friendship and DIY Adventures

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: The Crooked Bookshelf: A Tale of Friendship and DIY Adventures Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/the-crooked-bookshelf-a-tale-of-friendship-and-diy-adventures Story Transcript:Sv: Solen strålade ovanför Stockholm och färgade staden i gyllene toner.En: The sun shone above Stockholm, coloring the city in golden tones.Sv: Anders, Emma och Sofia, tre gamla vänner, packade in den nya Billy bokhylla från IKEA i bilen.En: Anders, Emma, and Sofia, three old friends, packed the new Billy bookshelf from IKEA into the car.Sv: De klargjorde att de skulle sätta ihop den utan instruktioner, för hur svårt kunde det vara?En: They decided to assemble it without instructions, because how hard could it be?Sv: De tre vännerna åkte tillbaka till Anders lägenhet i Vasastan, en förtrollande plats med gamla trägolv och stora fönster.En: The three friends returned to Anders' apartment in Vasastan, an enchanting place with old wooden floors and large windows.Sv: I bilen, Emma bläddrade genom manualen, men hon kastade snabbt det åt sidan, bestämd att de inte skulle behöva det.En: In the car, Emma flipped through the manual, but quickly pushed it aside, determined that they wouldn't need it.Sv: "Vi är intelligentare än en manual" sa hon skämtsamt.En: "We are smarter than a manual," she joked.Sv: Inne i vardagsrummet, brädorna och skruvarna från bokhyllan spridits över hela golvet som gåtan att lösa.En: Inside the living room, the boards and screws from the bookshelf were scattered all over the floor like an unsolved puzzle.Sv: Anders tog den första biten och försökte föra ihop den med en annan del.En: Anders took the first piece and tried to connect it with another part.Sv: Emma säkrade skruvarna och Sofia kollade båda två över axeln samtidigt som hon drick sin kaffe.En: Emma secured the screws, and Sofia watched over both of them while sipping her coffee.Sv: Timmarna gick medan de tittade och funderade, skruvade och lossade, rasade och skrattade.En: Hours passed as they looked and contemplated, tightened and loosened, collapsed and laughed.Sv: Till slut hade de en något skev version av Billy bokhylla.En: In the end, they had a slightly crooked version of the Billy bookshelf.Sv: Den stod minst sagt lutande, med några av hyllorna på tvärsnitt och skruvar sticker ut på märkliga platser.En: It stood leaning, with some of the shelves at odd angles and screws sticking out in strange places.Sv: Men alla tre stod tillbaka och beundrade verket med stolthet.En: But all three stepped back and admired their creation with pride.Sv: "Nästa gång borde vi kanske läsa instruktionerna" skrattade Sofia, medan de andra två instämde.En: "Next time, maybe we should read the instructions," Sofia laughed, and the other two agreed.Sv: Efter att ha återfått sin andning, satte de alla nya hyllan vid väggen, fyllde den med böcker och andra ting.En: After catching their breath, they placed the new shelf against the wall, filled it with books and other things.Sv: Trots sin skevheter, den passade perfekt in i Anders charmiga lägenhet.En: Despite its imperfections, it fit perfectly into Anders' charming apartment.Sv: Se, vissa historier handler inte om destinationen, utan resan.En: You see, some stories are not about the destination, but the journey.Sv: Vännerna lärde sig att, trots det skeva och komiska resultatet, var det hela processen att bygga denna bokhylla ett minne att skratta åt i åratal.En: The...

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