Fluent Fiction - Danish: Mystery of the Missing Orchids: A Botanist's Quest
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Story Transcript:

Da: Det var sent i efteråret, og Botanisk Have i København stod som et magisk tæppe af orange og gule blade.
En: It was late in the autumn, and the Botanisk Have in København stood like a magical carpet of orange and yellow leaves.

Da: Luften var skarp, og duften af fugtig jord fyldte næseborene.
En: The air was crisp, and the scent of damp earth filled the nostrils.

Da: Freja elskede dette sted.
En: Freja loved this place.

Da: Hun var botaniker her, og pasningen af haven var hendes hjerteprojekt.
En: She was a botanist here, and the upkeep of the garden was her heart's project.

Da: Hun gik langs stierne og beundrede de store egetræer og fine buske.
En: She walked along the paths and admired the large oak trees and delicate bushes.

Da: Men der var et problem.
En: But there was a problem.

Da: De sjældne orkideer var forsvundet.
En: The rare orchids had disappeared.

Da: Freja stod foran det sted, hvor orkideerne plejede at være.
En: Freja stood in front of the spot where the orchids used to be.

Da: Hun mærkede en knude i maven.
En: She felt a knot in her stomach.

Da: Disse orkideer var en del af den sjældne samling – en samling, der skulle bevares.
En: These orchids were part of the rare collection—a collection that was meant to be preserved.

Da: Hendes blik gled hen over det tomme jordstykke.
En: Her gaze drifted over the empty patch of earth.

Da: Hvor kunne de være?
En: Where could they be?

Da: Hun gik inde i vagternes skur for at finde Mikkel.
En: She went inside the guards' shed to find Mikkel.

Da: "Mikkel, har du set nogen mærkelig aktivitet om natten?"
En: "Mikkel, have you noticed any strange activity at night?"

Da: spurgte hun.
En: she asked.

Da: Mikkel kiggede op fra sin avis og lo.
En: Mikkel looked up from his newspaper and laughed.

Da: "Nej, Freja, ingen suspekte i nat," sagde han og gik tilbage til sin læsning.
En: "No, Freja, no suspicious activity last night," he said, going back to his reading.

Da: Han så altid ud til at tro, hun bekymrede sig for meget.
En: He always seemed to think she worried too much.

Da: Lars, hendes kollega, var intet bedre.
En: Lars, her colleague, was no better.

Da: Han var alt for optaget af at planlægge sine egne forelæsninger til at beskæftige sig med Frejas bekymringer.
En: He was too busy planning his own lectures to be concerned with Freja's worries.

Da: Alligevel kunne Freja ikke ignorere det.
En: Nevertheless, Freja couldn't ignore it.

Da: Hun besluttede at undersøge sagen selv.
En: She decided to investigate the matter herself.

Da: Måske kunne hun finde frivillige til at hjælpe hende.
En: Maybe she could find volunteers to help her.

Da: Efter et opslag på haveens opslagstavle, meldte nogle nysgerrige folk sig til at hjælpe.
En: After a notice on the garden's bulletin board, some curious people signed up to help.

Da: Sammen gennemgik de haven omhyggeligt.
En: Together, they carefully combed through the garden.

Da: De lagde mærke til, at nogle buske var flyttet på en unaturlig måde.
En: They noticed that some bushes had moved in an unnatural way.

Da: "Se," sagde en af frivillige og pegede.
En: "Look," said one of the volunteers, pointing.

Da: Der var tegn på en skjult passage.
En: There were signs of a hidden passage.

Da: Frejas hjerte bankede hurtigere, da de rykkede buskene til side og opdagede en lille, gammel dør.
En: Freja's heart beat faster as they moved the bushes aside and discovered a small, old door.

Da: Med rystende hænder åbnede de den forsigtigt.
En: With trembling hands, they opened it cautiously.

Da: Bagved døråbningen strakte en mørk passage sig.
En: Behind the doorway stretched a dark passage.

Da: Sammen med de frivillige trådte hun ind.
En: Together with the volunteers, she stepped inside.

Da: I slutningen af passagen fandt de et hemmeligt rum.
En: At the end of the passage, they found a secret room.

Da: Der stod orkideerne.
En: There stood the orchids.

Da: Sprøde og smukke.
En: Crisp and beautiful.

Da: Nogen havde forsøgt at stjæle dem – men hvem?
En: Someone had tried to steal them—but who?

Da: Med hjælp fra de frivillige fik Freja bragt orkideerne tilbage til deres retmæssige plads.
En: With the help of the volunteers, Freja got the orchids back to their rightful place.

Da: De kontaktede myndighederne, som straks startede en undersøgelse.
En: They contacted the authorities, who immediately began an investigation.

Da: Freja var lettet og glad over, at orkideerne var tilbage, og fremover kunne hun hver dag nyde synet af dem.
En: Freja was relieved and happy that the orchids were back, and from then on, she could enjoy the sight of them every day.

Da: Freja stod nu stærkere i sin rolle.
En: Freja now stood stronger in her role.

Da: Hendes kolleger begyndte at respektere hendes engagement og ressourcestærke natur.
En: Her colleagues began to respect her dedication and resourceful nature.

Da: Hendes mod havde reddet den sjældne samling, og hende selv.
En: Her courage had saved the rare collection, and herself.

Da: Det var en sejr, der hang i den klare, københavnerske efterårsluft.
En: It was a victory that lingered in the clear, Copenhagen autumn air.


Vocabulary Words:

• autumn: efterår
• botanist: botaniker
• upkeep: pasningen
• admired: beundrede
• oak: egetræer
• delicate: fine
• rare: sjældne
• disappeared: forsvundet
• knot: knude
• preserved: bevares
• gaze: blik
• stomach: mave
• suspicious: suspekte
• lectures: forelæsninger
• concerned: beskæftige
• investigate: undersøge
• volunteers: frivillige
• notice: opslag
• bulletin board: opslagstavle
• curious: nysgerrige
• combed: gennemgik
• unnatural: unaturlig
• passage: passage
• trembling: rystende
• cautiously: forsigtigt
• steal: stjæle
• authorities: myndighederne
• investigation: undersøgelse
• relieved: lettet
• dedication: engagement