{"id":2218,"date":"2016-06-10T14:18:01","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T14:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=2218"},"modified":"2016-06-10T14:18:01","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T14:18:01","slug":"a-norwegian-birds-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/a-norwegian-birds-tale\/","title":{"rendered":"A Norwegian bird’s tale"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The beautiful myrsnipe<\/em>. (Photo courtesy of Arnstein R\u00f8nning at Flickr<\/a>, CC License.)<\/p><\/div>\n

How do you learn norsk\u00a0<\/strong>when you\u2019re not\u00a0surrounded by the language?\u00a0Well, surprise,\u00a0b\u00f8ker<\/strong> (books) can be excellent teachers! \ud83d\ude42\u00a0Read a bit of Norwegian every day, and slowly the language will be taking over your brain\u2026 Mohaha! :-]<\/p>\n

The problem, of course, is finding\u00a0texts that fit your level. Most books are either too long&difficult \u2013 or too easy&boring\u2026 Here\u2019s a short little\u00a0eventyr<\/strong> (fairy tale) to get you started. It\u2019s from the famous collection by\u00a0Asbj\u00f8rnsen og Moe<\/strong><\/a> (which helped shape Norwegian identity in the 19th century). Please note that the\u00a0English translation is a bit old \u2013 a skytter<\/strong> is someone who\u2019s hunting with a rifle.\u00a0Au, au<\/strong> means\u00a0ouch! ouch!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hver synes best om sine barn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Det var en gang en skytter som var ute i skogen; s\u00e5 m\u00f8tte han myrsnipa.\u00abKj\u00e6re vene, skyt ikke mine barn!\u00bb sa myrsnipa.<\/p>\n

\u00abHvad er det for noen som er dine barn da?\u00bb spurte skytteren.<\/p>\n

\u00abDe vakreste barna i skogen g\u00e5r, er mine!\u00bb svarte snipa.<\/p>\n

\u00abJeg f\u00e5r vel ikke skyte dem da,\u00bb sa skytteren.<\/p>\n

Men da han kom tilbake, hadde han i h\u00e5nden et helt knippe myrsniper som han hadde skutt.<\/p>\n

\u00abAu, au! hvorfor skj\u00f8t du barna mine likevel da!\u00bb sa snipa.<\/p>\n

\u00abVar det dine barn dette?\u00bb spurte skytteren \u2014 \u00abjeg skj\u00f8t de styggeste jeg fant, jeg.\u00bb<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00c5 ja!\u00bb svarte snipa, \u00abvet du ikke at hver synes best om sine barn?\u00bb<\/p>\n

(By J\u00f8rgen Moe, copyright expired<\/a>)<\/em><\/td>\n

One\u2019s own children are always prettiest<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

A sportsman went out once into a wood to shoot, and he met a Snipe.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Dear friend,” said the Snipe, “don’t shoot my children?”<\/em><\/p>\n

“How shall I know your children?” asked the Sportsman; “what are they like?”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Oh!” said the Snipe, “mine are the prettiest children in all the wood.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Very well,” said the Sportsman, “I’ll not shoot them; don’t be afraid.”<\/em><\/p>\n

But for all that, when he came back, there he had a whole string of young snipes in his hand which he had shot.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Oh! oh!” said the Snipe, “why did you shoot my children after all?”<\/em><\/p>\n

“What, these your children!” said the Sportsman; why, I shot the ugliest I could find, that I did!”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Woe is me!” said the Snipe; “don’t you know that each one thinks his own children the prettiest in the world?”<\/em><\/p>\n

(Translated by G.W. Dasent, copyright expired<\/a>)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

How do you learn norsk\u00a0when you\u2019re not\u00a0surrounded by the language?\u00a0Well, surprise,\u00a0b\u00f8ker (books) can be excellent teachers! \ud83d\ude42\u00a0Read a bit of Norwegian every day, and slowly the language will be taking over your brain\u2026 Mohaha! :-] The problem, of course, is finding\u00a0texts that fit your level. Most books are either too long&difficult \u2013 or too easy&boring\u2026…<\/p>\n

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