Building Dreams: A Bonding Journey with IKEA

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Building Dreams: A Bonding Journey with IKEA Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/building-dreams-a-bonding-journey-with-ikea Story Transcript:Nb: Lars var en tøffing.En: Lars was a tough guy.Nb: Ingrid, hans søster, var en smarting.En: Ingrid, his sister, was a smart girl.Nb: Begge bodde i hjertet av Oslo, i en flott leilighet med utsikt over den travle Karl Johan gate.En: Both lived in the heart of Oslo, in a nice apartment overlooking the busy Karl Johan street.Nb: En dag kom en stor pakke til leiligheten.En: One day, a big package arrived at the apartment.Nb: Det var et IKEA møbel.En: It was an IKEA furniture.Nb: Navnet var nesten umulig å uttale.En: The name was almost impossible to pronounce.Nb: Lars, med hans sterke armer, løftet det lett.En: Lars, with his strong arms, lifted it easily.Nb: Men da han åpnet pakken, fant de ikke instruksjonene.En: But when he opened the package, they couldn't find the instructions.Nb: "Å nei, hva skal vi gjøre nå?En: "Oh no, what should we do now?"Nb: " spurte Ingrid, som så på alle bitene som nå lå spredt over stuegulvet.En: asked Ingrid, looking at all the pieces now scattered on the living room floor.Nb: Lars sa, "Ikke vær redd, Ingrid.En: Lars said, "Don't worry, Ingrid.Nb: Jeg bygde et Lego-slott en gang.En: I once built a Lego castle.Nb: Hvor vanskelig kan dette være?En: How hard can this be?"Nb: "De satte i gang.En: They got started.Nb: Lars fikk jobben med å skru, og Ingrid prøvde å sette sammen delene.En: Lars took on the job of screwing, and Ingrid tried to put the pieces together.Nb: De passet ikke alltid, men de prøvde likevel.En: They didn't always fit, but they kept trying.Nb: Tiden gikk.En: Time passed.Nb: Solen forsvant.En: The sun disappeared.Nb: OSLO-skiltet i bakgrunnen blinket i natten.En: The OSLO sign in the background blinked in the night.Nb: Stuen ble fylt med ekstra skruer og deler.En: The living room filled with extra screws and parts.Nb: Lars begynte å bli bekymret.En: Lars started to get worried.Nb: Var dette virkelig riktig?En: Was this really right?Nb: Men han prøvde å være modig.En: But he tried to be brave.Nb: Ingrid smilte og sa, "Ikke vær redd, Lars.En: Ingrid smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, Lars.Nb: Sammen kan vi klare alt.En: Together we can do anything."Nb: "De jobbet og jobbet.En: They worked and worked.Nb: Bitene ville ikke passe, men de prøvde og prøvde.En: The pieces wouldn't fit, but they kept trying.Nb: Den store klokken på Karl Johan slo tolv.En: The big clock on Karl Johan struck twelve.Nb: Oslolivet sov, men Lars og Ingrid var våkne.En: Oslo life slept, but Lars and Ingrid were awake.Nb: Plutselig sto møblet der - større enn de trodde.En: Suddenly, the furniture stood there - bigger than they thought.Nb: Men delene var borte.En: But the pieces were missing.Nb: Alt var borte - unntatt én skrue.En: Everything was gone - except for one screw.Nb: Lars så på skruen.En: Lars looked at the screw.Nb: Han så på Ingrid.En: He looked at Ingrid.Nb: Ingrid så på skruen og så på Lars.En: Ingrid looked at the screw and looked at Lars.Nb: Så begynte de begge å le.En: Then they both...