Kindness on a Rainy Day: Lars and his Flag Umbrella in Copenhagen

Fluent Fiction - Danish: Kindness on a Rainy Day: Lars and his Flag Umbrella in Copenhagen Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/kindness-on-a-rainy-day-lars-and-his-flag-umbrella-in-copenhagen Story Transcript:Da: På en mørk og regnfuld dag i hjertet af København, cyklede Lars.En: On a dark and rainy day in the heart of Copenhagen, Lars was riding his bike.Da: Han havde sin rød og hvide flagparaply åben over hovedet.En: He had his red and white flag umbrella open over his head.Da: Hans grå frakke var våd, men flagparaplyen holdt en del af regnen væk.En: His gray coat was wet, but the flag umbrella kept some of the rain away.Da: Lars var en venlig gammel mand.En: Lars was a kind old man.Da: Han elskede sin by, København.En: He loved his city, Copenhagen.Da: Selv på regnfulde dage som denne, smilede han.En: Even on rainy days like this, he smiled.Da: Han mødte mennesker på gaden, og de smilede også.En: He met people on the street, and they smiled too.Da: De så hans flagparaply og grinede.En: They saw his flag umbrella and laughed.Da: Det gjorde Lars glad.En: It made Lars happy.Da: Han cyklede forbi butikker og caféer.En: He cycled past shops and cafes.Da: Ned ad stræder og over broer.En: Down streets and over bridges.Da: Han elskede de gamle huse.En: He loved the old houses.Da: De var smukke, selv om de var våde.En: They were beautiful, even though they were wet.Da: Da kom problemerne.En: Then the problems came.Da: Lars' cykelkæde sprang af.En: Lars' bike chain came off.Da: Han prøvede at sætte kæden på igen, men hans fingre var for kolde.En: He tried to put the chain back on, but his fingers were too cold.Da: Han var for våd og for træt.En: He was too wet and too tired.Da: Hvad skulle han gøre?En: What should he do?Da: Han kunne ikke cykle videre.En: He couldn't cycle any further.Da: Men han kunne gå.En: But he could walk.Da: Det ville tåge længere tid at komme hjem, men han kunne gå.En: It would take longer to get home, but he could walk.Da: Så det gjorde Lars.En: So Lars did.Da: Han begyndte at gå.En: He started walking.Da: Hans støvler var tunge i det våde vejr, men han fortsatte.En: His boots were heavy in the wet weather, but he kept going.Da: Han gik forbi de gamle huse og broer igen.En: He passed the old houses and bridges again.Da: De var stadigvæk smukke.En: They were still beautiful.Da: Efter noget tid blev han træt.En: After some time, he grew tired.Da: Han satte sig ned ved siden af en stor kirke for at hvile.En: He sat down next to a big church to rest.Da: Men han var kold og våd.En: But he was cold and wet.Da: Hvad skulle han gøre?En: What should he do?Da: Døren til kirken åbnede.En: The church door opened.Da: En venlig præst kom ud.En: A friendly priest came out.Da: Han så Lars sidde i regnen med sin flagparaply.En: He saw Lars sitting in the rain with his flag umbrella.Da: "Kom ind og tør op", sagde præsten.En: "Come in and dry off," said the priest.Da: Lars smilede.En: Lars smiled.Da: Han gik ind i kirken.En: He went inside the church.Da: Han følte sig tryg og varm.En: He felt safe and warm.Da: Præsten gav ham en...