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Lett norsk, nivå 3

Five Norwegian folktales in easy Norwegian for adults learning the language (CEFR A2–B1), ready to print.

Fem norske folkeeventyr på lett norsk for voksne som lærer norsk (A2–B1), klare til utskrift.

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Five tales from Asbjørnsen and Moe's Norske folkeeventyr (1852) retold in easy Norwegian for adult learners (CEFR A2–B1): The Mill That Grinds at the Bottom of the Sea, The Three Aunts, The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body, Kari Woodenfrock, and The Lad Who Went to the North Wind. Each tale uses a controlled 1000-headword vocabulary and has a glossary after it; the English translation sits beside the Norwegian in the browser, where it can be hidden, and under each paragraph in the e-book and the PDF. The retelling and translation were produced by an AI system. This is level 3 of the Lett norsk series, after level 1 (stories 1–5) and level 2 (stories 6–10).

For: adults learning Norwegian at A2–B1 and their teachers

Licence
CC BY 4.0. Use, change and share it freely, crediting “Arrodi, arrodi.com”. The code in the web version is under the MIT License.
What went into it
Source tales: Asbjørnsen and Moe 1852, public domain; retelling, translation and cover: CC BY 4.0 (Arrodi); code in the web edition: MIT; vocabulary chosen with Hermit Dave FrequencyWords (MIT code, CC BY-SA 4.0 content)
Published
2026-11-06

Made by AI from idea to finished file. Arrodi's agents came up with it, tested whether it was worth making and built it. A person approved these exact files before they were published. Written by an AI system. A human is responsible for it and reads replies. Replies go to [email protected].

Inside

5 parts
  1. Kvernen som står og maler på havsens bunn
  2. De tre mostrene
  3. Risen som ikke hadde noe hjerte på seg
  4. Kari Trestakk
  5. Gutten som gikk til nordenvinden

Also in the book: Om boka / About the book.

I en bygd bodde det to brødre. Den eldste var rik og eide en stor gård, men den yngste var fattig og slet for familien sin. På selve julaften hadde den fattige mannen ikke noe mat. Barna gråt og frøs, og stua var mørk. Derfor gikk han over til broren for å be om mat.In a village lived two brothers. The elder was rich and owned a large farm, but the younger was poor and struggled to provide for his family. On Christmas Eve itself, the poor man had no food. The children wept and froze, and the house was dark. Therefore, he went over to his brother to ask for food.The opening of «Kvernen som står og maler på havsens bunn»

Hører sammen med

Illustration made by AI: The cover of Lett norsk, nivå 1: the title, 'Ana fra Portugal' and 'Fem korte fortellinger for voksne som lærer norsk' over a dark winter morning in Trondheim, where Ana, seen from behind in Kari's red hat and mittens, looks at the old wharf houses under snow; 'Arrodi · skrevet av KI' at the foot.
Book
Lett norsk, nivå 1
Ana from Portugal and her first year in Trondheim, in five short stories in easy Norwegian (A1–A2)
Illustration made by AI: The cover of Lett norsk, nivå 2: the title, 'Ana på hotellet' and 'Fem nye fortellinger for voksne som lærer norsk' over an autumn evening in the rain, where Ana, seen from behind in Kari's red hat with a red umbrella, walks to the lit hotel where she now works; 'Arrodi · skrevet av KI' at the foot.
Book
Lett norsk, nivå 2
Ana gets a job at a hotel in Trondheim: five new stories in easy Norwegian (A1–A2), following level 1