A Lucky Catch: Lars and Mette's Mermaid Adventure

Fluent Fiction - Danish: A Lucky Catch: Lars and Mette's Mermaid Adventure Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/a-lucky-catch-lars-and-mettes-mermaid-adventure 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: LarsMette: MetteLittle Mermaid statue: Den Lille Havfrue-statueselfie: selfiefriends: vennerphone: telefonwater: vandworried: bekymredefish: fiskelarge branch: stor grenupset: kede af detolder man: ældre mandfishing line: fiskelinjegood catches: gode fangsterhook: kroggive up: opgiveshake: rystehappy: gladeembraced each other: omfavnede hinandensmiled: smiledegood catch: god fangstthanked: takkedelucky: heldigekind stranger: venlig fremmedimportant: vigtigtcareful: forsigtigtake care: tage vare påthings: ting