Lars var en forretningsmann i Oslo.

Lars was a businessman in Oslo.

Dyktig, seriøs, og alltid velkledd.

Competent, serious, and always well-dressed.

Men en dag skjedde det noe rart.

But one day, something strange happened.

På en helt vanlig dag, våknet Lars som vanlig.

On a completely ordinary day, Lars woke up as usual.

Han tok en rask dusj, kledd seg i sin flotte dress og fortært en kopp svart kaffe.

He took a quick shower, dressed in his sharp suit, and enjoyed a cup of black coffee.

I hastverk for å nå et viktig forretningsmøte, plukket han opp to sokker og løp ut døren.

In a rush to make it to an important business meeting, he grabbed two socks and ran out the door.

Møtet skulle være i et flott kontor i Oslo.

The meeting was supposed to take place in a fancy office in Oslo.

Store vinduer, flott utsikt, alle virket veldig alvorlige.

Large windows, a great view, and everyone seemed very serious.

Lars følte seg litt nervøs, men han visste at han var forberedt.

Lars felt a bit nervous, but he knew he was prepared.

Han tok en dypt pust og gikk inn i rommet.

He took a deep breath and entered the room.

Lars begynte å presentere sitt forslag.

Lars started presenting his proposal.

Alle lyttet nøye.

Everyone listened attentively.

Midt i hans tale, stod Lars opp for å hente en peker fra bordet.

In the middle of his speech, Lars stood up to grab a pointer from the table.

Da skjedde det.

That's when it happened.

Alle begynte å le.

Everyone started laughing.

Lars visste ikke hva han hadde gjort.

Lars didn't know what he had done.

Han så ned, og der var det.

He looked down, and there it was.

Han hadde på seg to helt forskjellige sokker.

He was wearing two completely different socks.

De var begge veldig fargerike og med rare figurer på.

They were both very colorful and had strange figures on them.

Alle lo høyt.

Everyone laughed loudly.

Selv om det var et seriøst forretningsmøte, kunne ingen holde seg.

Even though it was a serious business meeting, no one could contain themselves.

Lars ble rød i ansiktet.

Lars turned red in the face.

Men så begynte han å le også.

But then he started laughing too.

Hele rommet fyltes med latter.

The whole room filled with laughter.

Da latteren endelig døde ut, fortsatte Lars med presentasjonen.

When the laughter finally died down, Lars continued with the presentation.

Han hadde tross alt et forslag å presentere.

After all, he had a proposal to present.

Og gjett hva?

And guess what?

Alle elsket forslaget.

Everyone loved the proposal.

Selv med hans rare sokker, klarte Lars å vinne kontrakten.

Even with his strange socks, Lars managed to win the contract.

På vei hjem, kunne Lars ikke stoppe å le.

On his way home, Lars couldn't stop laughing.

Dagen begynte seriøst, men endte morsomt.

The day started off serious but ended humorously.

Lars lærte den dagen at selv i alvorlige situasjoner, kan litt humor lyse opp stemningen.

That day, Lars learned that even in serious situations, a bit of humor can lighten the mood.

Fra den dagen av, bestemte Lars seg for å alltid ha et par morsomme sokker i skapet sitt.

From that day on, Lars decided to always have a pair of funny socks in his wardrobe.