Norwegian · Intermediate
Adapted from Thumbelina
A tiny girl is carried far from home and meets creatures who want to decide her future.
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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Det var en gang en kvinne som ønsket seg et lite barn mer enn noe annet. Da ønsket hennes ikke gikk i oppfyllelse, ba hun en fe om hjelp.
Once upon a time there was a woman who wanted a little child more than anything else. When her wish didn’t come true, she asked a fairy for help.
«Jeg skulle så gjerne hatt et lite barn», sa hun. «Kan du fortelle meg hvor jeg kan finne et?»
“I’d so love to have a little child,” she said. “Can you tell me where I can find one?”
«Det er lett å ordne», svarte feen. «Her har du et byggkorn. Det er av en annen sort enn det som vokser på åkeren og som hønene spiser. Plant det i en blomsterpotte, så får du se hva som skjer.»
“That’s easy to arrange,” the fairy replied. “Here’s a grain of barley. It’s a different kind from the barley that grows in the fields and that chickens eat. Plant it in a flowerpot and see what happens.”
Kvinnen takket og betalte feen tolv shilling for byggkornet.
The woman thanked the fairy and paid her twelve shillings for the grain of barley.
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