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NORWEGIAN PART

One early morning in a little house out in the woods, a mother could hear a terrible noise. So could the neighbors far away. Her three sons were having a concert for their mother. The orchestra consisted of a drum, a trumpet and a flute. They were not only playing for their mother, but for the whole town as well. She had to put down her knitting, so she could use her hands to shut out the noise. On the other hand, the daughter really liked the music.

The neighbors were complaining, however, the children would not stop. The whole neighborhood was woken up by the sound of the children playing. After a while the sister in the family joined them, and started to sing. Then their mother finally got enough. She ripped the instruments out of her children’s hands. The children were scared to death. All the mother could say was: «Thank you for your entertainment, now you are free to go out, and never come back with that terrible music.” She went back to her knitting and watched her disappointed children walk out of the room.