Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Surviving the Storm: Courage and Teamwork in Geirangerfjord
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Stormen over Geirangerfjorden kom plutselig.
En: The storm over the Geirangerfjord came suddenly.

Nb: Vinden ulte.
En: The wind howled.

Nb: Bølgene slo hardt mot båten.
En: Waves crashed hard against the boat.

Nb: Sigrid, Lars og Ingrid var ute på sjøen.
En: Sigrid, Lars, and Ingrid were out at sea.

Nb: Det var en fin dag, så de tok båten ut.
En: It was a nice day, so they took the boat out.

Nb: Plutselig begynte skyene å samle seg.
En: Suddenly, the clouds began to gather.

Nb: Sigrid siden, "Se på himmelen, det blir stygt vær!"
En: Sigrid said, "Look at the sky, it's going to get ugly!"

Nb: Lars prøvde å styre båten mot land, men vinden var for sterk.
En: Lars tried to steer the boat towards land, but the wind was too strong.

Nb: Bølgene ble større.
En: The waves grew larger.

Nb: "Hold fast!"
En: "Hold on!"

Nb: ropte han.
En: he shouted.

Nb: Ingrid holdt seg fast i masten.
En: Ingrid clung to the mast.

Nb: Hun var redd.
En: She was scared.

Nb: Vannet sprutet over båten.
En: Water sprayed over the boat.

Nb: "Vi må komme oss i sikkerhet!"
En: "We need to get to safety!"

Nb: skrek hun.
En: she screamed.

Nb: De kjempet mot stormen.
En: They fought against the storm.

Nb: Vinden suste, og bølgene brøt over dem.
En: The wind roared, and the waves broke over them.

Nb: Lars måtte bruke all sin styrke for å holde båten på rett kurs.
En: Lars had to use all his strength to keep the boat on course.

Nb: Plutselig så Sigrid en liten øy i det fjerne.
En: Suddenly, Sigrid saw a small island in the distance.

Nb: "Der borte!"
En: "Over there!"

Nb: ropte hun og pekte.
En: she shouted and pointed.

Nb: Lars nikket.
En: Lars nodded.

Nb: "Vi må padle dit," sa han.
En: "We must paddle there," he said.

Nb: De jobbet sammen.
En: They worked together.

Nb: Sigrid og Ingrid hjalp til med å ro.
En: Sigrid and Ingrid helped to row.

Nb: De padlet så raskt de kunne.
En: They paddled as fast as they could.

Nb: Bølgene var høye.
En: The waves were high.

Nb: Vinden pisket tårene fra ansiktene deres.
En: The wind whipped tears from their faces.

Nb: Men de fortsatte.
En: But they continued.

Nb: Øya ble nærmere.
En: The island came closer.

Nb: Endelig, etter en intens kamp, nådde de land.
En: Finally, after an intense struggle, they reached land.

Nb: De dro båten opp på stranden og krøp under noen trær for ly.
En: They pulled the boat up onto the beach and crawled under some trees for shelter.

Nb: Stormen raste rundt dem, men de var i sikkerhet.
En: The storm raged around them, but they were safe.

Nb: Alle pustet lettet ut.
En: Everyone sighed in relief.

Nb: "Vi klarte det," sa Lars mens han klemte Sigrid og Ingrid tett.
En: "We made it," said Lars as he hugged Sigrid and Ingrid tightly.

Nb: De så ut over fjorden hvor stormen fremdeles raste.
En: They looked out over the fjord where the storm still raged.

Nb: "Mamma og pappa blir glade for å se oss igjen," sa Ingrid.
En: "Mom and Dad will be happy to see us again," said Ingrid.

Nb: Hun tenkte med et smil på hvor mye de måtte fortelle når det hele var over.
En: She thought with a smile about how much they would have to tell when it was all over.

Nb: Stormen roet seg, og solen begynte å skinne igjen.
En: The storm calmed, and the sun began to shine again.

Nb: Sigrid, Lars og Ingrid visste at de hadde vært heldige.
En: Sigrid, Lars, and Ingrid knew that they had been lucky.

Nb: Deres mot og samarbeid hadde reddet dem.
En: Their courage and teamwork had saved them.

Nb: Sammen rodde de tilbake til fastlandet, glade over å være trygge og takknemlige for hverandre.
En: Together, they rowed back to the mainland, happy to be safe and grateful for each other.


Vocabulary Words:

• storm: storm
• fjord: fjord
• suddenly: plutselig
• howled: ulte
• waves: bølgene
• crashed: slo
• gather: samle
• ugly: stygt
• steer: styre
• mast: masten
• clung: holdt seg fast
• scared: redd
• sprayed: sprutet
• safety: sikkerhet
• course: rett kurs
• paddle: padle
• row: ro
• whipped: pisket
• shelter: ly
• sighed: pustet lettet ut
• raged: raste
• courage: mot
• teamwork: samarbeid
• grateful: takknemlige
• howled: ulte
• pointed: pekte
• beach: stranden
• struggle: kamp
• calmed: roet seg
• shine: skinne