The Triumph of Language: Lars' Journey to Say 'Red Berry Pudding with Cream'

Fluent Fiction - Danish: The Triumph of Language: Lars' Journey to Say 'Red Berry Pudding with Cream' Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/the-triumph-of-language-lars-journey-to-say-red-berry-pudding-with-cream Story Transcript:Da: Midt i København er der en park.En: In the middle of Copenhagen, there is a park.Da: Den er smuk.En: It is beautiful.Da: Lars, Sofie og Malthe er venner.En: Lars, Sofie, and Malthe are friends.Da: De mødes i parken.En: They meet in the park.Da: Med deres madkurv sidder de under et stort træ.En: With their picnic basket, they sit under a big tree.Da: I deres madkurv er rødgrød med fløde.En: In their picnic basket is red berry pudding with cream.Da: Lars er fra Sverige.En: Lars is from Sweden.Da: Han kan ikke sige "rødgrød med fløde" rigtigt.En: He can't pronounce "red berry pudding with cream" correctly.Da: Sofie og Malthe driller ham.En: Sofie and Malthe tease him.Da: De siger det hurtigt.En: They say it quickly.Da: De griner.En: They laugh.Da: "Rødgrød med fløde", siger Sofie og Malthe.En: "Red berry pudding with cream," says Sofie and Malthe.Da: Lars bliver flov.En: Lars becomes embarrassed.Da: Han kan ikke lide det.En: He doesn't like it.Da: Han vil gerne sige det rigtigt.En: He wants to say it correctly.Da: Han vil ikke have, at hans venner driller ham.En: He doesn't want his friends to tease him.Da: "Søren Kød grød med mølde", siger Lars.En: "Søren Meat pudding with mold," says Lars.Da: Sofie og Malthe griner.En: Sofie and Malthe laugh.Da: "Det er ikke rigtigt", siger de.En: "That's not right," they say.Da: Lars er ked af det.En: Lars feels sad.Da: Han vil ikke fejle mere.En: He doesn't want to fail anymore.Da: Sofie er en god ven.En: Sofie is a good friend.Da: Hun stopper med at grine.En: She stops laughing.Da: Hun hjælper Lars.En: She helps Lars.Da: "Roligt, Lars," siger hun.En: "Calm down, Lars," she says.Da: "Sig det langsomt.En: "Say it slowly.Da: Rød-grød.En: Red-berry.Da: Med-flø-de".En: Pudding-with-cream."Da: Lars prøver igen.En: Lars tries again.Da: Det er svært, men han er tapper.En: It's difficult, but he is brave.Da: I flere dage øver han.En: For several days, he practices.Da: Med Sofie og Malthe.En: With Sofie and Malthe.Da: I parken, på gaden, i hjemmet.En: In the park, on the street, at home.Da: Han siger det igen og igen.En: He says it again and again.Da: "Rødgrød med fløde".En: "Red berry pudding with cream".Da: Slowly.En: Slowly.Da: Stille.En: Quietly.Da: Omhyggeligt.En: Carefully.Da: En dag, under det samme store træ, prøver Lars igen.En: One day, under the same big tree, Lars tries again.Da: "Rødgrød med fløde", siger han.En: "Red berry pudding with cream," he says.Da: Det er rigtigt!En: It's correct!Da: Malthe og Sofie klapper.En: Malthe and Sofie clap.Da: De er glade.En: They are happy.Da: De griner ikke mere.En: They don't laugh anymore.Da: Lars er lettet.En: Lars feels relieved.Da: Han er glad.En: He is happy.