Norwegian · Beginner
Adapted from The Steadfast Tin Soldier
A one-legged tin soldier faces a series of dangers after falling in love with a paper dancer.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
Det var en gang tjuefem tinnsoldater i en eske. De var brødre, for alle var laget av den samme gamle skjeen av tinn. De hadde røde og blå uniformer og bar geværene på skulderen.
Once upon a time, there were twenty-five tin soldiers in a box. They were brothers, because they were all made from the same old tin spoon. They wore red and blue uniforms and carried their guns on their shoulders.
En liten gutt fikk esken i bursdagsgave. «Tinnsoldater!» ropte han og klappet i hendene da han åpnet den.
A little boy got the box for his birthday. “Tin soldiers!” he shouted, clapping his hands as he opened it.
Han stilte soldatene opp på bordet. Nesten alle så helt like ut, men én av dem hadde bare ett ben. Han ble laget sist, og da var det ikke nok tinn igjen til det andre benet. Likevel sto han støtt.
He lined the soldiers up on the table. Almost all of them looked exactly alike, but one of them had only one leg. He was made last, and by then there wasn’t enough tin left for his other leg. Even so, he stood steadily.
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