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