Dracula
Jonathan Harker reiste fra England til Transylvania for å møte greven Dracula.
Jonathan Harker traveled from England to Transylvania to meet Count Dracula.
Han skulle hjelpe greven med å kjøpe et hus i London.
He was supposed to help the count purchase a house in London.
Reisen var lang og skremmende, og folk advarte ham mot slottet.
The journey was long and frightening, and people warned him about the castle.
De ga ham kors og hvitløk for å beskytte seg.
They gave him crosses and garlic for protection.
Da Jonathan kom frem, møtte han Dracula.
When Jonathan arrived, he met Dracula.
Greven var høflig, men noe virket rart.
The count was polite, but something seemed strange.
Han hadde blek hud, kalde hender og skarpe tenner.
He had pale skin, cold hands, and sharp teeth.
Jonathan oppdaget snart at han var fanget i slottet.
Jonathan soon discovered that he was trapped in the castle.
Om dagen så han nesten aldri Dracula, men om natten vandret greven rundt.
By day he rarely saw Dracula, but at night the count wandered about.
Jonathan så at Dracula ikke hadde speilbilde, og han forstod at greven var et monster.
Jonathan saw that Dracula had no reflection in the mirror, and he realized the count was a monster.
Senere kom Dracula til England.
Later, Dracula came to England.
Han brakte med seg kister fylt med jord fra Transylvania.
He brought with him coffins filled with earth from Transylvania.
Der begynte merkelige ting å skje.
Strange things began to happen.
En ung kvinne, Lucy, ble syk.
A young woman named Lucy became sick.
Hun mistet blod hver natt og ble svakere og svakere.
She lost blood every night and grew weaker and weaker.
Ingen lege kunne hjelpe henne.
No doctor could help her.
Til slutt døde hun, men hun reiste seg igjen som en vampyr.
At last she died, but she rose again as a vampire.
Professor Van Helsing, en ekspert på slike skapninger, kom for å hjelpe.
Professor Van Helsing, an expert on such creatures, came to help.
Han forklarte at Dracula var en vampyr som måtte drikke blod for å leve.
He explained that Dracula was a vampire who had to drink blood to survive.
Sammen med Jonathan og noen venner bestemte han seg for å stoppe Dracula.
Together with Jonathan and some friends, he resolved to stop Dracula.
De jaget greven tilbake til Transylvania.
They pursued the count back to Transylvania.
Reisen var hard, men de klarte å finne slottet hans.
The journey was hard, but they reached his castle.
Til slutt åpnet de kisten hvor Dracula sov.
In the end, they opened the coffin where Dracula slept.
Med et siste slag ble han drept, og ondskapen var over.
With a final blow, he was destroyed, and the evil was over.
Jonathan kunne endelig vende hjem, fri fra marerittet.
Jonathan could finally return home, free of the nightmare.
Comprehension Check
Question 1 of 4
Hva ga folk Jonathan for å beskytte ham før han dro til slottet?