Norwegian
Nå begynner fortellingen. Når vi kommer til slutten, vet vi kanskje litt mer enn vi gjør nå.
English translation
Now the story begins. By the time we reach the end, we may know a little more than we do now.
Norwegian · Intermediate
Snødronningen
Adapted from The Snow Queen
Gerda journeys through a series of strange lands to find Kay after he is taken by the Snow Queen.
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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Den onde trollmannens speil
The wicked magician's mirror
Norwegian
Det var en gang en fryktelig ond trollmann. Han laget et speil som gjorde alt godt og vakkert så smått at det nesten forsvant. Alt stygt vokste derimot og så ti ganger verre ut. Vakre landskap lignet kokt spinat, og folk fikk ansiktene sine så fordreid at selv vennene deres ikke ville ha kjent dem igjen.
English translation
Once upon a time there was a terribly wicked sorcerer. He made a mirror that shrank everything good and beautiful until it almost disappeared. Everything ugly, on the other hand, grew bigger and looked ten times worse. Beautiful landscapes looked like cooked spinach, and people’s faces became so distorted that even their friends wouldn’t have recognized them.
Norwegian
En liten fregne kunne dekke både nese og munn, og en god tanke viste seg som en rynke. Trollmannen humret fornøyd over oppfinnelsen sin. Elevene på trollmannsskolen spredte ryktet om speilet. Nå kunne man endelig se verden og menneskene slik de virkelig var, påsto de.
English translation
A little freckle could cover both nose and mouth, and a good thought showed up as a wrinkle. The sorcerer chuckled, pleased with his invention. The pupils at the school of sorcery spread the word about the mirror. At last, they claimed, you could see the world and its people as they really were.
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