Det var ein gong ein lukkeleg familie.
Once upon a time,
there lived a happy
family.
Dei krangla aldri. Borna hjelpte foreldra sine heime og i åkeren.
They never fought with
each other. They helped
their parents at home
and in the fields.
Men dei fekk ikkje lov til å gå nær elden.
But they were not
allowed to go near a
fire.
Dei måtte gjera alt arbeid om natta. Fordi dei var laga av voks!
They had to do all their
work during the night.
Because they were made of wax!
Men éin av gutane lengta etter å gå ut i sollyset.
But one of the boys
longed to go out in the
sunlight.
Ein dag vart lengsla for sterk. Brørne hans åtvara han.
One day the longing
was too strong. His
brothers warned him…
Men det var for seint! Han smelta i den varme sola.
But it was too late!
He melted in the hot
sun.
Voksborna vart lei seg av å sjå bror sin smelte bort.
The wax children were
so sad to see their
brother melting away.
Men dei la ein plan. Dei forma ein fugl av den smelta voksklumpen.
But they made a plan.
They shaped the lump
of melted wax into a
bird.
Dei tok med seg fuglebror sin opp på eit høgt fjell.
They took their bird
brother up to a high
mountain.
Og då sola steig, flaug han syngande inn i morgonlyset.
And as the sun rose, he
flew away singing into
the morning light.
Southern African Folktale
Wiehan de Jager
Espen Stranger-Johannessen, Martine Rørstad Sand
Kristofer Olai Ravn Stavseng
Norwegian (Nynorsk)
Level 2
