Norwegian · Intermediate
Adapted from The Red Shoes
A girl’s beautiful red shoes lead her into a troubling chain of events.
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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Karen var en liten, pen jente som vokste opp i fattigdom. Om sommeren gikk hun barbeint. Om vinteren måtte hun bruke store tresko som gned mot vristen, slik at huden ble helt rød.
Karen was a pretty little girl who grew up in poverty. In summer she went barefoot. In winter she had to wear large wooden clogs that rubbed against her insteps until the skin turned bright red.
Midt i landsbyen bodde en gammel skomakerkone. Hun fant fram noen biter av rødt tøy og sydde et par små sko til Karen så godt hun kunne. Skoene ble klumpete, men gaven var godt ment.
An old shoemaker’s wife lived in the middle of the village. She got out a few scraps of red cloth and sewed a pair of little shoes for Karen as best she could. The shoes came out clunky, but the gift was well meant.
Karen brukte dem for første gang den dagen moren hennes ble begravet. Røde sko passet dårlig til klærne man brukte i en begravelse, men Karen hadde ingen andre. Hun stakk de bare føttene i skoene og fulgte etter den enkle kisten.
Karen wore them for the first time on the day her mother was buried. Red shoes hardly went with the clothes people wore to a funeral, but Karen had no others. She slipped her bare feet into the shoes and followed the plain coffin.
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