The Stockholm Puzzle: A Tale of IKEA Collaboration

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: The Stockholm Puzzle: A Tale of IKEA Collaboration Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/the-stockholm-puzzle-a-tale-of-ikea-collaboration Story Transcript:Sv: Solen sken över Stockholm.En: The sun shone over Stockholm.Sv: Det är här vi träffar Erik och Ingrid.En: This is where we meet Erik and Ingrid.Sv: I en central lägenhet, trasslade de in sig i en hög av träplankor och skruvar.En: In a central apartment, they found themselves tangled in a pile of wooden planks and screws.Sv: Allt skall bli en bokhylla, från IKEA.En: Everything was to become a bookshelf, from IKEA.Sv: Erik och Ingrid är bästa vänner.En: Erik and Ingrid are best friends.Sv: De gör allt tillsammans.En: They do everything together.Sv: Nu skulle de montera en bokhylla.En: Now they were going to assemble a bookshelf.Sv: Men instruktionerna från IKEA saknades.En: But the instructions from IKEA were missing.Sv: Dags att testa deras gemensamma problemlösande.En: Time to test their collaborative problem-solving skills.Sv: Ingrid tog fram en skruv.En: Ingrid pulled out a screw.Sv: "Var ska denna?En: "Where does this go?"Sv: " frågade hon.En: she asked.Sv: Erik skakade på huvudet.En: Erik shook his head.Sv: "Ingen aning" sa han.En: "No idea," he said.Sv: Han försökte passa ihop två plankor med varandra.En: He tried to fit two planks together.Sv: De passade inte.En: They didn't match.Sv: Förvirringen fortsatte.En: The confusion continued.Sv: Ingrid letade efter rätt skruv, Erik försökte passa ihop plankorna.En: Ingrid searched for the right screw, Erik tried to fit the planks.Sv: De såg på varandra.En: They looked at each other.Sv: "Vi behöver hjälp!En: "We need help!"Sv: " sa de båda.En: they both said.Sv: Men vem kunde de ringa?En: But who could they call?Sv: Erik fick en idé.En: Erik had an idea.Sv: Han tog upp sin telefon, sökte på modellen av bokhyllan.En: He took out his phone, searched for the model of the bookshelf.Sv: Han hittade en video.En: He found a video.Sv: I videon, såg de hur man monterade bokhyllan steg för steg.En: In the video, they saw how to assemble the bookshelf step by step.Sv: De skrattade.En: They laughed.Sv: Lättnaden sprider sig i rummet.En: Relief spread in the room.Sv: Så de följde videon.En: So they followed the video.Sv: Planka efter planka, skruv efter skruv.En: Plank after plank, screw after screw.Sv: Långsamt, tog bokhyllan form.En: Slowly, the bookshelf took shape.Sv: De skrattade och pratade.En: They laughed and talked.Sv: De arbetade tillsammans.En: They worked together.Sv: Efter flera timmar, stod bokhyllan klar.En: After several hours, the bookshelf was ready.Sv: De jublade.En: They cheered.Sv: Erik och Ingrid kände sig stolta.En: Erik and Ingrid felt proud.Sv: De hade monterat bokhyllan tillsammans, utan instruktioner.En: They had assembled the bookshelf together, without instructions.Sv: Stockholms sol gick ner.En: The sun set over Stockholm.Sv: Erik och Ingrid tittade på sin bokhylla.En: Erik and Ingrid looked at their bookshelf.Sv: "Vilket äventyr!En: "What an adventure!"

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