{"id":152,"date":"2016-10-27T16:11:45","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T15:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skapago.eu\/nils\/?page_id=152"},"modified":"2026-02-10T21:32:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:32:00","slug":"mystery-nils-learn-norwegian-enjoy-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.skapago.eu\/nils\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mystery of Nils: Learn Norwegian. Enjoy the Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/be9dbbc0.sibforms.com\/serve\/MUIEAI-ZMmp5JxHlTYKRSAC_G103SUDwp3eIDqXRBED1lNhjTGttl3ATnk5SbOte-mdfsEuhADz9UhtMa2L_HSzKIwFKwBxaRW9eZ9wC5aY9tbhfNPZ9s7_Ft4nQS2_o1b0skoKBwBUPMT6qN2L3UqGRThX2FCK6B1EcWao3bcjUmKcB_BQw9fib6orF_qDew8nmcVNBCKWF8C3N\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Free preview of the book<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_3 us_custom_80a192e9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skapago.eu\/nils\/buy\/\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Buy the book<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1>Are you tired of boring Norwegian textbooks?<\/h1>\n<p>For example the Norwegian textbook that starts with \u201cHello, my name is \u2026\u201d?<br \/>\nWe are. Definitely. We know that learning Norwegian is hard work, but why shouldn\u2019t hard work be fun?<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why we created <strong>The Mystery of Nils<\/strong>: a Norwegian textbook based on a coherent story instead of dull dialogues, which starts very simply, but develops into a fascinating novel. Can\u2019t stop reading? Well then \u2013 you will have to learn Norwegian!<\/p>\n<p><b><i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skapago.eu\/nils\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/11\/cover.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of the Norwegian textbook &quot;The Mystery of Nils&quot;\" width=\"250\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skapago.eu\/nils\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/11\/cover.jpg 410w, https:\/\/www.skapago.eu\/nils\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/11\/cover-291x300.jpg 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>The Mystery of Nils<\/i><\/b> is the most complete Norwegian course you can imagine.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a <a href=\"https:\/\/be9dbbc0.sibforms.com\/serve\/MUIEAI-ZMmp5JxHlTYKRSAC_G103SUDwp3eIDqXRBED1lNhjTGttl3ATnk5SbOte-mdfsEuhADz9UhtMa2L_HSzKIwFKwBxaRW9eZ9wC5aY9tbhfNPZ9s7_Ft4nQS2_o1b0skoKBwBUPMT6qN2L3UqGRThX2FCK6B1EcWao3bcjUmKcB_BQw9fib6orF_qDew8nmcVNBCKWF8C3N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fascinating textbook<\/a>, made up of a coherent story, which starts very simply, but develops into a fascinating novel.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skapago.eu\/nils\/exercises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">free exercises<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skapago.eu\/nils\/pronunciation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pronunciation videos<\/a><\/li>\n<li>an <a href=\"https:\/\/courses.skapago.eu\/lp\/norwegian-course-beginners-nils-ds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online video course<\/a> with more explanations, interactive exercises, and downloadable exercises for pronunciation, listening comprehension, and fluency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>This is the story:<\/h2>\n<p>Erna Langvik gives her eight year old granddaughter a special birthday present: a doll inspired by the traditional Norwegian mythical creature &#8220;Nisse&#8221;. Nils \u2012 as the doll is called \u2012 leads a happy life with his new family in Oslo. But due to an accident, Nils finds out that he means a lot more to Erna than just being a birthday present. Without knowing it, he has been carrying a painful secret, and during an adventurous trip to Northern Norway, he helps Erna to make one of the most important decisions of her life.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/be9dbbc0.sibforms.com\/serve\/MUIEAI-ZMmp5JxHlTYKRSAC_G103SUDwp3eIDqXRBED1lNhjTGttl3ATnk5SbOte-mdfsEuhADz9UhtMa2L_HSzKIwFKwBxaRW9eZ9wC5aY9tbhfNPZ9s7_Ft4nQS2_o1b0skoKBwBUPMT6qN2L3UqGRThX2FCK6B1EcWao3bcjUmKcB_BQw9fib6orF_qDew8nmcVNBCKWF8C3N\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Free preview of the book<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_3 us_custom_80a192e9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skapago.eu\/nils\/buy\/\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Buy the book<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-popup us_custom_f37d58fd align_none\"><span  class=\"w-popup-trigger type_load\" data-options=\"{&quot;delay&quot;:8}\"><\/span><div class=\"w-popup-overlay\" style=\"background:var(--color-header-middle-text);\"><\/div><div class=\"w-popup-wrap layout_default\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-label=\"Popup\" style=\"--title-color:var(--color-header-top-bg);--title-bg-color:#dce0e3;--content-color:var(--color-content-text);--content-bg-color:var(--color-content-bg);--popup-width:600px;--popup-padding:5%;\"><button aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"w-popup-closer\" type=\"button\"><\/button><div class=\"w-popup-box animation_fadeIn closerpos_outside with_title\"><div class=\"w-popup-box-h\"><div class=\"w-popup-box-title\">Want to take your Norwegian to the next level?<\/div><div class=\"w-popup-box-content\"><p>If you are looking for more pronunciation exercises, downloadable audio files for listening comprehension, and video explanations \u2013 but all of that based on the story of Nils, check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/skapago.teachable.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online video courses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Free preview of the bookBuy the bookAre you tired of boring Norwegian textbooks? For example the Norwegian textbook that starts with \u201cHello, my name is \u2026\u201d? We are. Definitely. We know that learning Norwegian is hard work, but why shouldn\u2019t hard work be fun? That\u2019s why we created The Mystery of Nils: a Norwegian textbook...","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-152","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skapago.eu\/nils\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skapago.eu\/nils\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skapago.eu\/nils\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skapago.eu\/nils\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skapago.eu\/nils\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.skapago.eu\/nils\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":827,"href":"https:\/\/www.skapago.eu\/nils\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152\/revisions\/827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skapago.eu\/nils\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}