The Bicycle Domino Effect: How a Man and a Danish Pastry Caused Chaos in Copenhagen

Fluent Fiction - Danish: The Bicycle Domino Effect: How a Man and a Danish Pastry Caused Chaos in Copenhagen Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/the-bicycle-domino-effect-how-a-man-and-a-danish-pastry-caused-chaos-in-copenhagen Story Transcript:Da: Lars var en ung mand, der elskede wienerbrød.En: Lars was a young man who loved Danish pastries.Da: En dag var han i København.En: One day, he was in Copenhagen.Da: Kay Bojesen-ræven hang i en butiksvindue.En: Kay Bojesen's fox was hanging in a shop window.Da: Han gik på Kronprinsensgade, hvor han købte et lækkert wienerbrød fra en lokal bager.En: He walked on Kronprinsensgade, where he bought a delicious Danish pastry from a local bakery.Da: Sofie og Mads var gode venner.En: Sofie and Mads were good friends.Da: De arbejdede i samme café i København.En: They both worked at the same café in Copenhagen.Da: Den dag, Lars købte sit wienerbrød, arbejdede de begge to.En: On the day Lars bought his Danish pastry, they were both working.Da: De grinede og snakkede, uvidende om det kaos, Lars snart ville skabe.En: They laughed and talked, unaware of the chaos Lars would soon create.Da: Lars satte sig ned på en cykel i nærheden, mens han spiste wienerbrød.En: Lars sat down on a nearby bicycle while eating his Danish pastry.Da: Han bemærkede ikke, at cyklen var bundet sammen med mange andre cykler.En: He didn't notice that the bike was tied together with many other bikes.Da: Da han satte sig, begyndte cyklen at ryste.En: As he sat down, the bike started shaking.Da: Så begyndte den næste cykel.En: Then the next bike started shaking.Da: Og snart væltede den første cykel, trak den næste med i faldet.En: And soon, the first bike toppled, pulling the next one down with it.Da: En kædereaktion startede.En: A chain reaction began.Da: Skrig blev hørt, som folk sprang for livet, for at undgå de væltende cykler.En: Screams were heard as people jumped for their lives to avoid the falling bikes.Da: Sofie så det hele fra caféens vindue.En: Sofie saw it all from the café's window.Da: Hun løb ud, mens hun prøvede at advare folk.En: She ran out, trying to warn people.Da: Mads skyndte sig at hjælpe hende.En: Mads hurried to help her.Da: De skubbede folk ud af vejen, reddede en gammel dame og en hund.En: They pushed people out of the way, saving an old lady and a dog.Da: Endelig stoppede kædereaktionen.En: Finally, the chain reaction stopped.Da: Gaden var et rod af cykler.En: The street was a mess of bikes.Da: Lars sad stadig på sin cykel, wienerbrød i hånden, ser målløs ud.En: Lars was still sitting on his bike, Danish pastry in hand, looking bewildered.Da: Sofie og Mads gik hen til ham, ærgrede sig men kunne ikke lade være med at grine.En: Sofie and Mads approached him, feeling sorry but unable to suppress their laughter.Da: Lars blev senere kendt som "Københavns Elefanten".En: Lars later became known as "Copenhagen's Elephant."Da: Men det vigtigste var, at ingen kom til skade.En: But the most important thing was that no one got hurt.Da: Gaden blev ryddet.En: The street was cleared.Da: Cykler blev repareret.En: Bikes were repaired.Da: Og livet i København fortsatte som normalt.En: And life in Copenhagen continued as normal.Da: Den næste dag gik Lars...