Da: En kold dag gled under Lars' cykel i København.
En: On a cold day under Lars' bike in Copenhagen.

Da: Han var en eventyrlysten mand, altid i jagt efter det næste store eventyr.
En: He was an adventurous man, always in search of the next great adventure.

Da: Men denne dag bragte mere eventyr, end han nogensinde kunne have forventet.
En: But this day brought more adventure than he ever could have expected.

Da: Lars cyklede ad den velkendte rute langs Langelinie.
En: Lars rode along the familiar route along Langelinie.

Da: Han bevægede sig hurtigt, men sikkert, for han kendte hver eneste klinke på denne vej.
En: He moved quickly but safely, for he knew every cobblestone on this road.

Da: I det fjerne kunne han se den lille statue.
En: In the distance, he could see the little statue.

Da: Dette var hans destination: statuen af Den Lille Havfrue.
En: This was his destination: the statue of the Little Mermaid.

Da: Lænet mod en sten, havfruen kiggede bedrøvet ud over havet.
En: Leaning against a rock, the mermaid gazed sadly out over the sea.

Da: Lars steg af cyklen, ude af stand til at ignorere det triste udtryk på statuens ansigt.
En: Lars got off his bike, unable to ignore the sad expression on the statue's face.

Da: Han tog sin telefon op for at tage en selfie, en chance for at fange både hans smil og havfruens triste udtryk.
En: He took out his phone to take a selfie, a chance to capture both his smile and the mermaid's sad expression.

Da: Mens Lars posedede for billedet, mistede han balancen.
En: As Lars posed for the picture, he lost balance.

Da: Hans cykel gled sidelæns.
En: His bike slid sideways.

Da: "Åh nej!
En: "Oh no!"

Da: " råbte han, mens han og cyklen tumlede ned i kanalen.
En: he shouted as he and the bike tumbled into the canal.

Da: Vandet var køligt og mørkt, og Lars flød op til overfladen, hostende og spytter vand ud.
En: The water was chilly and dark, and Lars floated to the surface, coughing and spitting out water.

Da: En flok skrattende måger fløj over, som om Lars var dagens underholdning.
En: A flock of squawking seagulls flew overhead, as if Lars were the entertainment of the day.

Da: Han kiggede op og så statuen af Den Lille Havfrue, der stod ensom tilbage på klippen.
En: He looked up and saw the statue of the Little Mermaid, standing alone on the rock.

Da: At falde i vandet var overraskende, men ikke farligt.
En: Falling into the water was surprising but not dangerous.

Da: Men Lars' telefon, den som havde fanget hans smiley selfie et øjeblik før, var nu ødelagt af det kolde kanalvand.
En: But Lars' phone, the one that had captured his smiling selfie a moment before, was now destroyed by the cold canal water.

Da: I de næste dage kæmpede Lars med tabet af sin telefon.
En: In the following days, Lars struggled with the loss of his phone.

Da: Det var ikke bare en telefon.
En: It wasn't just a phone.

Da: Det var hans følgesvend, hans forbindelse til verden, hans underholdningscenter og hans kamera.
En: It was his companion, his connection to the world, his entertainment center, and his camera.

Da: Uden det følte Lars sig tom.
En: Without it, Lars felt empty.

Da: Endelig, efter en uges tid, indså Lars, at verden ikke sluttede uden en telefon.
En: Finally, after a week, Lars realized that the world didn't end without a phone.

Da: Han begyndte at gå uden for mere, oplevede byen som han aldrig havde gjort det før.
En: He started going outside more, experiencing the city like he never had before.

Da: Han så København, ikke gennem en skærm, men med sine egne øjne.
En: He saw Copenhagen, not through a screen, but with his own eyes.

Da: Lars vendte tilbage til statuen af Den Lille Havfrue.
En: Lars returned to the statue of the Little Mermaid.

Da: Denne gang uden sin telefon.
En: This time without his phone.

Da: Af en eller anden grund syntes lige den triste havfrue at være mindre trist.
En: For some reason, the sad mermaid seemed less sad.

Da: Måske var det fordi, hun vidste, at Lars nu så hende, virkelig så hende, uden at blive forstyrret af sin telefon.
En: Maybe it was because she knew that Lars now saw her, truly saw her, without being distracted by his phone.

Da: Lars havde lavet en mislykket selfie og ødelagt hans telefon.
En: Lars had made a failed selfie and destroyed his phone.

Da: Men i processen havde han genopdaget sin by og sig selv.
En: But in the process, he rediscovered his city and himself.

Da: Han lærte, at nogle gange vinder du mere, når du mister noget.
En: He learned that sometimes you gain more when you lose something.

Da: Og sådan endte Lars' hændelsesrige tur til Den Lille Havfrue-statuen.
En: And that's how Lars' eventful trip to the Little Mermaid statue ended.