Lars er en glad mand fra København.

Lars is a happy man from Copenhagen.

Han er sjov, han elsker at cykle, og han elsker selfies.

He is funny, he loves to cycle, and he loves selfies.

På en solrig dag, tog Lars sin cykel og kamera med sig.

On a sunny day, Lars took his bike and camera with him.

Han besluttede at cykle til den ikoniske Lille Havfrue-statue.

He decided to cycle to the iconic Little Mermaid statue.

Han ville tage en selfie foran den og vise sine venner.

He wanted to take a selfie in front of it and show his friends.

Lars cyklede hurtigt gennem byen.

Lars cycled quickly through the city.

Ved Strøget snød han fornemt gennem turisterne.

At Strøget, he skillfully maneuvered through the tourists.

Ved Nyhavn, stoppede han for at suge atmosfæren ind.

At Nyhavn, he stopped to soak in the atmosphere.

Mennesker lo og snakkede.

People laughed and chatted.

Duften af stegt fisk hang i luften.

The smell of fried fish hung in the air.

Bagefter, begyndte Lars at cykle igen.

Afterwards, Lars started cycling again.

Til sidst nåede Lars Lille Havfrue-statuen.

Finally, Lars reached the Little Mermaid statue.

Turister flokkedes omkring det.

Tourists crowded around it.

Men Lars havde en plan.

But Lars had a plan.

Han placerede sig på cyklen, holdt sin kamera klar, og begyndte at cykle.

He positioned himself on the bike, held his camera ready, and started cycling.

Han ville tage en selfie, mens han kørte forbi statuen.

He wanted to take a selfie while riding past the statue.

Desværre gik det ikke som planlagt.

Unfortunately, it didn’t go as planned.

Mens han var fokuseret på kameraet, så han ikke hvor han kørte hen.

While focused on the camera, he didn’t see where he was going.

Pludselig, følte han et stort ryk.

Suddenly, he felt a big jolt.

Hans cykel havde ramt kanten af kanalen.

His bike had hit the edge of the canal.

I næste øjeblik følte han det kolde vand omkring ham.

In the next moment, he felt the cold water around him.

Folket omkring Søndervold Øen blev overraskede.

The people around Søndervold Island were surprised.

De hørte et stort splash, og så Lars i vandet.

They heard a big splash and saw Lars in the water.

De løb til kanten og råbte, "Er du okay?

They ran to the edge and shouted, "Are you okay?"

" Lars svømmede op til overfladen.

Lars swam up to the surface.

Han hostede og spjættede.

He coughed and spluttered.

Men han var okay.

But he was okay.

Han svømmede til kanten og tog fat i en udstrakt hånd.

He swam to the edge and grabbed an outstretched hand.

Lars grinende, viftede med hånden.

Lars grinned and waved his hand.

"Jeg er okay," sagde han.

"I'm okay," he said.

Hans kamera var vådt, hans tøj dræbte af vand.

His camera was wet, his clothes were soaked with water.

Men hans energi var stadig høj.

But his energy was still high.

Folket omkring ham klappede og grinede.

The people around him clapped and laughed.

Så Lars gik hjem.

Then Lars went home.

Han var våd og kold.

He was wet and cold.

Men han havde også en historie at fortælle.

But he also had a story to tell.

For hans selfie gik galt, men han overlevede.

Because his selfie went wrong, but he survived.

Og det var den dag, hvor Lars lærte en værdifuld lektion.

And that was the day when Lars learned a valuable lesson.

At nogle gange, skal man bare nyde øjeblikket.

That sometimes, one should just enjoy the moment.

Man behøver ikke altid tage et billede.

You don't always need to take a picture.