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lazy-goblin · 7 years ago

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Áfram Latibær! (Let’s Go LazyTown) - Chapter 1/16

Here’s the first bit of my attempt at translating the very first LazyTown book. As with my previous translation, I want to point out that I do not speak Icelandic and I was relying heavily on Google translate and other online resources, so please keep in mind that this may not be 100% accurate, although I did try my best with what I had. I hope you enjoy reading.

Original story by Magnús Scheving (1995)

Illustrations by Halldór Baldursson

1. LazyTown

The poor Sun tried to hide behind the clouds so she wouldn't have to send her beams down to the rooftops of a town between the high mountains not very far from here. The situation was so bad that even the clouds in the sky waited around to get away first. When you looked closely, there was not much life to be seen in this town. In fact there were no signs of life at all. All the streets were deserted, with no kids playing or adults going about their lives. The playground was empty and spiders had spun webs on the swings and the slide and over almost all of the play equipment. It could clearly be seen that they had not been used in a long time. The gym was in ruins and no one had set foot there in a long, long time.

You may be wondering how it happened that the town became so dull. Doesn't anyone live in this town?

However, it isn't the case that there are no residents, but all of the townspeople are either lazy, tired or they have no ideas about what they should do. It's no wonder that you don't see any kids playing outside at all in this town. They have long forgotten all the games and can't even play hopscotch. They can't play Olsen, Olsen at all, let alone run in the Big Fish Game. They are inside all day, staring at videos or video games and have long forgotten how to play outside. There are even many kids who don't even bother to go to school. Therefore, they know nothing. They can't do arithmetic, nor write, or even draw. Imagine that. The only things they can do are eat sweets and sit and play video games.

I don't remember what this town's name is. Once it had a very beautiful name, but that was many years ago. Now it's called LazyTown, which is not a particularly beautiful name. Imagine living in LazyTown! If the townspeople had to move, they all traveled by car. It goes without saying that the pollution and smoke from all the cars had become so thick that sometimes you couldn't see between houses. The kids all nag their parents if they have to go somewhere. It never occurs to them to walk or go anywhere themselves unless they are driven.

Well, as you can see, this town is no ordinary town. The problem is simply that everyone is so very lazy.

I say everybody, but that's still not quite right. There is actually one person who is not at all so lazy. That's the town's Mayor. He is really the only one who bothers to exercise.

The poor Mayor was very disappointed with the behavior of the townspeople. He had once been an athlete.

When he was younger, he had run marathons, competed in shot put, and was pretty decent at football. As he got older, he had so much to do that he had gradually stopped being active. That is the risk for those who have a lot to do: they often forget to think of their health. The Mayor had watched the residents become lazier and lazier with each year. He didn't like the look of it when the kids stopped being able to play.

There was also a candy boy living there. He was called Siggi Sæti because he ate so many sweets. Siggi Sæti ate neither more nor less than seventy caramels a day and had once eaten 40 easter eggs! Yes, Siggi Sæti did nothing else all day but buy candy. He also had candy sent to his home from the convenience store because he couldn't be bothered to walk to the shop.

Then there was Maggi Mjói. He was so thin that his socks didn't stay up. They slid down his legs. He was always trying to pull them up higher but they always slid down again. In fact, Maggi did not eat much food. He didn't want meat and he didn't eat skyr so it was no wonder the socks slipped down his skinny legs.

Then, naturally, there was Halli Hrekkjusvín. He was always pranking everyone. He screamed down from the balcony at his home so that it rang through the neighborhood. He called the kids names and would kick or pull the hair of the kids who walked past his apartment block. Halli Hrekkjusvín had a slingshot and he was usually up on the balcony with it shooting rock-hard beans that his mother had and wasn't going to use. Halli Hrekkjusvín shot like a madman at everyone he could!

// notes: ‘Olsen, Olsen’ and ‘Big Fish Game’ (stórfiskaleik) are games that I’m assuming are common with Icelandic children. Olsen, Olsen is a card game and stórfiskaleik is a variation of tag.

