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Norwegian · Beginner

Gutten som ropte ulv

Adapted from The Boy Who Cried Wolf

By Aesop

A shepherd boy repeatedly tricks nearby villagers with a false wolf alarm, then cannot get help when danger is real.

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Illustration for the scene “The lonely shepherd boy”

Scene 1 · Beginner

Den ensomme gjetergutten

The lonely shepherd boy

Norwegian

En ung gutt passet sauene sine nede ved et fjell, like ved en mørk skog. Han var alene hele dagen og følte seg ensom. Derfor la han en plan. Han ville ha litt selskap og gjøre dagen mer spennende.

English translation

A young boy was looking after his sheep at the foot of a mountain, right by a dark forest. He was alone all day and felt lonely. So he came up with a plan. He wanted some company and a more exciting day.

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