Aarhus Katedralskole var som en tidskapsel midt i byens travlhed.

Aarhus Katedralskole was like a time capsule in the midst of the city's hustle and bustle.

Rektoren stod på trappen og bød alle velkommen til den første dag af den obligatoriske sommerworkshop.

The principal stood on the stairs and welcomed everyone to the first day of the mandatory summer workshop.

Solen strålede gennem skolens store vinduer og kastede lyspletter over de gamle murstensvægge i klasselokalet.

The sun shone through the school's large windows, casting patches of light over the old brick walls in the classroom.

Freja sad ved et af de kraftige træborde i klasselokalet og prøvede at undertrykke sommerfuglene i maven.

Freja sat at one of the sturdy wooden tables in the classroom, trying to suppress the butterflies in her stomach.

Hun havde valgt et sted tæt på tavlen, klar til at notere det mindste ord fra underviseren.

She had chosen a spot close to the blackboard, ready to jot down even the smallest word from the instructor.

Hun ønskede at imponere alle, især lærerne, for hun drømte om at være den bedste elev i klassen.

She wanted to impress everyone, especially the teachers, for she dreamed of being the best student in the class.

Lidt ved siden af hende sad Magnus.

A little way to her side sat Magnus.

Han lænede sig tilbage i stolen, med en lidt fjern mine.

He leaned back in his chair with a somewhat distant look.

"Hvorfor er vi her overhovedet?"

"Why are we here at all?"

mumlede han, da læreren begyndte at tale om dagens gruppearbejdsprojekt.

he mumbled, as the teacher began talking about the day's group project.

Freja skævede lidt tvivlsomt til ham.

Freja glanced somewhat doubtfully at him.

Hun vidste, at han var klog, men hans afslappede indstilling gjorde hende nervøs.

She knew he was smart, but his relaxed attitude made her nervous.

Gruppeprojektet skulle fremlægges i slutningen af dagen.

The group project was to be presented at the end of the day.

Freja besluttede hurtigt, at hun ville tage styringen for at sikre, at projektet blev en succes.

Freja quickly decided she would take the lead to ensure the project was a success.

Hun samlede materiale og udarbejdede en plan med det samme.

She gathered materials and devised a plan right away.

"Jeg tror, vi kan komme langt, hvis vi arbejder struktureret," sagde hun opmuntrende til Magnus.

"I think we can go far if we work in a structured way," she said encouragingly to Magnus.

Magnus nikkede, men virkede stadig lidt uengageret.

Magnus nodded but still seemed a bit disengaged.

Freja forsøgte at inkludere ham, men fik mest korte svar.

Freja tried to include him but mostly got short replies.

Hun var bange for, at arbejdet ville mislykkes, hvis Magnus ikke gik op i det.

She was afraid the work would fail if Magnus didn't get involved.

Da fremlæggelsens tid kom, blev Freja mere og mere nervøs.

As the presentation time came, Freja became more and more nervous.

Hun startede stærkt, men hendes stemme dirrede lidt.

She started off strong, but her voice wavered a bit.

Pludselig stoppede Magnus hende midt i sætningen.

Suddenly, Magnus interrupted her mid-sentence.

"Må jeg lige vise noget?"

"May I just show something?"

spurgte han, med en helt anderledes glød i øjnene.

he asked, with a completely different glow in his eyes.

Han rettede en projektor mod tavlen og tændte for skærmen.

He aimed a projector at the board and turned on the screen.

En farverig præsentation fyldt med deres projektdata og grafik kom til syne.

A colorful presentation filled with their project data and graphics appeared.

Freja kunne ikke tro sine egne øjne.

Freja couldn't believe her eyes.

Magnus havde tydeligvis arbejdet i det skjulte og tilføjet en vis kreativitet, som hun slet ikke havde forventet.

Magnus had obviously been working in secret and added a creativity that she hadn't expected.

Alle i klassen, inklusiv læreren, så meget imponerede ud og klappede, da de var færdige.

Everyone in the class, including the teacher, looked very impressed and applauded when they were done.

Efter fremlæggelsen kom læreren hen til dem.

After the presentation, the teacher came over to them.

"Fantastisk samarbejde," sagde hun.

"Fantastic collaboration," she said.

Freja kiggede på Magnus med et nyt syn.

Freja looked at Magnus with a new perspective.

På vej ud af klassen takkede Freja Magnus for hans overraskende bidrag.

On the way out of the class, Freja thanked Magnus for his surprising contribution.

"Jeg troede ikke, du var interesseret," sagde hun med et lille smil.

"I didn't think you were interested," she said with a small smile.

Magnus trak på skuldrene.

Magnus shrugged.

"Jeg arbejder bedst i sidste øjeblik," sagde han, "men jeg vidste, at vi kunne gøre det godt sammen."

"I work best at the last minute," he said, "but I knew we could do well together."

Fra den dag lærte Freja at værdsætte forskellige arbejdsmåder.

From that day, Freja learned to appreciate different working methods.

Ikke alle behøvede at være som hende for at lykkes.

Not everyone needed to be like her to succeed.

Nogle gange kunne selv uventede stilarter bidrage til et fantastisk resultat.

Sometimes even unexpected styles could contribute to a fantastic result.

Hun gik hjem med en tilfredshed over, hvad de to havde opnået sammen, og en ny forståelse for samarbejdets magi.

She went home with satisfaction over what the two had achieved together and a new understanding of the magic of collaboration.