Det var en kølig eftermiddag i efteråret.

It was a cool afternoon in autumn.

Farverige blade dryssede fra træerne som et maleri af rød, orange og gul.

Colorful leaves drifted from the trees like a painting of red, orange, and yellow.

Freja og Mikkel sad i den hyggelige hytte midt i skoven.

Freja and Mikkel sat in the cozy cabin in the middle of the forest.

Ildstedet lunede rummet med sin dansende flamme.

The fireplace warmed the room with its dancing flame.

Duften af varm kakao fyldte luften, mens de to gymnasieelever forberedte sig på deres vigtige skoleprojekt.

The scent of hot cocoa filled the air as the two high school students prepared for their important school project.

Freja kiggede på papirerne foran sig.

Freja looked at the papers in front of her.

Hun havde brug for at få alt under kontrol.

She needed to get everything under control.

Hun kunne mærke nervøsitetenømme i maven.

She could feel the nervousness in her stomach.

Mikkel sad afslappet tilbage i stolen, men hans tanker var anderledes.

Mikkel sat back relaxed in his chair, but his thoughts were different.

Han ønskede ikke at skuffe Freja, selvom han ofte tog sin tid med tingene.

He did not want to disappoint Freja, even though he often took his time with things.

"Vi skal lave et godt projekt," sagde Freja og forsøgte at lyde rolig.

"We need to make a good project," said Freja, trying to sound calm.

"Det vil hjælpe med vores samlede karakter."

"It will help with our overall grade."

"Det ved jeg," svarede Mikkel.

"I know," replied Mikkel.

"Måske kan vi prøve noget nyt. Jeg har nogle idéer."

"Maybe we can try something new. I have some ideas."

Freja tøvede. Hun var vant til at tage styringen.

Freja hesitated. She was used to taking charge.

Men denne gang var hun klar til at forsøge noget andet.

But this time, she was ready to try something different.

"Okay, Mikkel. Du kan lede an i den del af projektet, du nævnte."

"Okay, Mikkel, you can lead the part of the project you mentioned."

Mikkel så overrasket op.

Mikkel looked up surprised.

Han kunne se på Freja, at det ikke havde været let for hende at lade ham tage tøjlerne.

He could see in Freja that it hadn’t been easy for her to let him take the reins.

Men han følte også en varme af ansvar.

But he also felt a warmth of responsibility.

Med arbejdsglæde begyndte han at dele sine idéer.

With joy in his work, he began to share his ideas.

De arbejdede sammen i flere timer.

They worked together for several hours.

Freja lærte at give slip lidt efter lidt, og Mikkel blev mere sikker med hvert skridt, han tog.

Freja learned to let go little by little, and Mikkel grew more confident with each step he took.

Deres samarbejde bar frugt, da Mikkels metode åbnede op for nye muligheder i projektet.

Their collaboration bore fruit when Mikkel’s method opened up new possibilities in the project.

Deres forskellige styrker blev tydelige, og problemer blev løst hurtigere end forventet.

Their different strengths became evident, and problems were solved faster than expected.

Da projektet var færdigt, kiggede de stolt på deres arbejde.

When the project was finished, they looked proudly at their work.

"Vi klarede det," sagde Freja med et lettet smil.

"We did it," said Freja with a relieved smile.

"Ja, vi fungerede godt sammen," svarede Mikkel, glad for at de havde balanceret hinandens egenskaber.

"Yes, we worked well together," replied Mikkel, happy that they had balanced each other’s abilities.

Det endelige resultat var bedre, end de begge havde håbet.

The final result was better than they both had hoped.

Deres lærer var imponeret, og de fik en fremragende karakter.

Their teacher was impressed, and they received an excellent grade.

Mere end det, de havde lært at stole på hinanden og havde skabt en stærkere venskab.

More than that, they had learned to trust each other and had forged a stronger friendship.

Freja vidste nu, at det var okay at lade andre bidrage, og Mikkel følte sig mere selvsikker.

Freja now knew it was okay to let others contribute, and Mikkel felt more confident.

Med ilden der stadig knitrede stille i pejsen og skoven der hviskede en efterårssang udenfor, fyldtes hytten med en følelse af tilfredshed og nyvunden selvtillid.

With the fire still crackling quietly in the fireplace and the forest whispering an autumn song outside, the cabin was filled with a sense of satisfaction and newfound confidence.