Norwegian
Reven og storken ser ut som gode venner.
English translation
The fox and the stork seem to be good friends.
Norwegian · Absolute Beginner
Reven og storken
Adapted from The Fox and the Stork
A fox serves food in a way the stork cannot eat, and the stork later returns the trick.
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Scene 1 · Absolute Beginner
Revens grunne fat
The fox's shallow dish
Norwegian
En dag ber reven storken hjem til middag.
English translation
One day the fox invites the stork to his home for dinner.
Norwegian
Han gir henne suppe på et nesten flatt fat.
English translation
He gives her soup on an almost flat dish.
Norwegian
Han synes det er morsomt.
English translation
He thinks it’s funny.
Norwegian
Reven kan slikke i seg suppen.
English translation
The fox can lap up the soup.
Norwegian
Men storken har et langt nebb.
English translation
But the stork has a long beak.
Norwegian
Bare tuppen av nebbet når ned i suppen.
English translation
Only the tip of her beak reaches down into the soup.
Norwegian
Hun får nesten ingen suppe.
English translation
She gets almost no soup.
Norwegian
Hun er fortsatt sulten.
English translation
She’s still hungry.
Norwegian
Reven sier unnskyld.
English translation
The fox says he’s sorry.
Norwegian
Storken ber ham hjem til middag en annen dag.
English translation
The stork invites him to her home for dinner another day.
Norwegian
Reven sier ja.
English translation
The fox says yes.
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