Norwegian
Kona til en rik mann ble så syk at hun visste at hun snart skulle dø. Hun ba datteren komme bort til sengen.
English translation
A rich man’s wife fell so ill that she knew she would soon die. She asked her daughter to come to her bedside.
Norwegian · Beginner
Askepott
Adapted from Cinderella
A mistreated young woman receives help from a magical bird and goes to the king’s festival.
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A mother's last promise
Norwegian
«Kjære barn, vær god og stol på Gud. Han vil passe på deg, og jeg vil følge med på deg fra himmelen.»
English translation
“Dear child, be good and trust in God. He will look after you, and I will watch over you from heaven.”
Norwegian
Så døde moren. Jenta gikk til graven hennes hver dag og gråt. Hun fortsatte å tro på Gud og å være god mot andre. Om vinteren lå det snø over graven. Da snøen smeltet om våren, hadde faren giftet seg på nytt.
English translation
Then her mother died. The girl went to her mother’s grave every day and cried. She kept believing in God and being kind to others. In winter, snow covered the grave. By the time the snow melted in spring, her father had remarried.
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