Nb: Lars sto på toppen av den store skibakken.
En: Lars stood at the top of the big ski slope.

Nb: Han hadde på seg nye ski, nye skisko og en splitter ny skidress.
En: He was wearing new skis, new ski boots, and a brand new ski suit.

Nb: Skiene glitret i vintersolen.
En: The skis glittered in the winter sun.

Nb: Lars blunket nervøst.
En: Lars blinked nervously.

Nb: Bakken så høy og bratt ut.
En: The slope looked high and steep.

Nb: Men han ville prøve.
En: But he wanted to try.

Nb: Hele dagen hadde han sett på mens andre svingte seg elegant nedover bakken.
En: All day, he had watched others gracefully maneuver down the slope.

Nb: Så nå sto Lars der, på toppen, klar til å ta sitt første skritt mot det ukjente.
En: So now Lars stood there, at the top, ready to take his first step towards the unknown.

Nb: Rundt omkring sto folk og så på Lars.
En: Around him, people stood and watched Lars.

Nb: De smilte og lo litt.
En: They smiled and chuckled a little.

Nb: Lars var kjent for å være litt klønete.
En: Lars was known to be a bit clumsy.

Nb: Han snublet ofte, mistet ting og var alltid den siste til å forstå en vits.
En: He often stumbled, dropped things, and was always the last one to understand a joke.

Nb: Men han var også kjent for å være modig.
En: But he was also known to be brave.

Nb: Lars pleide ikke å gi opp uten kamp.
En: Lars didn't usually give up without a fight.

Nb: Hvis han falt, sto han alltid opp igjen.
En: If he fell, he always got back up.

Nb: "Lars," ropte en stemme.
En: "Lars," a voice called.

Nb: Lars snudde seg.
En: Lars turned around.

Nb: Det var Kari, hans beste venn.
En: It was Kari, his best friend.

Nb: "Lykke til," sa hun og smilte oppmuntrende.
En: "Good luck," she said, smiling encouragingly.

Nb: Lars nikket og tok mot til seg.
En: Lars nodded and gathered his courage.

Nb: Så satte han utfor.
En: Then he started down the slope.

Nb: Han prøvde å huske alt Kari hadde lært ham.
En: He tried to remember everything Kari had taught him.

Nb: Men det gikk ikke.
En: But it didn't work.

Nb: Han falt.
En: He fell.

Nb: Igjen og igjen.
En: Again and again.

Nb: Noen ropte "Se på Lars!
En: Some shouted, "Look at Lars!"

Nb: " og folk lo.
En: and people laughed.

Nb: Lars lå der i snøen.
En: Lars lay there in the snow.

Nb: Han var kald, han var våt og han var flau.
En: He was cold, wet, and embarrassed.

Nb: Han ville gi opp.
En: He wanted to give up.

Nb: Men så tenkte han på Kari.
En: But then he thought of Kari.

Nb: Han husket hennes oppmuntrende smil.
En: He remembered her encouraging smile.

Nb: Så han reiste seg opp, børstet snøen av klærne og forsøkte igjen.
En: So he got up, brushed the snow off his clothes, and tried again.

Nb: Og han falt.
En: And he fell.

Nb: Men han reiste seg opp igjen.
En: But he got back up.

Nb: Og igjen.
En: And again.

Nb: Og igjen.
En: And again.

Nb: Dagen ble til ettermiddag.
En: The day turned into afternoon.

Nb: Skibakkene stengte snart.
En: The ski slopes would soon close.

Nb: Lars var den siste i bakken.
En: Lars was the last one on the slope.

Nb: Kari kom bort til ham.
En: Kari approached him.

Nb: "Du trenger ikke å gjøre dette, Lars," sa hun.
En: "You don't have to do this, Lars," she said.

Nb: "Jeg vet," svarte han.
En: "I know," he replied.

Nb: "Men jeg vil.
En: "But I want to."

Nb: " Kari nikket.
En: Kari nodded.

Nb: "Jeg vet det," sa hun.
En: "I know," she said.

Nb: "Og det er derfor du er min beste venn.
En: "And that's why you're my best friend."

Nb: "Med det, satte Lars utfor.
En: With that, Lars started down the slope.

Nb: Og han falt.
En: And he fell.

Nb: Men han falt litt mindre.
En: But he fell a little less.

Nb: Og kanskje litt mer elegant.
En: And perhaps a bit more gracefully.

Nb: Publikummet begynte å klappe.
En: The audience began to clap.

Nb: "Du gjør det Lars!
En: "You're doing it, Lars!"

Nb: " ropte de.
En: they shouted.

Nb: Og Lars skjønte det.
En: And Lars understood.

Nb: Det var ikke om å gjøre å ikke falle.
En: It wasn't about not falling.

Nb: Det var om å reise seg opp igjen etter at man har falt.
En: It was about getting back up after you've fallen.

Nb: Så når skibakkene stengte, var Lars fremdeles der.
En: So when the ski slopes closed, Lars was still there.

Nb: Han var kald, våt og utmattet.
En: He was cold, wet, and exhausted.

Nb: Men han smilte.
En: But he smiled.

Nb: Han hadde falt, ja, mange ganger.
En: He had fallen, yes, many times.

Nb: Men han hadde og reist seg opp igjen.
En: But he had also gotten back up.

Nb: Og det, visste han nå, var hele poenget med å lære å stå på ski.
En: And that, he now knew, was the whole point of learning to ski.