‘skyr’ is an Icelandic cultured dairy product similar to yogurt.

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#lazytown #áfram latibær!#more chapters coming soon #i have a few more translated but i don't want to get too far ahead of myself

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lazy-goblin · 7 years ago

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Latibær í Vandræðum (LazyTown in Trouble) - Chapter 1/25

Okay, here it is - the first chapter of my questionable English translation of one of the original LazyTown books.

Full Disclosure before you read - I don’t speak Icelandic, and I was heavily relying on Google translate and an online Icelandic dictionary.

But I really tried to make it as accurate as I could and I think I at least produced a readable story. So, here it is i guess.

(Just a few notes before we begin. I decided to keep the Icelandic names at least for the main characters, since I think most people in the fandom are pretty familiar with them, but in case you aren’t:

Íþróttaálfurinn (the sports elf) = Sportacus

Solla Stirða (Solla Stiff) = Stephanie

Siggi Sæti (Siggi Sweets) = Ziggy

Maggi Mjói (Maggi Thin) = Jives

Nenni Níski (Nenni Stingy) = Stingy

Goggi Mega = Pixel

Halla Hrekkjusvín (Halla Bully) = Trixie

Glanni Glæpur (Reckless Crime) = Robbie Rotten

Stína Símalína (Stina Phoneline) = Bessie Busybody )

*edit: If you haven’t read the two previous books in the series, you can read them here:

Áfram Latibær!

Latibær á Olympíuleikum

Original story by Magnus Scheving (1997)

Illustrations by Halldór Baldursson

Chapter 1:

The Sun had been following along with the exercises that Íþróttaálfurinn was doing outside his hill one lovely morning. He had already stretched his legs, done his push-ups, had some water to drink, and brushed his teeth; now, he was busy packing his suitcase. The sun became a little curious and longed know where the elf could be going. She couldn't stop herself from asking:

"Where are you going, Íþróttaálfurinn?"

Íþróttaálfurinn grinned from ear to ear and replied that his work in SunnyTown was finished.

"Just look at the town," he said proudly.

The Sun, of course, had the best view of the town from the sky above. She had seen the town come to life from dull LazyTown to bright and cheerful SunnyTown.

"I'm so happy with the change in the town," she said with radiant joy, and added,

"Once I intended to leave this town, but now I don't want to be anywhere else but right here above these mountains. I can send my beams down to all the people and all the houses in SunnyTown."

The sun forgot herself for a moment, letting her mind wander.

"But where are you going?" she repeated then, looking at Íþróttaálfurinn.

"I'm thinking of meeting up with a friend of mine, Edward, who lives in England. He's been knighted and is therefore referred to as Sir Edward Elf. Then we're going together to meet up with a friend of ours in Australia called Peggy Darts."

"What did you say?! LEAVE!" cried the sun, "Do you think, Íþróttaálfurinn, that it will be okay with the people of SunnyTown?"

The Sun gasped.

"Who will lead the morning exercises and make sure Siggi Sæti doesn't eat too many caramels?"

The Sun waited anxiously for an answer.

"The people of SunnyTown are fully capable of taking care of themselves," said Íþróttaálfurinn somewhat hesitantly, "I didn't teach Siggi to stop eating sweets for me, but for himself, and if he cheats and eats too much candy, he's only cheating himself. The citizens of SunnyTown are too smart to cheat themselves like that, let alone others," added Íþróttaálfurinn, closing his suitcase.

The Sun was about to ask more about the journey, but the elf had gone back into the hill and before she could think of the next question, he was bringing out one bag after another and loading them up. He had begun packing the night before.

The Sun was so curious that she continued to rain questions on the elf.

"Listen, Íþróttaálfurinn, why is the one you're going to meet called Sir Edward?"

"He was knighted and is addressed as Sir," said Íþróttaálfurinn, sitting down on top of a bag, "because he is the smartest of all elves. He has read every academic book that has ever been published, and his name is Edward."

