The Bike Switch: A Tale of Mix-ups and Mistaken Identities

Fluent Fiction - Danish: The Bike Switch: A Tale of Mix-ups and Mistaken Identities Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/the-bike-switch-a-tale-of-mix-ups-and-mistaken-identities Story Transcript:Da: Morgensolen skinnede ned på gaderne i København.En: The morning sun shone down on the streets of Copenhagen.Da: Dagens første sporvogn klingede gennem byen.En: The first tram of the day rang through the city.Da: Foran caféen ved siden af Tivoli, stod en nydeligt parkeret blå cykel.En: In front of the café next to Tivoli, a neatly parked blue bicycle stood.Da: Den tilhørte Sofie.En: It belonged to Sofie.Da: Samme morgen sad Lars i sin lejlighed, tæt på søerne.En: That same morning, Lars sat in his apartment near the lakes.Da: Han drak sin morgenkaffe og kiggede ned på sin egen, også blå cykel.En: He drank his morning coffee and looked down at his own blue bicycle.Da: Lars skulle møde nogle venner i byen, og det var nemt at cykle dertil.En: Lars was going to meet some friends in the city, and it was easy to cycle there.Da: Han tog sin jakke på og ned i cykelkælderen.En: He put on his jacket and went down to the bike cellar.Da: Men hans cykel var væk!En: But his bike was gone!Da: Sådan en dag!En: What a day!Da: Lars gik ud på gaden, og der stod en blå cykel.En: Lars went out onto the street, and there was a blue bicycle.Da: Den lignede hans cykel meget.En: It looked very much like his bike.Da: Den samme blå farve, samme mærke.En: The same blue color, the same brand.Da: "Det må være min," tænkte Lars og kørte af sted mod centret af byen.En: "It must be mine," thought Lars and rode off toward the city center.Da: I mellemtiden var Sofie færdig med sin morgenkaffe og gik ud for at tage sin cykel.En: Meanwhile, Sofie finished her morning coffee and went out to get her bike.Da: Men den var væk!En: But it was gone!Da: "Hvor er min cykel?En: "Where is my bike?"Da: " tænkte Sofie forvirret.En: Sofie thought, confused.Da: Hun begyndte at lede.En: She began to search.Da: Lars kørte gennem byen.En: Lars cycled through the city.Da: Pludselig så han noget mærkeligt.En: Suddenly he saw something strange.Da: Der hang en lille charm i form af en kat ved cykelens håndtag.En: There was a small cat-shaped charm hanging from the bike handle.Da: Lars havde ikke sådan en kat på sin cykel!En: Lars didn't have a cat like that on his bike!Da: "Hov, er det min cykel?En: "Oops, is this my bike?"Da: " bekymrede Lars.En: Lars worried.Da: "Nej, det kan det ikke være," tænkte han og kørte videre.En: "No, it can't be," he thought and continued riding.Da: Samtidig var Sofie stadig på jagt efter sin cykel.En: Meanwhile, Sofie was still on the hunt for her bike.Da: Men pludselig fik hun en ide.En: But suddenly she had an idea.Da: Hun tog sin telefon ud og åbnede en App.En: She took out her phone and opened an app.Da: Sofie havde en tracker på sin cykel!En: Sofie had a tracker on her bike!Da: Hun så cykelens placering på telefonen og begyndte at løbe mod stedet.En: She saw the bike's location on her phone and began running toward the place.Da: Lars parkerede "sin" cykel og begyndte at gå.En: Lars parked "his" bike and started to walk.Da: Men pludselig hørte han nogen...