Fluent Fiction - Danish: A Lucky Catch: Lars and Mette's Mermaid Adventure
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Story Transcript:

Da: Lars og Mette stod ved Den Lille Havfrue-statue i København.
En: Lars and Mette stood by the Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen.

Da: De ville tage en selfie for at vise den til deres venner.
En: They would take a selfie to show it to their friends.

Da: Men da de prøvede at tage billedet, tabte de deres telefon i vandet!
En: But when they tried to take the picture, they dropped their phone in the water!

Da: Lars og Mette var meget bekymrede og forsøgte at fiske den op med en stor gren, men det virkede ikke.
En: Lars and Mette were very worried and tried to fish it up with a large branch, but it didn't work.

Da: De var så kede af det, at de næsten græd.
En: They were so upset that they almost cried.

Da: Men så kom der en ældre mand forbi.
En: But then an older man came by.

Da: Han havde set, hvad der skete, og tilbød at hjælpe dem.
En: He had seen what was happening and offered to help them.

Da: Han gav dem en gammel fiskelinje og sagde, at han havde haft nogle gode fangster med den i fortiden.
En: He gave them an old fishing line and said he had had some good catches with it in the past.

Da: Lars og Mette fiskede i vandet i lang tid, men der var ingen fisk der ville bide på krogen.
En: Lars and Mette fished in the water for a long time, but there were no fish that would bite the hook.

Da: De ville opgive, men så begyndte linen at ryste.
En: They wanted to give up, but then the line began to shake.

Da: De trak forsigtigt op, og pludselig så de telefonen på krogen!
En: They pulled up carefully and suddenly they saw the phone on the hook!

Da: De var så glade, at de omfavnede hinanden.
En: They were so happy that they embraced each other.

Da: Ældre manden smilede og sagde, at det var en rigtig god fangst.
En: The older man smiled and said it was a very good catch.

Da: Lars og Mette takkede ham og tænkte på, hvor heldige de var at møde ham.
En: Lars and Mette thanked him and thought about how lucky they were to meet him.

Da: De tænker på den dag endnu og hvordan de fik hjælp fra en venlig fremmed mens de var ved havfruen.
En: They still think about that day and how they got help from a kind stranger while they were at the mermaid.

Da: De tænkte også på, hvordan det var vigtigt at være forsigtig og tage vare på deres ting.
En: They also thought about how it was important to be careful and take care of their things.


Vocabulary Words:

• Lars: Lars
• Mette: Mette
• Little Mermaid statue: Den Lille Havfrue-statue
• selfie: selfie
• friends: venner
• phone: telefon
• water: vand
• worried: bekymrede
• fish: fiske
• large branch: stor gren
• upset: kede af det
• older man: ældre mand
• fishing line: fiskelinje
• good catches: gode fangster
• hook: krog
• give up: opgive
• shake: ryste
• happy: glade
• embraced each other: omfavnede hinanden
• smiled: smilede
• good catch: god fangst
• thanked: takkede
• lucky: heldige
• kind stranger: venlig fremmed
• important: vigtigt
• careful: forsigtig
• take care: tage vare på
• things: ting