"There you have it," he said, jumping off the bag, looking teasingly at the Sun and said:

"You take care of SunnyTown while i'm away."

"Huh? I... I don't know if the townspeople listen to me, but if I do this they're sure to smile," said the Sun, scattering her rays over the town even better than before, "But there's one more thing, Íþróttaálfurinn!" she exclaimed eagerly.

"I don't have time now," he said as he slung the bags on his back and prepared to rush off.

"Wait a minute," said the Sun in a mournful voice, "Why is the other elf, remember the one who lives in Australia, called Peggy.. something?"

"She isn’t called Peggy Something," laughed Íþróttaálfurinn, "She’s called Peggy Darts. She got that nickname because she is such fast runner. She can run over mountains and deserts, hills and valleys, and ever over water."

"What are you saying?" said the Sun, scratching her nose with a beam, "How can she run on water?"

"She gets going so fast that she just skims along the surface," said the elf, "But now I really must hurry, I mustn't lose any more time."

He said goodbye, took off, and disappeared from the Sun's sight, behind the horizon.

//next chapter>>

#here it is #lazytown #latibær í vandræðum #glanni glæpur í latabæ

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lazy-goblin · 7 years ago

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Latibær í Vandræðum (LazyTown in Trouble) - Chapter 14/25

This chapter we finally meet the other elves

Original story by Magnus Scheving (1997)

Illustrations by Halldór Baldursson

Chapter 14:

Now the story turns to the elves who were currently in a forest somewhere in Brazil. They were doing well for themselves in the middle of the forest, having made a little bonfire, and were sitting around the crackling fire. They had often come here before, mainly to discuss world issues, discuss what could be done better, and to give each other good advice.

Edward told the others how he had taught kids how to read, but many kids in his homeland did not know how. The reason was that they never looked at books and no one helped them to learn. Edward said that he had read to many children and said that they were quick to learn to read by themselves if they practised every single day.

"Others are worse," he said.

"What is that?" asked Íþróttaálfurinn and Peggy Darts, looking at each other.

"I have also had to teach children to tell the truth and not lies."

"Do you mean to say that there are children who think it's fun to tell lies," asked Peggy in surprise.

"Yes, so it is now unfortunately. There are children who are always lying. But there are some children who just tell fibs sometimes."

"That's not any better," said Íþróttaálfurinn.

"No, you should never tell a lie. You should always tell the truth because the truth is best known, as they say," said Peggy Darts.

Edward had stood up. The flickering light from the bonfire struck him as he walked around the flames. He began to speak again:

"Once I met a girl who had stolen money."

Edward paused but continued to tell his story.

"When I began to talk to her I realized that she was lying. She never dared to look me in the eye, looked down and changed the story every time I asked whether she had stolen the money."

Edward walked back and the elves closely watched his every move.

"Her mother had food money that she kept in a jar up in the kitchen cabinet. One day, when she was going to take it to buy dinner, it was gone. She asked the girl whether she had taken it but she shook her head. The mother asked rest of the family but no one knew who had taken the food money. I heard about it and hurried to the place," said Edward, quickly turning to the elves.

"Yes, and what?" asked Peggy Darts, who was on the edge of her seat after hearing more.

"I sat down with the girl, talked with her and explained that it was best to tell the truth."

"Of course!" Peggy interjected.

"I said that the situation will only get worse if one tries to lie their way out of trouble. Some think it's uncomfortable to tell the truth when they're in a pinch but it's a much better option than lying."

"We all agree with that!" said Íþróttaálfurinn.

Edward added:

"This girl saw that, retrieved the money, returned it to her mother and begged forgiveness. She promised never to do it again and has stood by it from that day on."

A smile broke over Edward's face.

"That's a little parable about what I've been up to the past few months but it's completely unbelievable how many children tell lies," he said and sat by the fire.

"Well, well , now I've been grinding on enough and I long to hear how it's going with you," he said, settling down on a log.

