Adam and Eve
Adam og Eva
God forms the first human and his companion, places them in Eden, and tells how they are expelled from the garden.
Learning Norwegian · Intermediate
Intermediate Norwegian Stories
Explore intermediate Norwegian stories with fuller detail, audio and English translations. Read for the plot, notice how ideas connect, and revisit a familiar tale in a more detailed edition.
29 editions at this difficulty.
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Cinderella
Askepott
A mistreated young woman receives help from a magical bird and goes to the king’s festival.
Daniel in the Lions’ Den
Daniel i løvehulen
Daniel continues to pray despite a royal decree and is protected in the lions’ den.
David and Goliath
David og Goliat
Young David faces the Philistine champion Goliath and defeats him with a sling and a stone.
Hansel and Gretel
Hans og Grete
Two children are lost in the forest and must outwit a witch who lives in a house made of sweets.
Jonah and the Whale
Jona og hvalen
Jonah flees his mission, is swallowed by a great fish, and eventually delivers God’s message to Nineveh.
Joseph and His Brothers
Josef og brødrene hans
Joseph is sold by his brothers, rises to authority in Egypt, and reunites with his family during a famine.
Little Red Riding Hood
Rødhette
A girl takes food to her grandmother through the forest and meets a wolf who has a plan of his own.
Noah’s Ark and the Great Flood
Noas ark og den store flommen
Noah builds an ark to survive the flood, and God establishes a covenant with Noah and every living creature.
Rapunzel
Rapunsel
A girl with extraordinarily long hair is kept in a tower until a prince discovers her.
Rumpelstiltskin
Rumleskaft
A mysterious little man helps a miller’s daughter spin straw into gold, then demands a costly promise.
Sleeping Beauty
Tornerose
A princess and her kingdom fall into a long sleep after a curse, until a prince reaches the castle.
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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Hvordan Rødhette fikk navnet sitt
How Red-Cap got her name
Norwegian
Det var en gang en liten jente som alle ble glad i så snart de så henne. Ingen var så glad i henne som bestemoren, som ville ha gitt henne hva som helst. En dag ga bestemoren henne en liten hette av rød fløyel. Den kledde jenta så godt at hun aldri ville ha noe annet på hodet.
English translation
Once upon a time there was a little girl whom everyone loved as soon as they saw her. No one loved her as much as her grandmother, who would have given her anything. One day her grandmother gave her a little hood made of red velvet. It suited the girl so well that she never wanted to wear anything else on her head.
Norwegian
Slik fikk hun navnet Rødhette.
English translation
That was how she got the name Little Red Riding Hood.
Is Intermediate right for me?
Choose Intermediate when you can follow connected storytelling in Norwegian and want more of the original story’s detail and nuance. Read a passage for its overall meaning, then return to unfamiliar expressions with the English translation and audio. Compare the Beginner edition when you want a gentler read.
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Are these B1 or B2 Norwegian stories?
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