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Reading · Chapter 15 of 16

A new reading: try it before revealing help

Read Tika og treet with the pronunciation and the English hidden. The story is told in the one-word past a book is printed in. Aim for the scene, then open each answer to check.

≈ 4 min of reading · Practise at your own pace

What’s in this chapter
  • The pronunciation and the English begin hidden.
  • The story is told in the one-word past books are printed in.
  • Aim for the scene, not a perfect translation.
  • If you can recover who did what, you are ready for the first book.

One new word, and one reminder

Two words to have ready. After this the help stays hidden until you ask for it.

å boaw boo“to live”The new one: to live somewhere
megmay“me”Not new: the receiving form of jegyay
jeg — I · Estimated A1

Every other word below has appeared earlier, some wearing the “the” ending.

Tika og treet

Read each scene aloud, say what you think happened, then reveal.

  1. Det var en gang en liten fugl. Han het Tika.

    The fairy-tale opening, then the past of “is called”.

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    Det var en gang en liten fugl. Han het Tika.day vahr en gang en LEE-ten fuul. han hayt TEE-kah“Once upon a time there was a small bird. His name was Tika.”
  2. Huset hans var i et stort tre. En dag kom vinden, og treet falt.

    The owner word follows the thing; something other than the doer opens the second sentence.

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    Huset hans var i et stort tre. En dag kom vinden, og treet falt.HUU-suh hans vahr ee et stoort tray. en dahg kom VIN-nen, aw TRAY-uh falt“His house was in a big tree. One day the wind came, and the tree fell.”
  3. «Hvorfor er du trist?» spurte reven. «Treet mitt falt», sa Tika.

    A question, then its answer.

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    «Hvorfor er du trist?» spurte reven. «Treet mitt falt», sa Tika.VOOR-for air duu trist, SPUUR-tuh RAY-ven. TRAY-uh mit falt, sah TEE-kah““Why are you sad?” asked the fox. “My tree fell,” said Tika.”
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    spør — asks · Estimated A2
  4. «Kom med meg. Du kan bo i skogen min», sa reven. Nå var Tika glad igjen.

    An order, then a helper with a bare verb.

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    «Kom med meg. Du kan bo i skogen min», sa reven. Nå var Tika glad igjen.kom may may. duu kan boo ee SKOO-gen meen, sah RAY-ven. naw vahr TEE-kah glah ee-YEN““Come with me. You can live in my forest,” said the fox. Now Tika was happy again.”
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