"Don't you want to start?" asked Íþróttaálfurinn, looking at Peggy.

"Sure," said Peggy Darts and leaped to her feet.

"I've been zipping between many countries, even continents, where I have been fighting agaist injustice."

"There is far too much of it in the world," added Edward, and Íþróttaálfurinn had to agree.

"I've mainly been concerned with discrimination between genders, because of skin colour, and toward minority groups who may be small. To think that women in some countries are not allowed to drive a car like men. Others are not allowed to work outside the home or vote in general elections," said Peggy.

It was easy to tell from her expression what she felt about it."There are also some countries where minorities are being treated unjustly because they have a different skin colour than those who are in control."

"Awful situation over there!!" said Íþróttaálfurinn, getting fired up with urgency.

"How has that been going?" asked Edward.

"Very well, but it's enough to take. Injustice seems to exist all over the place," said Peggy, leaning up to a tree.

"Bullying in schools, for example, that's an injustice," said Íþróttaálfurinn.

The elves discussed between themselves what could be done.

"Everyone, big, small, poor rich, white or black should have respect for each other regardless of whether they know each other. Both humans and animals have the right to be respected by everyone," said Íþróttaálfurinn. "But people can lose that respect with some kinds of acts, e.g. by using violence agaist another person."

"That's absolutely right. But now we've been excited to hear what you've been up to," said Peggy and Edward.

"Now, I have made my home in the vicinity of a town called SunnyTown. I went to observe the townspeople and noticed that they had devoted themselves to some very bad habits. I decided to fight against inactivity, laziness, greed, selfishness, TV addicton, being inconsiderate and overconsumpion of sweets."

"Was all this trouble in one and the same town?!" exclaimed Edward.

"Yes, unfortunately. That's how it was in SunnyTown, which was actually called LazyTown then," said the elf, stretching his legs.

He told them the whole story of the town, how Nenni Níski had been, Halla Hrekkjusvín, Siggi Sæti, all about the sports festival and the Olympics. The elves listened with interest to Íþróttaálfurinn's story.

"And did you manage to change all this?" asked Peggý Píla, getting closer so as not to miss anything.

"Yes, the people of LazyTown responded well, made the right changes and turned their lives around for the better. So the town restored its old name, SunnyTown, and I think there's nowhere on earth better to call home than right there," said Íþróttaálfurinn proudly. "The townspeople are friends, they are considerate of their neighbors, take good care of their environment, eat healthy food and exercise sufficiently...

"That reminds me, I should do my stretching exercises."

The elf stood up and began to bend and stretch.

"That sounds like paradise! I'm dying to go there and see the town with my own eyes," said Peggy Darts, her eyes shining.

"You can do that tomorrow morning. It would take you almost no time to cross the Atlantic ocean and take a look at SunnyTown," said Íþróttaálfurinn, laughing and sliding into a split.

"Then I'd better lie down to sleep right away and be well rested for the journey," said Peggy Darts, sliding down the lock on her sleeping bag and snuggling into it.

"Then you must tell me what you see, because the guest's eyes are clear," added Edward, looking teasingly at Íþróttaálfurinn.

notes: I forgot to mention it in chapter 1, but the elves names are Eðvarð and Peggý Píla in the original text. I decided to use English names for them because they’re from English-speaking countries (England and Australia). ‘ Píla’ means ‘arrow’ or ‘dart’. I think Peggy Darts works for her because dart is also a verb meaning ‘move or run somewhere suddenly or rapidly’.

<<previous chapter// - //next chapter>>

#lazytown #latibær í vandræðum #glanni glæpur í latabæ #i love these elves

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lazy-goblin · 7 years ago

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Latibær í Vandræðum (LazyTown in Trouble) - Chapter 25/25

The thrilling conclusion!

(Well, this is it. Feel free to message me with any questions or comments you might have, but please don’t be too mean. Let me know if you think I should try translating any more LazyTown books.)

