Det snöade i Stockholm.

It was snowing in Stockholm.

En förfrusen Erik stod utanför porten till sin nyinköpta lägenhet med två stora lådor på en kärra.

A frozen Erik stood outside the gate of his newly purchased apartment with two large boxes on a cart.

Sofia kom fram bakom honom.

Sofia came up behind him.

Hon hade en röd mössa på sig.

She was wearing a red beanie.

Hon frös och snöt sig i en vit näsduk.

She shivered and blew her nose into a white handkerchief.

Erik öppnade porten och de gick in.

Erik opened the gate and they walked in.

De bodde nu i lägenheten tillsammans.

They now lived in the apartment together.

Eriks lillasyster, Anna, hjälpte dem att flytta.

Erik's younger sister, Anna, helped them move.

Hon bar in lådor och satte dem i ett rum.

She carried boxes inside and placed them in a room.

I det rummet var det tomt.

That room was empty.

Det hade bara vita väggar och ett stort fönster.

It only had white walls and a large window.

Erik, Sofia och Anna skulle montera en bokhylla.

Erik, Sofia, and Anna were going to assemble a bookshelf.

De hade köpt den från IKEA.

They had bought it from IKEA.

"Var är instruktionerna?

"Where are the instructions?"

" frågade Erik.

Erik asked.

Sofia kollade i lådorna.

Sofia checked the boxes.

Hon hittade inte dem.

She couldn't find them.

Anna letade också men hittade dem inte.

Anna searched too but didn't find them.

"Jag tror vi tappade dem", sa Sofia.

"I think we lost them," Sofia said.

Erik suckade.

Erik sighed.

De bestämde sig för att montera bokhyllan ändå.

They decided to assemble the bookshelf anyway.

De tog ut alla bitarna och lade dem på golvet.

They took out all the pieces and laid them on the floor.

Erik började skruva ihop två träbitar.

Erik started screwing two pieces of wood together.

Han vände och vred på dem men han visste inte hur de skulle sitta.

He turned and twisted them, but he didn't know how they were supposed to fit.

Sofia satte ihop två plankor.

Sofia put together two planks.

Hon skrattade när hon märkte att det blev snett.

She laughed when she noticed they were crooked.

Anna bara tittade.

Anna just watched.

Hon tyckte att det var svårt.

She thought it was difficult.

Det tog dem hela dagen.

It took them all day.

De monterade och monterade.

They assembled and assembled.

Till slut var bokhyllan klar.

In the end, the bookshelf was finished.

Den var stor och hög.

It was big and tall.

Men den var också vinglig.

But it was also wobbly.

Den snedde åt ena sidan.

It leaned to one side.

"Vi kanske behöver instruktionerna ändå", sa Anna.

"Maybe we do need the instructions after all," Anna said.

Alla skrattade.

They all laughed.

Men de blev också lite ledsna.

But they also felt a bit sad.

De hade velat ha en fin bokhylla.

They had wanted a nice bookshelf.

Erik, Sofia och Anna gick och satte sig i soffan.

Erik, Sofia, and Anna went to sit on the couch.

De var trötta.

They were tired.

Bokhyllan stod i rummet och snedde.

The bookshelf stood in the room, leaning.

Det var inte snyggt men de brydde sig inte.

It wasn't neat, but they didn't care.

De hade haft roligt.

They had had fun.

De hade skrattat och skrattat.

They had laughed and laughed.

Och nu var de hemma.

And now they were home.

I sin nya lägenhet.

In their new apartment.

I Stockholm.

In Stockholm.

Med en vinglig bokhylla.

With a crooked bookshelf.

Så slutsatsen är, ibland går inte saker som planerat.

So the conclusion is, sometimes things don't go as planned.

Men det är okej.

But that's okay.

Man kan ha kul ändå.

You can still have fun.

Och man kan alltid fixa till det sen.

And you can always fix it later.

Som med en vinglig bokhylla.

Like with a crooked bookshelf.

Erik, Sofia och Anna kommer att fixa den.

Erik, Sofia, and Anna will fix it.

En annan dag.

Another day.

Men för nu, de är bara glada att de är tillsammans.

But for now, they are just happy to be together.

I deras nya hem.

In their new home.

Med en vinglig bokhylla.

With a crooked bookshelf.