Tivoli Gardens lyste op som en juvel i vinterens mørke.

Tivoli Gardens lit up like a jewel in the winter's darkness.

Snehvide lys glimtede uden pause og gjorde natten til et magisk eventyrland.

Snow-white lights twinkled incessantly, turning the night into a magical fairyland.

Kasper, klædt i sin tykke jakke, gik med bestemte skridt forbi de dampende boder.

Kasper, dressed in his thick jacket, walked purposefully past the steaming stalls.

Han havde en mission.

He had a mission.

En due havde lavet et nyt hjem i denne forlystelshave og var blevet en berygtet bandit.

A pigeon had made a new home in this amusement park and had become a notorious bandit.

Duen var snedig og stjal jævnligt popcorn og kandiserede æbler fra besøgende, endda fra Sofies slikbod.

The pigeon was cunning and regularly stole popcorn and candied apples from visitors, even from Sofie's candy stall.

Sofie var dog ikke helt utilfreds.

Sofie was not entirely displeased, though.

Pigens narrestreger bragte flere kunder, der håbede på at se tyven i aktion.

The bird's antics brought more customers, hoping to see the thief in action.

Alligevel lovede Kasper at få styr på situationen.

Nevertheless, Kasper promised to get the situation under control.

Kasper havde altid troet, han kunne klare alt selv.

Kasper had always believed he could handle anything himself.

Mikkel, hans betænksomme ven, så nærmest til fra sidelinjen.

Mikkel, his considerate friend, watched nearly from the sidelines.

"Er du sikker på, du ikke vil have hjælp?"

"Are you sure you don't want any help?"

spurgte Mikkel ofte med let skeptiske øjne.

Mikkel often asked with slightly skeptical eyes.

"Jeg kan sagtens fange en due," svarede Kasper stædigt.

"I can easily catch a pigeon," Kasper replied stubbornly.

Den aften, iført varme handsker, satte Kasper sin første fælde.

That evening, wearing warm gloves, Kasper set his first trap.

Han havde udtænkt en smart plan med en papkasse og nogle brødkrummer.

He had devised a clever plan with a cardboard box and some breadcrumbs.

Men duen var klogere.

But the pigeon was smarter.

Med et syngende vip i halen undgik den fælderne og flatterede med stolthed ned fra boderne.

With a jaunty flick of its tail, it avoided the traps and flattered with pride down from the stalls.

Mikkel rystede på hovedet, mens han nippede til sin varme kakao.

Mikkel shook his head while sipping his hot cocoa.

"Kasper, hvad tror du om en ny strategi?"

"What do you think of a new strategy, Kasper?"

Han foreslog at lokke duen med noget den ikke kunne modstå.

He suggested luring the pigeon with something it couldn't resist.

Sofie grinede og funderede på, hvad der ville ske, hvis de sammenarbejdede.

Sofie laughed and pondered what would happen if they worked together.

Måske var svaret ikke i fælderne men i samarbejde.

Maybe the answer wasn't in the traps but in collaboration.

Efter flere mislykkede forsøg besluttede de tre venner sig for at kombinere deres kræfter.

After several failed attempts, the three friends decided to combine their efforts.

Sofie frembragte en bunke popcorn og en legetøjs kat, mens Kasper og Mikkel konstruerede en simpel, men genial mekanisme.

Sofie brought forth a pile of popcorn and a toy cat, while Kasper and Mikkel constructed a simple but ingenious mechanism.

Legetøjet var sjovt og skulle forvirre duen, mens popcornene lokkede den til.

The toy was amusing and was meant to confuse the pigeon, while the popcorn lured it in.

De ventede i spænding.

They waited in anticipation.

Snart nærmede duen sig, draget af det søde guf.

Soon, the pigeon approached, drawn by the sweet treats.

I et hurtigt sving landede den ved popcornene lige foran den falske kat.

In a swift swoop, it landed by the popcorn right in front of the fake cat.

En gang og til sidst, snappede duen en enkelt popcorn, før Mikkel hurtigt kastede et net over den.

Once and for all, the pigeon snatched a single piece of popcorn before Mikkel quickly threw a net over it.

Publikum omkring dem brød ud i latter og klapsalver, mens duen klukkede fornærmet i sin midlertidige fælde.

The audience around them erupted in laughter and applause, while the pigeon clucked indignantly in its temporary trap.

Kasper lo af lettelse, mens Mikkel klappede ham på ryggen.

Kasper laughed with relief as Mikkel patted him on the back.

Sofie tilbød tommelfingrene op.

Sofie offered thumbs up.

"Det var teamwork, der gjorde det," sagde Kasper med et grin.

"It was teamwork that did it," Kasper said with a grin.

Og således lærte Kasper at samarbejde ikke var et tegn på svaghed, men på styrke.

And so, Kasper learned that collaboration was not a sign of weakness, but of strength.

Tivoli Gardens blendede som altid i natten, nu med en lidt mindre balladekilde.

Tivoli Gardens dazzled as always in the night, now with a slightly less troublesome source of mischief.

Men smilet i alles ansigter ville forblive længe efter sneen var smeltet.

But the smiles on everyone's faces would remain long after the snow had melted.