Original story by Magnus Scheving (1997)

Illustrations by Halldór Baldursson

Chapter 25:

Peggy Darts came running up and whispered into Íþróttaálfurinn's ear what she had seen and heard.

"I suspected that," said Íþróttaálfurinn.

"What do you suspect and what did you see?

Who are you anyway?" asked Officer Lolli, confused.

"Peggy Darts is my name," she replied, not even out of breath, "The car has, you see, been stolen and false numbers put over the correct ones. The case is gradually becoming clear."

"What?! A stolen car? A lady elf in running shoes? I don't understand this!" said Lolli and turned himself around.

Nenni was going to open the door to get some fresh air into the gym but he was not successful.

"What is this?" he grunted, tugging the handle.

Siggi came to help him and took his waist. They both pulled with everything they had, but nothing happened.

"We're locked in," Nenni sobbed and sat of the floor.

Siggi gathered the other kids. They all tried to open it, but the door didn't budge. It didn't open even a little crack.

"We're prisoners," shouted Goggi.

"I want to go home," Siggi Sæti whined.

"You can't," said Solla, embracing him.

"What do we do now?" asked Maggi Mjói.

The kids sat down, utterly hopeless, on the floor next to Nenni with tears in their eyes.

Íþróttaálfurinn lead the way to the gym and stopped there. He knocked vigorously on the door. From inside, they heard Nenni say in a small voice:

"What's the password?"

"Open in the name of the law!" shouted Officer Lolli, pushing to the front of the group.

The kids were very glad to hear him.

"We can't open it!" they called, talking over each other.

Lolli puffed himself out, causing a button on his uniform to give out and fly toward Stína Símalína. Íþróttaálfurinn seized the flying button so it didn't cause any harm.

"The doors are well locked," said Íþróttaálfurinn and brought Lolli his button.

"Oh, is it?" said Lolli, sweating.

When the kids heard Íþróttaálfurinn, smiles came over their faces. They knew that he would save them.

"Move away from the door," said the elf, walking a few meters away from the building.

"Are you going to break down the door?" asked Edward in surprise.

"Yes, exactly!" answered the elf and prepared to spring into action.

"Wait a minute!"

Edvard removed the buckle from his belt and stuck in into the keyhole. After a brief moment, the door opened.

Íþróttaálfurinn walked calmly to the building and looked at Edward who couldn't hide his smile.

"What are you doing here?" Nenni Níski asked the elf when he, Edward, Peggy Darts, the Mayor, Officer Lolli, Halli and Halla came into the gym.

The kids were surprised by this unexpected visit, but happy to be free. Íþróttaálfurinn and Edward asked about the machine and the kids explained how it worked as best as they could. They said that one day they would be made honoured citizens because they had done such a good job detoxifying the fruit.

"We're also allowed to eat as many sweets as we want," said Siggi Sæti, stuffing his face with caramels.

"Owowow, I'm sure to get a toothache," he added, ashamed.

Íþróttaálfurinn handed him a toothbrush and told him to go and brush his teeth well.

"Yes, I'd better. My teeth do hurt a bit," he said and hurried to the washroom.

"But who locked us in?" asked Solla.

"I'll tell you when the right time comes," said Íþróttaálfurinn.

"Would you be so kind as to show us this fruit-eater?" asked Edward.

"Do you mean the machine that detoxifies?" asked Goggi.

"Precisely!"

Goggi proudly showed them where the fruit went into the machine and exactly where they were detoxified.

"It's over there," he said and pressed the button.

Íþróttaálfurinn walked around the machine, sat down behind it and watched it for a moment.

"Lend me a screwdriver, a wrench and some pliers," he said, adjusting his hat.

It didn't take Peggy Darts long to gather together the tools and hand them to Íþróttaálfurinn who unscrewed the whole back of the machine. The kids could now look into the machine and see how it actually worked.

