The Night the Power Went Out

Det var fredag aften, og Anna var i gang med at bage boller.

It was Friday evening, and Anna was baking buns.

Lige da hun tændte for ovnen, gik strømmen i hele opgangen.

Just as she turned on the oven, the power went out in the whole building.

Køkkenet blev helt mørkt, og hun kunne kun høre regnen mod ruden.

The kitchen became completely dark, and she could only hear the rain on the window.

"Nå," tænkte hun, "det var jo typisk."

"Well," she thought, "typical."

Hun fandt et par stearinlys i skuffen og tændte dem med en lighter.

She found a couple of candles in the drawer and lit them with a lighter.

Så bankede hun på hos naboen, Mikkel, for at høre om han også manglede strøm.

Then she knocked on her neighbor Mikkel's door to ask if he also lost power.

Han nikkede og smilede: "Skal vi kigge på sikringerne sammen?"

He nodded and smiled: "Shall we check the fuses together?"

De gik ned i kælderen, men alt så normalt ud, så de ringede til elselskabet.

They went down to the basement, but everything looked normal, so they called the power company.

Ventetiden var lang, så de lavede te på gasblusset og satte sig i stuen.

The wait was long, so they made tea on the gas burner and sat down in the living room.

Snart kom flere naboer forbi, og de havde en lille hyggeaften med lys og snak.

Soon more neighbors came by, and they had a little cozy evening with candles and talk.

Efter en time tændtes lamperne igen, men ingen skyndte sig; de blev bare siddende og nød roen.

After an hour the lights came on again, but no one rushed; they just sat and enjoyed the calm.