Lars er en mann.

Lars is a man.

Han bor i en by.

He lives in a city.

Byen er Oslo.

The city is Oslo.

Oslo er i Norge.

Oslo is in Norway.

En dag gikk Lars i gaten.

One day, Lars was walking down the street.

Sol skinner.

The sun is shining.

Fuglene synger.

The birds are singing.

Oslo er vakkert.

Oslo is beautiful.

Foran Lars går en dame.

In front of Lars walks a lady.

Hun er fremmed.

She is a stranger.

Lars vil hilse.

Lars wants to greet her.

Han er snill.

He is kind.

Lars går frem til damen.

Lars walks up to the lady.

Han bøyer seg frem.

He leans forward.

Lars kysser damen på kinnet.

Lars kisses the lady on the cheek.

Damen blir overrasket.

The lady is surprised.

"Hva gjør du?

"What are you doing?"

" spør damen.

the lady asks.

Lars blir rød.

Lars turns red.

Han skjønner at han gjorde feil.

He realizes he made a mistake.

"Jeg trodde det var en norsk skikk.

"I thought it was a Norwegian custom.

Jeg er lei meg," sier Lars.

I'm sorry," Lars says.

Damen ler.

The lady laughs.

Lars ler også.

Lars laughs too.

De blir venner.

They become friends.

De går sammen videre.

They continue walking together.

Oslo er fortsatt vakker.

Oslo is still beautiful.

Solen skinner fortsatt.

The sun still shines.

Men nå ler Lars ikke alene.

But now Lars is not laughing alone.

Han ler med en venn.

He is laughing with a friend.

Og slik ble en merkelig dag, den starten på et vennskap.

And thus, a strange day became the beginning of a friendship.

Et vennskap født ut av en feiltakelse, men et sterkt vennskap allikevel.

A friendship born out of a mistake, but a strong friendship nonetheless.

Lars lærte en verdifull lekse den dagen - at feil kan være begynnelsen på noe vakkert.

Lars learned a valuable lesson that day - that mistakes can be the start of something beautiful.

Oslo var hjemmet der han skapte et uventet vennskap.

Oslo was the home where he created an unexpected friendship.

Og dette vennskapet, det var hans vakreste skatt i Oslo.

And this friendship, it was his most beautiful treasure in Oslo.