(labelled machine parts: “cans”; “fruit press”; “can lids”; “vitamin sucker”)

The kids couldn't believe their eyes as they stared at the machine. Goggi took off his glasses, polished them, and put them back on in order to see even better. The machine really did everything but what they thought it was supposed to do. The vegetables and fruits were not detoxified, but rather all crushed under a press and then slid down a tube into the basement. Íþróttaálfurinn opened a trapdoor in the floor and called for everyone to follow him. He then jumped down the stairs, with Officer Lolli following closely behind him, and the kids in single file. The kids watched, shocked, how the crushed fruit slid down into a big barrel that was directly under the machine.

They heard Stína Símalína shout from upstairs:

"Help me! I'm afraid of heights. You need to help me down the stairs!!"

Íþróttaálfurinn shot up, slung Stína on his back and carried her down the steps.

When everyone had come down, they inspected the barrel of crushed fruit and big sucker that stood beside it and was full of vitamin tablets.

"Rikki Ríki was going to make money and get rich from these," said Íþróttaálfurinn, sniffing one of the tablets.

"Many believe that tablets benefit them greatly, but as I've told you many times, kids, you will get enough vitamins if you eat good, healthy food." he added, looking seriously at the children.

(bubble: “Not everything is as it seems!”)

They climbed back up the stairs and Peggy Darts assisted Stína Simalina with the last steps. When they were up, Edward said that they needed to hurry to capture this Rikki Ríki.

"I will do it," said Officer Lolli, puffing himself out but holding both hands over the buttons on his jacket so they didn't give out.

"Lolli, you hide behind the door and grab Rikki when he comes in," said Íþróttaálfurinn, pointing at the door.

"Peggy, you hide up on the windowsill and let us know when you see him approaching the building," he continued.

"Will do," said Peggy Darts and darted off.

"Edward, you take care of the kids! Get behind the machine and wait there."

With that, he closed the door again and asked kindly asked Edward to lock it back up with his magic buckle.

He proudly walked across the floor, took off his belt, and removed the buckle.

Unfortunately, his pants ended up falling down all the way to the floor. Everyone burst out laughing, even Edward himself, who said that this wouldn't be the first time. He locked the door with the magic buckle and crept back behind the machine and refastened himself.

The kids waited anxiously.

It wasn't long until the screeching of tires was heard from outside and Peggy Darts whispered:

"He's coming, he's coming!!"

A second later a car door slammed and a key was put in the lock.

When Rikki stepped through the door, Officer Lolli jumped at him, grabbed his jacket and shouted:

"YOU ARE ARRESTED IN THE NAME OF THE LAW."

Rikki Ríki took off running with Lolli hanging on the jacket. The jacket ended up slipping off of him and he also lost his hat. With that, the true man was revealed.

This was indeed not Rikki Ríki at all, but the notorious thief and criminal, Glanni Glæpur.

"It's you...? I've heard a lot of ugly things about you. Police have been searching all over the country for you!" said Officer Lolli with the jacket in his arms.

He chased Glanni back and forth through the gym while Íþróttaálfurinn waited to see what happened. When Lolli was about to reach him again, he leaped over a pile of sacks of fruit. Lolli, on the other hand, was not nearly as nimble and ran at full tilt into the middle of the sack pile. Fruit rolled out all over the floor. Glanni Glæpur turned around, roaring with laughter at Lolli, who was lying splayed out flat amidst the fruit. He darted around the corner of the machine, still laughing, but he wasn't laughing for long because the kids were waiting there armed with tomatoes. They pelted him with the tomatoes! He looked like he was covered in ketchup as he stood and tried to shield himself from the barrage. He growled with rage and took off toward the front door. As he reached the door, Íþróttaálfurinn leaped forward, grabbed him and lifted him up so that he spun in the air. After that he turned him around in the air and set him back down. As soon as Glanni's feet touched the floor he dashed off but now in the opposite direction of what he had intended, heading into the gym.

Peggy Darts was quick to catch up to him, but he narrowly escaped her by climbing up the machine. The kids and elves all stood down on the floor and watched Glanni Glæpur, who had climbed high up and was clinging to a pipe on the machine.

