'Finding Good in the World: Lars and Mette's Saint Hans'

Fluent Fiction - Danish: 'Finding Good in the World: Lars and Mette's Saint Hans' Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/finding-good-in-the-world-lars-and-mettes-saint-hans Story Transcript:Da: Lars og Mette var glade fordi det var Sankt Hans aften i København.En: Lars and Mette were happy because it was Saint Hans's evening in Copenhagen.Da: De ville fejre med deres venner ved søen og danse rundt om bålet til traditionel dansk folkemusik.En: They would celebrate with their friends by the lake and dance around the fire to traditional Danish folk music.Da: Men en politiker, som ingen af dem kunne lide, skulle også have deres opmærksomhed.En: But a politician neither of them liked had to have their attention as well.Da: De besluttede at brænde et sugerørbillede af ham og danse rundt om det.En: They decided to burn a straw effigy of him and dance around it.Da: Alle var enige om, at de ville gøre det som en del af Sankt Hans traditionen.En: Everyone agreed that they wanted to do it as part of the Saint Hans tradition.Da: De gik til søen og tændte bålet.En: They went to the lake and lit the fire.Da: De sang og dansede, og da det var tid til at brænde billedet af politikeren af, var alle samlet omkring bålet, deres ansigter oplyst af flammerne.En: They sang and danced, and when it was time to burn the effigy of the politician, everyone gathered around the fire, their faces illuminated by the flames.Da: De begyndte at danse rundt om billedet og råbe deres frustration ud.En: They started dancing around the picture and shouting out their frustration.Da: Pludselig bemærkede de en lille pige, der var faldet i vandet.En: Suddenly they noticed a little girl who had fallen into the water.Da: Lars og hans venner sprang straks i vandet og reddede pigen op.En: Lars and his friends immediately jumped into the water and rescued the girl.Da: Alle kiggede på hende og glemte alt om brændingen af billedet.En: Everyone looked at her and forgot all about the burning of the picture.Da: De fokuserede alle på at hjælpe pigen, der heldigvis var okay.En: They all focused on helping the girl who luckily was okay.Da: Da de gik tilbage til bålet, besluttede de sig for ikke at brænde billedet af politikeren af.En: When they went back to the fire, they decided not to burn the picture of the politician.Da: De indså, at der var vigtigere ting end deres egne politiske holdninger.En: They realized that there were more important things than their own political views.Da: De dansede rundt om bålet og sang sange om det gode i verden.En: They danced around the fire and sang songs about the good in the world.Da: De forlod søen og gik ad de øde gader mod deres hjem.En: They left the lake and walked the deserted streets towards their home.Da: De vidste, at de ville huske denne aften for altid, fordi de havde fundet noget, der var meget vigtigere end politik - at hjælpe andre og være sammen.En: They knew they would remember this night forever because they had found something much more important than politics - helping others and being together. Vocabulary Words:Lars: LarsMette: MetteSaint Hans's evening: Sankt Hans aftenCopenhagen: Københavnfriends: vennerlake: søfire: bålDanish folk music: traditionel dansk folkemusikpolitician: politikerstraw effigy: sugerørbilledeSaint Hans tradition: Sankt Hans traditionflames:...