The original Norwegian title, appelsin, refers specifically to the fruit and not the colour.

As Georg soon discovers, "The Orange Girl" is not simply a story, but a riddle from the past that centres around an incident from his father's youth.

In the story, it is revealed that Jan Olav had once boarded a tram and had taken notice of a beautiful girl who had been clutching a bag of oranges.

Jan Olav attempted to collect the oranges, but found that the girl had already disembarked from the tram.

The story turns out to be his father telling him how he and his mother met, and then explains how horrible it was to find out he was dying.