For lenge siden levde det en konge og en dronning. De hadde ingen barn, men de ønsket seg et barn hver eneste dag.
Long ago there lived a king and a queen. They had no children, but every single day they wished for a child.

Norwegian · Beginner
Adapted from Sleeping Beauty
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 · Beginner
For lenge siden levde det en konge og en dronning. De hadde ingen barn, men de ønsket seg et barn hver eneste dag.
Long ago there lived a king and a queen. They had no children, but every single day they wished for a child.
En dag da dronningen badet, kom en frosk opp av vannet. «Du skal få en datter før det har gått et år», sa frosken.
One day, while the queen was bathing, a frog came up out of the water. “You will have a daughter before a year has passed,” said the frog.
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