Tales of Adventure and Triumph: Small Victories in the Heart of Denmark

Fluent Fiction - Danish: Tales of Adventure and Triumph: Small Victories in the Heart of Denmark Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/tales-of-adventure-and-triumph-small-victories-in-the-heart-of-denmark Story Transcript:Da: En kold og klar vinterdag sidder Henrik på Nørreport, ved en lille gadesælger.En: On a cold and clear winter day, Henrik sits at Nørreport, next to a small street vendor.Da: Han svinger sine ben, forsøger at varme sine fingre om en varm kop kakao, mens hans tunge prøver at sno sig om ordene "rødgrød med fløde".En: He swings his legs, trying to warm his fingers around a hot cup of cocoa, while his tongue tries to wrap around the words "rødgrød med fløde" (a traditional Danish dessert).Da: Gadesælgeren griner, ryster på hovedet, men serverer alligevel den søde dessert for Henrik.En: The street vendor laughs, shakes his head, but still serves the sweet dessert to Henrik.Da: En skål dampende rød grød, med en flod af kold fløde på toppen.En: A bowl of steaming red berry compote, with a river of cold cream on top.Da: Hundrede kilometer væk, i Aarhus, kæmper Astrid.En: One hundred kilometers away, in Aarhus, Astrid struggles.Da: Hun står midt i en dansk picnic, armene fyldt med et tårn af smørrebrød.En: She stands in the middle of a Danish picnic, her arms full of an tower of open-faced sandwiches.Da: Løgene er ved at rulle af, rejerne glider ned, mens Astrid sværger sagte.En: The onions are starting to roll off, the shrimps sliding down, as Astrid swears softly.Da: Selvfølgelig, hun burde have taget mindre på gangen.En: Of course, she should have taken fewer at once.Da: Tårnet vakler, men med et suk af lettelse, lykkes det hende at stable det på bordet, hele tårnet intakt.En: The tower wobbles, but with a sigh of relief, she manages to stack it on the table, the entire tower intact.Da: I Odense, vandrer Lars i mørket.En: In Odense, Lars walks in the darkness.Da: Han er gået på opdagelse i HC Andersen-museet, uden at se hvortil han går.En: He has wandered into the HC Andersen museum without paying attention to where he is going.Da: Pludselig snubler han, falder gennem en hemmelig passage og ruller ned ad en trappe.En: Suddenly, he trips, falls through a secret passage, and rolls down some stairs.Da: Han ender i et rum fyldt med gamle manuskripter.En: He ends up in a room filled with old manuscripts.Da: Hjertet hamrer i hans bryst, mens han forsøger at finde vej tilbage, men træder i stedet dybere ind i gangene.En: His heart pounds in his chest as he tries to find his way back, but instead he steps deeper into the corridors.Da: I nordligt Skagen er Ingrid i fuld gang.En: In the northern town of Skagen, Ingrid is fully engaged.Da: Hun står med fødderne i sandet, solen varmer hendes hud, mens hun skaber.En: She stands with her feet in the sand, the sun warming her skin, as she creates.Da: Sandskulpturkonkurrencen er i fuld gang.En: The sand sculpture competition is in full swing.Da: Men da hun træder tilbage og ser på hendes skabelse, så ser hun noget bekendt.En: But when she steps back and looks at her creation, she sees something familiar.Da: Det er Den Lille Havfrue.En: It's The Little Mermaid.Da: Ikke med vilje, men der er ingen tvivl.En: Not intentionally, but there is no doubt.Da: Folk omkring hende klapper, nogen griner, men Ingrid rødmer, og gemmer sig bag hendes skulptur.En: People around her clap,...