A Courageous Valentine: Lars' Heartfelt Winter Gesture

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: A Courageous Valentine: Lars' Heartfelt Winter Gesture
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Story Transcript:

No: Lars stirret ut av vinduet i klasserommet.
En: Lars stared out of the window in the classroom.

No: Snøen dalte sakte ned over Blomster Gård hvor den lille skolen lå.
En: The snow slowly drifted down over Blomster Gård where the little school was located.

No: Hytten ved gården glødet med varme lys fra de gamle, rustikke vinduene.
En: The cottage by the farm glowed with warm lights from the old, rustic windows.

No: Det var Valentinsdagen, og snart skulle det være feiring.
En: It was Valentine's Day, and soon there would be a celebration.

No: Lars var en sjenert gutt med stort hjerte.
En: Lars was a shy boy with a big heart.

No: Han likte Sigrid, en av de mest populære jentene i klassen.
En: He liked Sigrid, one of the most popular girls in the class.

No: Hun var alltid smilende og full av liv.
En: She was always smiling and full of life.

No: Det var vanskelig for Lars å innrømme sine følelser.
En: It was difficult for Lars to admit his feelings.

No: Han hadde laget et kort til henne, et spesielt Valentinskort.
En: He had made a card for her, a special Valentine's card.

No: Nå holdt han det i hånden, mens tankene kvernet: Hvordan skulle han gi kortet til henne?
En: Now he held it in his hand, while thoughts churned: How should he give the card to her?

No: Anonymt?
En: Anonymously?

No: Eller direkte?
En: Or directly?

No: Hvis Karina, skolenes lille ramp, begynte å erte ham, ville dagen være ødelagt.
En: If Karina, the school's little prankster, started teasing him, the day would be ruined.

No: Sigrid kikket over til ham og smilte.
En: Sigrid glanced over at him and smiled.

No: Lars kjente en rødme som bredte seg over kinnene hans.
En: Lars felt a blush spread over his cheeks.

No: Klokken viste at det snart var friminutt, og Lars visste at muligheten snart kom.
En: The clock showed that recess was coming up soon, and Lars knew that the opportunity would come soon.

No: Han pustet dypt og kikket på det vakre kortet han hadde laget med forsiktig håndskrift og tegninger.
En: He took a deep breath and looked at the beautiful card he had made with careful handwriting and drawings.

No: Snart hadde alle barna stilt seg ved garderobene for å hente jakkene sine.
En: Soon all the children lined up by the lockers to get their jackets.

No: Lars så Sigrid komme mot ham.
En: Lars saw Sigrid coming towards him.

No: Hjertet slo fortere nå.
En: His heart beat faster now.

No: Han kunne høre Karina le et sted i bakgrunnen, men han bestemte seg.
En: He could hear Karina laughing somewhere in the background, but he made up his mind.

No: I et modig øyeblikk rakte han kortet til Sigrid mens han forsøkte å holde hendene stødig.
En: In a brave moment, he handed the card to Sigrid while trying to keep his hands steady.

No: “Dette er til deg,” sa han, kanskje litt for raskt.
En: "This is for you," he said, maybe a bit too quickly.

No: Sigrid tok imot kortet, og øynene hennes skinte.
En: Sigrid accepted the card, and her eyes shone.

No: "Takk, Lars," sa hun med en varm stemme.
En: "Thank you, Lars," she said with a warm voice.

No: "Det var veldig fint!
En: "It was very nice!"

No: " Lars kunne ikke tro hvor lettet han ble.
En: Lars couldn't believe how relieved he felt.

No: Tanken på flausen forsvant, og han smilte tilbake, lettet og glad.
En: The thought of embarrassment disappeared, and he smiled back, relieved and happy.

No: Da han gikk ut i snøen, virket vinteren varmere.
En: As he went out into the snow, the winter seemed warmer.

No: Han følte seg sterkere, med vissheten om at han kunne uttrykke seg uten å være redd.
En: He felt stronger, knowing that he could express himself without being afraid.

No: Han hadde vunnet over sin egen frykt.
En: He had overcome his own fear.

No: Følelsen av å ha vist sitt sanne jeg var like vakker som blomsterne som sov under snøen, og som ville blomstre igjen om noen måneder.
En: The feeling of having shown his true self was as beautiful as the flowers sleeping under the snow, and that would bloom again in a few months.


Vocabulary Words:

• stared: stirret
• drifted: dalte
• located: lå
• cottage: hytten
• glowed: glødet
• rustic: rustikke
• celebration: feiring
• shy: sjenert
• admit: innrømme
• churned: kvernet
• anonymously: anonymt
• prankster: ramp
• teasing: erte
• blush: rødme
• recess: friminutt
• opportunity: muligheten
• breath: pustet
• careful: forsiktig
• lined up: stilt seg
• lockers: garderobene
• jacket: jakkene
• steady: stødig
• warm: varm
• relieved: lettet
• embarrassment: flausen
• disappeared: forsvant
• express: uttrykke
• afraid: redd
• overcome: vunnet over
• true: sanne