Något magiskt hände i Stockholm en grå regnig söndag.

Something magical happened in Stockholm on a grey rainy Sunday.

Sofia, Emil och Astrid satt i Sofias lägenhet belägen i charmiga Södermalm.

Sofia, Emil, and Astrid were sitting in Sofia's apartment located in charming Södermalm.

De hade ett uppdrag.

They had a mission.

De ska montera ihop IKEA-möbler.

They were supposed to assemble IKEA furniture.

Det var mycket att göra.

There was a lot to do.

Det var bord, stolar, hyllor och mer.

There were tables, chairs, shelves, and more.

Både Sofia, Emil och Astrid var stolta över sina inköp, men nu var allt i kartonger.

Both Sofia, Emil, and Astrid were proud of their purchases, but now everything was in boxes.

Kartongerna var stora, tunga och de väntade tålmodigt på att bli öppnade.

The boxes were big, heavy, and they patiently waited to be opened.

Sofia öppnade första kartongen.

Sofia opened the first box.

En lång bordskiva kom fram, brun och blank.

A long tabletop emerged, brown and glossy.

Hon letade efter instruktionerna, men de var ingenstans att hitta.

She looked for the instructions, but they were nowhere to be found.

Emil och Astrid granskade de andra kartongerna.

Emil and Astrid examined the other boxes.

Inga instruktioner där heller.

No instructions there either.

"Där är de!

"There they are!"

" ropade Emil.

Emil shouted.

Han fann dem under en kartong.

He found them under a box.

Men instruktionerna var inte lätta.

But the instructions were not easy.

De var bilder utan ord, och de var svåra att förstå.

They were pictures without words, and they were difficult to understand.

De började med borden.

They started with the tables.

Sofia höll instruktionerna medan Emil och Astrid skruvade och svängde.

Sofia held the instructions while Emil and Astrid screwed and turned.

Efter en stund stod ett bord framför dem.

After a while, a table stood in front of them.

Men det var fel.

But it was wrong.

Bordet var snett!

The table was crooked!

De måste börja om.

They had to start over.

De skruvade och vred, försökte igen.

They screwed and turned, tried again.

Men bordet var fortfarande snett.

But the table was still crooked.

Sofia kikade på instruktionerna igen.

Sofia looked at the instructions again.

Nu förstod de.

Now they understood.

De hade gjort omvänt.

They had done it backwards.

Borden måste byggas uppifrån och ner, inte tvärtom.

The tables had to be built from top to bottom, not the other way around.

Skruva, vrida, försök igen.

Screwing, turning, trying again.

Äntligen stod ett rakt bord framför dem.

Finally, a straight table stood in front of them.

De skrattade, high-fived och kände sig nöjda.

They laughed, high-fived, and felt satisfied.

Men det var mer att göra.

But there was more to do.

Stolarna följde samma skrattande missöden.

The chairs followed the same laughing mishaps.

Till slut måste de ge upp för dagen.

In the end, they had to give up for the day.

Hyllorna får vänta.

The shelves would have to wait.

De var trötta, men glada.

They were tired, but happy.

De hade haft en rolig dag trots allt.

They had had a fun day despite everything.

Sofias lägenhet i Södermalm var stökig, men det gjorde inget.

Sofia's apartment in Södermalm was messy, but it didn't matter.

De hade haft en fantastisk dag trots strulet.

They had had an amazing day despite the setbacks.

De visste att de hade mer arbete att göra, men de var redo för det.

They knew they had more work to do, but they were ready for it.

Sofia, Emil och Astrid var vänner.

Sofia, Emil, and Astrid were friends.

De hade roligt tillsammans, även när saker gick snett.

They had fun together, even when things went wrong.

De visste att de kunde lösa problemen tillsammans.

They knew they could solve problems together.

Och det är vad vänskap handlar om: att ha roligt tillsammans, även när det är svårt.

And that's what friendship is about: having fun together, even when it's hard.

Slutet.

The end.