Norwegian stories.
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Kafeen på Bakklandet

The Café in Bakklandet

Nora arrives in Bakklandet with a plan to sell her late grandmother's tiny café by the old town bridge, and wakes the next morning to find a woman named Liv already…

Muna og Milans lek

Muna and Milan's Game

Muna and Milan return home from the zoo.

En veldig høy mann

A very tall man

His hoe was too short.

Geit, Hund og Ku

Goat, Dog, and Cow

Goat, Dog, and Cow were great friends. One day they went on a journey in a taxi.

Anansi og visdommen

Anansi and Wisdom

Long long ago people didn’t know anything. They didn’t know how to plant crops, or how to weave cloth, or how to make iron tools. The god Nyame up in the sky had all…

Hva gjør du?

What are you doing?

I am singing.

Avgjørelse

Decision

My village had many problems. We made a long line to fetch water from one tap.

Simbegwire

When Simbegwire’s mother died, she was very sad. Simbegwire’s father did his best to take care of his daughter. Slowly, they learned to feel happy again, without…

Nozibele og de tre hårstråene

Nozibele and the three hairs

A long time ago, three girls went out to collect wood.

Honningguidens hevn

The Honeyguide’s revenge

This is the story of Ngede, the Honeyguide, and a greedy young man named Gingile. One day while Gingile was out hunting he heard the call of Ngede. Gingile’s mouth…

Jeg liker å lese

I like to read!

I like to read.

Khalai snakker med plantene

Khalai talks to plants

This is Khalai. She is seven years old. Her name means ‘the good one’ in her language, Lubukusu.

Zama er flink!

Zama is great!

My little brother sleeps very late. I wake early, because I am great!

Et lite frø: Historien om Wangari Maathai

A Tiny Seed: The Story of Wangari Maathai

In a village on the slopes of Mount Kenya in East Africa, a little girl worked in the fields with her mother. Her name was Wangari.

Hvorfor flodhester ikke har hår

Why hippos have no hair

One day, Rabbit was walking by the riverside.

Høne og Tusenbein

Chicken and Millipede

Chicken and Millipede were friends. But they were always competing with each other. One day they decided to play football to see who the best player was.

Den sultne krokodillen

The hungry crocodile

Once there was a very hungry crocodile.

Høne og Ørn

Hen and Eagle

Once upon a time, Hen and Eagle were friends. They lived in peace with all the other birds. None of them could fly.

Eselbarnet

Donkey Child

It was a little girl who first saw the mysterious shape in the distance.

Tingi og kuene

Tingi and the cows

Tingi lived with his grandmother.

På ferie hos bestemor

Holidays with grandmother

Odongo and Apiyo lived in the city with their father. They looked forward to the holidays. Not just because school was closed, but because they went to visit their…

Magozwe

In the busy city of Nairobi, far away from a caring life at home, lived a group of homeless boys. They welcomed each day just as it came. On one morning, the boys…

Det søstera til Vusi sa

What Vusi’s sister said

Early one morning Vusi’s granny called him, “Vusi, please take this egg to your parents. They want to make a large cake for your sister’s wedding.”

Bestemors bananer

Grandma’s bananas

Grandma’s garden was wonderful, full of sorghum, millet, and cassava. But best of all were the bananas. Although Grandma had many grandchildren, I secretly knew that…

Bananselgeren Tom

Tom the banana seller

Tom carries a tray of ripe bananas.

Ild

Fire

Look, fire!

Sakimas sang

Sakima’s song

Sakima lived with his parents and his four year old sister. They lived on a rich man’s land. Their grass-thatched hut was at the end of a row of trees.

Den dagen jeg dro hjemmefra for å dra til byen

The day I left home for the city

The small bus stop in my village was busy with people and overloaded buses. On the ground were even more things to load. Touts were shouting the names where their…

Å telle dyr

Counting animals

One elephant is going to drink water.

Voksbarna

Children of wax

Once upon a time, there lived a happy family.

Straff

Punishment

One day, mama got a lot of fruit.