Mørket hadde falt over Bergen.

The darkness had fallen over Bergen.

Regnet var kraftig.

The rain was heavy.

Lars var på vei hjem.

Lars was on his way home.

Han hadde en gammel paraply.

He had an old umbrella.

Paraplyen var ødelagt.

The umbrella was broken.

Lars bodde i Bergen.

Lars lived in Bergen.

Han kjente byen godt.

He knew the city well.

Han visste hvor han skulle.

He knew where he was going.

Men denne kvelden var annerledes.

But this evening was different.

Regnet gjorde det vanskelig å se.

The rain made it difficult to see.

Paraplyen hjalp ikke.

The umbrella didn't help.

"Jeg må komme meg hjem," tenkte Lars.

"I need to get home," thought Lars.

Han gikk fortere.

He walked faster.

Han prøvde å holde paraplyen rett.

He tried to hold the umbrella straight.

Men den ville ikke.

But it wouldn't.

Den var skjev og ville ikke rette på seg.

It was crooked and wouldn't straighten out.

I Bergen bodde også Ingrid.

In Bergen, Ingrid also lived.

Hun var Lars sin gode venn.

She was Lars' good friend.

Hun visste at Lars var ute i regnet.

She knew Lars was out in the rain.

Hun var bekymret.

She was worried.

Hun ønsket å hjelpe.

She wanted to help.

Men hun visste ikke hvor Lars var.

But she didn't know where Lars was.

"Jeg må finne Lars," tenkte Ingrid.

"I need to find Lars," thought Ingrid.

Hun tok på seg en regnjakke.

She put on a rain jacket.

Hun gikk ut i regnet.

She went out into the rain.

Natt i Bergen var mørk.

Night in Bergen was dark.

Regnet gjorde det enda mørkere.

The rain made it even darker.

Men Ingrid var modig.

But Ingrid was brave.

Hun visste godt at Lars trengte hjelp.

She knew that Lars needed help.

Hun ropte Lars' navn.

She called out Lars' name.

Lars hørte et rop.

Lars heard a shout.

Det var Ingrids stemme.

It was Ingrid's voice.

Han ropte tilbake.

He shouted back.

Lyden kom fra en sidegate.

The sound came from a side street.

Lars gikk mot lyden.

Lars walked towards the sound.

Ingrid hørte Lars.

Ingrid heard Lars.

Hun fulgte lyden.

She followed the sound.

Til slutt fant de hverandre.

Finally, they found each other.

Lars var våt og kald.

Lars was wet and cold.

Paraplyen var helt ødelagt.

The umbrella was completely broken.

"Du er trygg nå," sa Ingrid.

"You're safe now," said Ingrid.

Hun tok av seg regnjakken.

She took off her rain jacket.

Hun ga den til Lars.

She gave it to Lars.

De gikk sammen hjem.

They walked home together.

Ingrid holdt Lars varm.

Ingrid kept Lars warm.

Lars var glad.

Lars was happy.

Han var ikke lenger alene i mørket.

He was no longer alone in the darkness.

Regnet fortsatte å falle over Bergen.

The rain continued to fall over Bergen.

Men Lars var ikke bekymret.

But Lars wasn't worried.

Han hadde Ingrid.

He had Ingrid.

Og Ingrid hadde ham.

And Ingrid had him.

Sammen kunne de takle alt.

Together, they could handle anything.

Historien ender heldig.

The story had a happy ending.

Ingrid fant Lars.

Ingrid found Lars.

Lars kom seg trygt hjem.

Lars made it home safely.

De lærte at de alltid kunne stole på hverandre.

They learned that they could always trust each other.

Og at en ødelagt paraply ikke kunne stoppe dem.

And that a broken umbrella couldn't stop them.