Norwegian · Intermediate
Adapted from Cinderella
A mistreated young woman receives help from a magical bird and goes to the king’s festival.
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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Da kona til en rik mann ble alvorlig syk, skjønte hun at hun snart skulle dø. Hun ba sin eneste datter komme bort til sengen.
When a rich man’s wife fell seriously ill, she realized she would soon die. She asked her only daughter to come to her bedside.
«Kjære barn, vær god og hold fast ved troen din. Gud vil passe på deg, og fra himmelen skal jeg følge med på hvordan du har det. Jeg vil alltid være nær deg.»
“Dear child, be good and hold on to your faith. God will look after you, and I’ll be watching from heaven to see how you’re doing. I’ll always be close to you.”
Så lukket moren øynene og døde. Datteren gråt ved graven hennes hver dag og levde videre slik moren hadde bedt henne om. Om vinteren lå snøen som et hvitt teppe over graven. Da vårsolen hadde smeltet snøen, hadde faren giftet seg på nytt.
Then the mother closed her eyes and died. Her daughter cried at her grave every day and went on living as her mother had asked her to. In winter, the snow lay like a white blanket over the grave. By the time the spring sun had melted the snow, her father had remarried.
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