Lars var en ung mann fra Oslo.

Lars was a young man from Oslo.

Ingrid var hans beste venninne.

Ingrid was his best friend.

En dag fant de ut at de ville prøve å stå på ski.

One day they decided to try skiing.

Det var en kald vinterdag.

It was a cold winter day.

Snøen falt stille ned på de snødekte trærne.

Snow was gently falling on the snow-covered trees.

Lars og Ingrid dro ut i skiløypene.

Lars and Ingrid went out to the ski trails.

De fant en fin bakke.

They found a nice slope.

Begge hadde sett mange ganger på folk som gikk på ski.

Both had watched many times as people skied.

"Det ser enkelt ut," sa Lars.

"It looks easy," said Lars.

"Vi kan bare prøve," sa Ingrid.

"We can just try," said Ingrid.

De tok på seg skiene.

They put on their skis.

Begge følte seg klare å gå.

Both felt ready to go.

Men det var ikke så enkelt som de trodde.

But it wasn't as easy as they thought.

De prøvde å bevege seg, men falt gang på gang.

They tried to move but kept falling over and over.

Lars klarte ikke å stå oppreist.

Lars couldn't stay upright.

Ingrid skled og falt om og om igjen.

Ingrid slid and fell repeatedly.

De ble slitne og kalde.

They grew tired and cold.

Men de fortsatte å prøve.

But they kept trying.

Etter mange timer, så de at det begynte å bli mørkt.

After many hours, they noticed it was starting to get dark.

"Kanskje vi bør gi opp," sa Ingrid.

"Maybe we should give up," said Ingrid.

"Jeg er så sliten.

"I'm so tired."

" Men Lars ville ikke gi opp.

But Lars didn't want to give up.

"Ski er vanskelig," innrømmet han.

"Skiing is hard," he admitted.

"Men jeg vil prøve igjen.

"But I want to try again."

" Ingrid smilte og sa, "Ja, vi kan gjøre det.

Ingrid smiled and said, "Yes, we can do it."

"De prøvde igjen og igjen.

They tried again and again.

Til slutt klarte de å gå litt på ski.

Finally, they managed to ski a little.

Det ikke var perfekt, men det var bedre enn før.

It wasn't perfect, but it was better than before.

De gikk hjem, kalde og slitne, men fornøyde.

They went home, cold and tired, but satisfied.

De hadde lært at det å lære noe nytt kan være vanskelig.

They had learned that learning something new can be difficult.

Men de visste også at ved å prøve igjen og igjen, kunne de bli bedre.

But they also knew that by trying again and again, they could get better.

Hjemme, drakk de varm kakao og lo av dagens styrter.

At home, they drank hot cocoa and laughed about their tumbles of the day.

De var glade for at de hadde prøvd noe nytt, selv om det var vanskelig.

They were happy they had tried something new, even though it was tough.

Og de visste at neste gang de dro ut for å stå på ski, ville de være litt bedre forberedt.

And they knew that the next time they went skiing, they would be a little more prepared.

Selv om de var slitne, var de også glade.

Although they were tired, they were also happy.

For de hadde lært en verdifull lekse: Ikke gi opp, selv når det er vanskelig.

For they had learned a valuable lesson: Don't give up, even when it's hard.

Og det er dette motet som gjør at de vil fortsette åøve, og en dag vil de være gode på ski.

And it's this courage that will drive them to keep practicing, and one day they will be good at skiing.

Historien om Lars og Ingrid fra den kalde vinterdagen i Oslo, viser oss alle at selv om noe ser lett ut, kan det være vanskelig.

The story of Lars and Ingrid from the cold winter day in Oslo shows us all that even though something may look easy, it can be difficult.

Men med litt mot og utholdenhet, kan vi alle oppnå våre mål.

But with a little courage and perseverance, we can all achieve our goals.