Lars' Leap of Faith: A Lesson in Appreciation

Fluent Fiction - Danish: Lars' Leap of Faith: A Lesson in Appreciation Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/lars-leap-of-faith-a-lesson-in-appreciation Story Transcript:Da: Lars stod foran den lille havfrue-statue i København.En: Lars stood in front of the little mermaid statue in Copenhagen.Da: Han ville tage en selfie for at vise sine venner, hvor sej han var.En: He wanted to take a selfie to show his friends how cool he was.Da: Men pludselig, ved et uheld, hoppede Lars i kanalen!En: But suddenly, by accident, Lars jumped into the canal!Da: Han kæmpede for at komme op til overfladen.En: He struggled to get to the surface.Da: Vandet var koldt og mørkt, og Lars var skræmt.En: The water was cold and dark, and Lars was frightened.Da: Han kunne mærke panikken brede sig i hans krop.En: He could feel the panic spreading through his body.Da: Han skreg, men ingen hørte ham.En: He screamed, but no one heard him.Da: Heldigvis kom der hurtigt en redningsbåd kørende.En: Fortunately, a rescue boat arrived quickly.Da: Redningsfolkene greb fat i Lars og trak ham op i båden.En: The rescuers grabbed Lars and pulled him into the boat.Da: Han var bange men lettet.En: He was scared but relieved.Da: Lars sad og rystede på vej til hospitalet.En: Lars sat and shook on the way to the hospital.Da: Han frøs og hans tøj var gennemblødt.En: He was freezing and his clothes were soaked.Da: Han spekulerede på, hvorfor han havde været så dum at hoppe i kanalen.En: He wondered why he had been so foolish as to jump into the canal.Da: Hans selfie var bestemt ikke det værd!En: His selfie was definitely not worth it!Da: Da han nåede hospitalet, blev han mødt af venlige sygeplejersker.En: When he reached the hospital, he was greeted by friendly nurses.Da: De hjalp ham med at tørre og få varmt tøj på.En: They helped him dry off and put on warm clothes.Da: Lars spurgte om de kunne ringe til hans forældre for at fortælle dem, at han var okay.En: Lars asked if they could call his parents to tell them he was okay.Da: Da Lars endelig fik fat i sin mor i telefonen, var hun meget bekymret.En: When Lars finally got hold of his mother on the phone, she was very worried.Da: Hun ville straks tage til hospitalet for at se til ham.En: She wanted to go to the hospital immediately to see him.Da: Lars blev lettet over at høre hendes stemme.En: Lars was relieved to hear her voice.Da: Da moren kom, gav hun Lars et kram og udtrykte sin lettelse over, at han var okay.En: When the mother arrived, she gave Lars a hug and expressed her relief that he was okay.Da: Sammen gik de ud af hospitalet og tog en taxa hjem til deres hyggelige lejlighed.En: Together they left the hospital and took a taxi home to their cozy apartment.Da: På vejen hjem tænkte Lars over sin dumme handling.En: On the way home, Lars thought about his stupid act.Da: Han lovede sig selv aldrig at lave noget så dumt igen.En: He promised himself never to do something so stupid again.Da: Han vidste, at livet var for kort til at tage unødvendige risici.En: He knew life was too short to take unnecessary risks.Da: Tilbage i lejligheden lavede moren en varm kop kakao til Lars.En: Back in the apartment, the mother made a hot cup of cocoa for Lars.Da: Han sad på sofaen og nød den varme drik.En: He sat on the sofa and enjoyed the hot...