The Traffic Cone Umbrella: A Wet Commute Turns into a Triumph of Resourcefulness

Fluent Fiction - Danish: The Traffic Cone Umbrella: A Wet Commute Turns into a Triumph of Resourcefulness Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/the-traffic-cone-umbrella-a-wet-commute-turns-into-a-triumph-of-resourcefulness Story Transcript:Da: På den andre side af hoveddøren måtte Lars sukke.En: On the other side of the front door, Lars had to sigh.Da: En mægtig grå himmel hang over København.En: A mighty gray sky hung over Copenhagen.Da: Det var morgen, og det regnede.En: It was morning, and it was raining.Da: Regnen silede ned som om det aldrig ville holde op.En: The rain poured down as if it would never stop.Da: Han skulle på arbejde, men hans paraply var ingen steder at finde.En: He had to go to work, but his umbrella was nowhere to be found.Da: Lars skimmede rundt i sin lejlighed, vendte puder og stole op og ned.En: Lars searched through his apartment, tossing pillows and turning chairs upside down.Da: Intet spor af paraplyen.En: No trace of the umbrella.Da: Tiden løb, og han begyndte at blive forsinket.En: Time was running out, and he started to get delayed.Da: Så han tog en dyb indånding.En: So he took a deep breath.Da: ‘Jeg skal nok klare det,’ mumlede han til sig selv, stod op fra sin rod og gik til hoveddøren.En: "I'll manage," he mumbled to himself, got up from his mess, and went to the front door.Da: Han trak sin regnfrakke på, tog sin taske under armen, og så var han ude.En: He put on his raincoat, took his bag under his arm, and then he was out.Da: Turen til arbejde var kold og våd.En: The journey to work was cold and wet.Da: Regnen prikkede mod Lars’ ansigt som tusinde små nåle.En: The rain pricked Lars' face like a thousand tiny needles.Da: Den blæste ham i nakken, klæbede hans hår til hans pande.En: It blew on his neck, stuck his hair to his forehead.Da: Men Lars tog det i stiv arm.En: But Lars took it in stride.Da: Han vidste han kunne klare det.En: He knew he could handle it.Da: Lige da han troede, at han ikke kunne blive vådere, så han noget rødt ud af øjenkrogen.En: Just when he thought he couldn't get any wetter, he saw something red out of the corner of his eye.Da: En trafikkegle lå forladt i en sidegade.En: A traffic cone was abandoned in a side street.Da: Det slog ham, at han kunne bruge den som paraply.En: It occurred to him that he could use it as an umbrella.Da: Han kiggede rundt, og da han så ingen, snuppede han hurtigt keglen.En: He looked around, and when he saw no one, he quickly grabbed the cone.Da: Med trafikkeglen på hovedet fortsatte Lars sin rejse.En: With the traffic cone on his head, Lars continued his journey.Da: Folk på gaden grinte og pegede, men Lars smilte bare tilbage.En: People on the street laughed and pointed, but Lars just smiled back.Da: Han var tør, og det var alt der betød noget.En: He was dry, and that was all that mattered.Da: Da han endelig ankom til sin arbejdsplads, gav hans kollegaer ham et stort klaps på ryggen.En: When he finally arrived at his workplace, his colleagues patted him on the back.Da: De grinede af hans make-shift paraply, men Lars tog det i god humor.En: They laughed at his makeshift umbrella, but Lars took it in good humor.Da: Han forklarede, at hans paraply var væk, og at han havde brugt det, han havde kunne finde.En: He explained that his...