Herring for Dessert: A Danish Christmas to Remember

Fluent Fiction - Danish: Herring for Dessert: A Danish Christmas to Remember Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/herring-for-dessert-a-danish-christmas-to-remember Story Transcript:Da: Lars var ved den danske julefrokost.En: Lars was at the Danish Christmas lunch.Da: Alle var glade og spiste og drak.En: Everyone was happy and ate and drank.Da: Der var sild på bordet.En: There was herring on the table.Da: Sild, der var lagt i eddike og sukker.En: Herring that was put in vinegar and sugar.Da: Sild, der smagte surt og sødt.En: Herring that tasted sour and sweet.Da: Lars elskede sild.En: Lars loved herring.Da: Efter al den mad og alle de glas snaps blev desserten serveret.En: After all that food and all those glasses of schnapps, dessert was served.Da: Lars så det ikke rigtigt.En: Lars didn't see it right.Da: Han troede, det var en lille skål med blåbærdessert.En: He thought it was a small bowl of blueberry dessert.Da: Lars tog en stor skefuld og førte skeen mod munden.En: Lars took a large spoonful and brought the spoon to his mouth.Da: Alle kiggede på ham.En: Everyone looked at him.Da: Lars kunne mærke deres øjne i ryggen.En: Lars could feel their eyes in his back.Da: Men det var ikke blåbærdessert.En: But it wasn't blueberry dessert.Da: Det var en hel sild.En: It was a whole herring.Da: En sild, der var lagt i eddike og sukker.En: A herring that was put in vinegar and sugar.Da: En sild, der smagte surt og sødt.En: A herring that tasted sour and sweet.Da: Lars kunne ikke tro det.En: Lars couldn't believe it.Da: Han havde spist sild som dessert.En: He had eaten herring for dessert.Da: Alle begyndte at grine og klappe.En: Everyone started laughing and clapping.Da: Lars blev rød i hovedet.En: Lars turned red in the head.Da: Han prøvede at smile, men det var svært.En: He tried to smile, but it was hard.Da: Han syntes ikke, det var sjovt.En: He didn't think it was funny.Da: Silden brændte i hans mund.En: The herring burned in his mouth.Da: Han havde aldrig smagt noget så surt og sødt på én gang.En: He had never tasted something so sour and sweet at the same time.Da: Men så skete der noget.En: But then something happened.Da: Lars kunne mærke en boblende fornemmelse i maven.En: Lars could feel a bubbling sensation in his stomach.Da: Det var som om, at silden satte gang i noget inde i ham.En: It was as if the herring triggered something inside him.Da: Pludselig begyndte Lars at le.En: Suddenly Lars started to laugh.Da: Han grinede så meget, at tårerne trillede ned ad hans kinder.En: He laughed so hard that tears rolled down his cheeks.Da: Alle omkring ham begyndte også at grine.En: Everyone around him started laughing too.Da: Lars havde forvekslet silden som dessert, men det gjorde ikke noget.En: Lars had mistaken the herring for dessert, but it didn't matter.Da: Alle syntes, det var sjovt.En: Everyone thought it was funny.Da: De grinede og klappede.En: They laughed and clapped.Da: Lars blev glad.En: Lars was happy.Da: Til sidst kunne Lars ikke grine mere.En: In the end, Lars couldn't laugh anymore.Da: Han sad med et stort smil på læben.En: He sat with a big smile on his face.