Norwegian · Intermediate
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 · Intermediate
Det var en gang tjuefem tinnsoldater. De var alle brødre, for de var laget av den samme gamle tinnskjeen. I røde og blå uniformer sto de med geværet på skulderen og blikket rett frem.
Once upon a time there were twenty-five tin soldiers. They were all brothers, because they had been made from the same old tin spoon. They stood in red and blue uniforms with their guns on their shoulders and their eyes fixed straight ahead.
«Tinnsoldater!» utbrøt en liten gutt da lokket ble løftet av esken. Det var det første soldatene hørte i denne verden.
“Tin soldiers!” cried a little boy as the lid was lifted off the box. Those were the first words the soldiers heard in this world.
Gutten klappet i hendene av begeistring og begynte å stille opp soldatene han hadde fått til bursdagen sin. De så helt like ut, bortsett fra én, som bare hadde ett ben. Da han skulle lages til slutt, var det ikke nok smeltet tinn igjen til det andre benet. Likevel sto han like støtt som brødrene sine.
The boy clapped his hands in delight and began lining up the soldiers he had been given for his birthday. They all looked exactly alike except for one, who had only one leg. When it was his turn to be made, last of all, there wasn’t enough molten tin left for the other leg. Even so, he stood just as steadily as his brothers.
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