"I'm not coming down, I'm never coming back down!" he shouted.

"You'll have to come down sometime!" Íþróttaálfurinn teased.

"Then I'll arrest you," called Officer Lolli, who was sitting in the middle of the fruit pile with a banana peel on his head.

"I knew that I could play all of you! I changed my name and everything was going so well until these silly elves showed up,"

"You come down from there immediately," shouted Peggy Darts, preparing to climb up the machine after him.

Glanni Glæpur cautiously came back down the pipe but he lost his footing and landed on his back on the conveyor belt, which carried him rapidly to the opening of the machine. A second later, he fell off the conveyor belt and into the machine. When he appeared on the computer screen with a terrified look on his face, Goggi pressed the button that was supposed to detoxify the fruit.

"Better detoxify you," he said and everyone laughed.

"Or preserve you in a can!!" said Solla Stirða, giggling.

"Officer Lolli, you see to Glanni Glæpur. I think he's stuck in his own machine," said Íþróttaálfurinn, helping Lolli to his feet.

The kids thanked the elves wholeheartedly for their help and were ashamed of themselves for having been so gullible. At that moment, Siggi Sæti came out of the washroom with his toothbrush and smiled his widest while he said:

"See what nice teeth I have."

He had been brushing his teeth the whole time, so he had no idea what had happened in the gym. He was alarmed when when he saw Glanni Glæpur inside the machine and shouted over him as he jumped up into Íþróttaálfurinn's arms.

"That's the biggest and ugliest tomato i've ever seen."

Everyone laughed loudly and agreed that Glanni Glæpur had got what he deserved. Edward stepped up on a chair and gave a speech about what he looked forward to staying in SunnyTown for his summer holidays. Peggy Darts was in agreement.

"But remember," said Edward finally, "that all that glitters is not gold. At first glance, a thing can seem harmless, but upon closer inspection it can be dangerous or hazardous. Therefore, always go with caution and think carefully about every step you take in life. My wish is that every step of yours will have a good outcome!"

That evening they held a big party there, where the old Mayor was reinstated.

(This illustration was at the end of the book. I’ve already posted it on it’s own with translation notes along with the unedited version. It’s here if you want to see it.)

//Glanni: I would have gotten away with it if it weren’t for you meddling elves!

<<previous chapter//

Well, that’s all she wrote folks. Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed my attempt at bringing Latibær í Vandræðum to English-speaking audiences. I think it’s neat to see the differences between this and the play and to see how the characters have evolved over different adaptations. Ask box is open if you have questions or comments. :)

#lazytown #latibær í vandræðum #glanni glæpur í latabæ #last chapter! hope you liked it #:)

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lazy-goblin · 7 years ago

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Latibær í Vandræðum (LazyTown in Trouble) - Chapter 16/25

Original story my Magnus Scheving (1997)

Illustrations by Halldór Baldursson

Chapter 16:

Very early in the morning the new mayor, Rikki Ríki, had the store opened for him so he could buy what he needed for his machine. He put it all in a big delivery van and brought it to the town gym where he was planning to build the machine. The kids had all come and Maggi Mjói asked whether it was advisable to have a machine in the gym.

"If we have the machine here, we can't hold any sports tournaments," said Solla, taking a box.

"We have no use for sports tournaments," said Rikki irritably. "I want nails for all the windows so that nothing inside can be seen. Is that understood?"

He realized that the kids were getting a little scared so he said that it was for security reasons.

When the kids had carried all of the goods from the delivery van to to middle of the floor, Rikki said:

"Well, here is the machine."

He showed the kids diagrams of it.

"Here it shows how to screw the machine together," he said, and ordered them to start immediately.

The kids didn't dare to do anything other than obey. Rikki then took Nenni and Siggi Sæti for a three man conversation and asked them to do an advertisement cart that said:

BRING ALL OF YOUR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND HAVE THEM DETOXIFIED. GET THEM BACK FRESH AND FINE IN CANS FOR ONLY FOUR KRONA PER CAN!

