A Rainy Morning at the Dentist

Det regner, og Emil vågner med ondt i en tand.

It’s raining, and Emil wakes up with a pain in a tooth.

Han ringer til en tandlæge på Nørrebro.

He calls a dentist on Nørrebro.

Sekretæren siger, at han kan komme klokken ti.

The receptionist says he can come at ten o’clock.

Emil tager sin jakke på og putter sit sundhedskort i lommen.

Emil puts on his jacket and puts his health card in his pocket.

I venteværelset sidder en mor og en lille dreng og læser i en bog.

In the waiting room a mother and a little boy sit and read a book.

Emil prøver at smile, men kinden dunker.

Emil tries to smile, but his cheek throbs.

Tandlægen hedder Sara og taler roligt.

The dentist is named Sara and speaks calmly.

Hun kigger i munden og siger: "Der er et hul."

She looks in his mouth and says, "There is a cavity."

Han får lidt bedøvelse, og så borer hun kort.

He gets a little anesthesia, and then she drills briefly.

Det larmer, men han kan næsten ikke mærke det.

It is noisy, but he can almost not feel it.

Til sidst fylder hun hullet og siger, at han skal undgå noget sødt i dag.

Finally she fills the cavity and says that he should avoid something sweet today.

Emil betaler, takker og går ud i regnen igen, lettet og klar til arbejde.

Emil pays, says thanks, and goes out into the rain again, relieved and ready for work.