He showed them how they should go. Siggi was to put signs out all over town and Nenni was to paint on them. He let him have ten cans of paint and told him to take care of it well. Also, they should make sure that no one came into the building. If they did well, they would be paid generously.

"Oh, is that so?!" said Nenni excidedly.

"You could even become my assistant someday. Mine is yours and yours is mine," said Rikki Ríki, hitting Nenni's shoulder.

"Mine is yours.. mine is mine.. no, uh, how was it?" muttered Nenni to himself.

Rikki ran around the gym, swinging his cane and striking his heels together as he drove on the kids at work. Goggi eagerly fed the computer all kinds of information according to the schematic.

At noon, the kids were about to sit down and have something to eat. They had been very diligent and working continuously for many hours.

"No, no.. you do not have to eat your usual meals. I will give you soda and chocolate," said Rikki Ríki, taking candy and soda bottles out of a bag.

The kids were delighted with this, especially Siggi Sæti. It wasn't every day that they could have soda and chocolate in the middle of the week. After that they continued to work because Rikki said that they must not lose any time. The machine had to be ready as soon as possible.

So went the day, chocolate cookies and soda for dinner and chocolate and soda for evening snack. When the kids came home late in the evening they had no energy to brush their teeth, only go to bed fully clothed and fall asleep like rocks.

Rikki Ríki however, was not tired. He remained at the gym to tinker with the machine.

"I'll change this here, then I'll change this there, then this happens and then I'll put this down there, he.. he.. he." He laughed heartily.

"Now the machine is almost ready to suck all the vitamins out of the vegetables and fruit and collect them in tablets. When the people of LazyTown have become so weak that they can no longer turn on their TVs I'll sell them the vitamins from their own vegetables. Hahaha..."

Rikki enjoyed himself royally over this wonderful idea and his laughter echoed all through the gymnasium. He screwed, hammered, and altered the machine from what the kids had done that day.

"Now I'll fool the kids! When they are in front of the machine it looks completely harmless and seems to put fresh fruits in cans, but in reality in does everything else."

Rikki pushed a button with his cane.

"It sucks the vitamins from the vegetables and makes tablets out of them, then crushes the vegetables and fruits together and stuffs them into cans which I of course sell, ha.. ha.. ha! What else?!"

Rikki Ríki was jumping for joy and danced around the floor.

"But wait now," he said suddenly and dropped his cane to the floor.

"I need to bring the Hrekkjusvín siblings somewhere good for them."

He rushed out of the gym, slammed the lock, ran down the street and didn't stop until he had reached Stína Símalína's house. He knocked on the door with his staff so fast that it rang through the neighborhood.

"What's the fuss about in the middle of the night? I'm coming!!" was heard from inside the house and a moment later Stína Símalína appeared newly awake in her bathrobe with rollers in her hair.

Rikki was not a little startled!

"Oh, it's you, Rikki Ríki. Forgive me, I'm not a pretty sight. Just wait, you can't see me like this," she said unhappily and retreated back inside.

"My God almighty, I haven't got one bit of make-up on my face. Ohh.. a-and the Mayor himself comes to visit. Why didn't you call me," she muttered, quite disappointed.

"What time is it?" she asked.

"It doesn't matter what time it is. What matters most is that I'm going to hire you as secretary and you have to come down to the town office tomorrow morning at eight o'clock, see you!" called Rikki into the doorway.

Stína Símalína watched him disappear into the darkness.

"He's going to hire me, Stína Símalína, as a secretary!!! Stína Símalína, secretary.. Miss Stína Símalína, secretary. It's so respectable," said Stína and woke up. "What do i even wear tomorrow?"

She ran into the bedroom, tore the closet doors wide open and took out all of her clothes.

"No, not that.. maybe that? Noooo, but then that, oh, I'll probably be up all night to find the right dress. I have to look good tomorrow for the new job," said Stína to herself and continued to try on dresses in the mirror.

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