Kasper og Signe stod ved Den Lille Havfrue i København.

Kasper and Signe stood by the Little Mermaid in København.

Vejret var klart, og foråret havde farvet byen grøn.

The weather was clear, and spring had painted the city green.

Turister gik forbi og betragtede den berømte statue.

Tourists walked by and gazed at the famous statue.

Kasper, der altid elskede at tage billeder, besluttede at fange øjeblikket med en selfie.

Kasper, who always loved taking pictures, decided to capture the moment with a selfie.

"Kom,” sagde han til Signe, “lad os tage et billede sammen med havfruen!” Signe nikkede og smilede, mens Kasper holdt telefonen frem.

"Come,” he said to Signe, “let's take a picture together with the mermaid!” Signe nodded and smiled as Kasper held the phone out.

Mens de grinede og poserede, mistede Kasper pludselig grebet om sin telefon.

As they laughed and posed, Kasper suddenly lost his grip on his phone.

Den gled fra hans hånd og plumpede ned i vandet med et lille plask.

It slipped from his hand and plopped into the water with a small splash.

Kasper gispede og kiggede fortvivlet på Signe.

Kasper gasped and looked desperately at Signe.

“Åh nej!

“Oh no!

Min telefon!” Kasper vidste, han havde mange værdifulde billeder på den.

My phone!” Kasper knew he had many valuable pictures on it.

Han så ind i vandet.

He peered into the water.

Telefonen lå på bunden, men vandet var koldt og dybt.

The phone lay at the bottom, but the water was cold and deep.

Kasper stillede sig selv spørgsmålet: Skulle han hente den?

Kasper asked himself: Should he retrieve it?

Skulle han bede om hjælp?

Should he ask for help?

Signe lagde en hånd på hans skulder.

Signe placed a hand on his shoulder.

“Ingen ko på isen, Kasper.

“No cow on the ice, Kasper.

Vi finder en løsning.” Hun spejdede omkring dem og fik øje på nogle grene og en plastikpose.

We’ll find a solution.” She looked around them and spotted some branches and a plastic bag.

“Vent,” sagde hun.

“Wait,” she said.

Sammen samlede de grene og satte dem sammen med posen og en klæbrig sukkervrik til en slags redskab.

Together they gathered branches and combined them with the bag and a sticky candy piece to create a sort of tool.

Med lidt kluntet manøvre formåede de at nå telefonen og trække den op fra vandet.

With some clumsy maneuvering, they managed to reach the phone and pull it up from the water.

Kasper kunne næsten ikke tro det.

Kasper could hardly believe it.

Hans telefon var tilbage, men våd og stille.

His phone was back, but wet and silent.

“Den skal nok tørres og repareres,” sagde Signe.

“It needs to be dried and repaired,” said Signe.

Kasper nikkede, en smule lettet, men han kunne ikke lade være med at smile til Signe.

Kasper nodded, slightly relieved, but he couldn't help but smile at Signe.

Mens alt dette skete, havde hun taget billeder af hele episoden med sin egen telefon.

During all of this, she had taken pictures of the whole episode with her own phone.

Da de gik væk fra statuen, så Kasper på de billeder, Signe havde taget.

As they walked away from the statue, Kasper looked at the pictures Signe had taken.

Hvert billede viste grin og virkelige øjeblikke.

Each picture showed laughter and real moments.

Kasper følte en varm glæde.

Kasper felt a warm joy.

Kameraet havde endelig fanget noget andet: et værdifuldt minde med en ven.

The camera had finally captured something else: a valuable memory with a friend.

Den dag lærte Kasper en vigtig ting.

That day, Kasper learned an important thing.

Han indså, at det ikke altid er nødvendigt at holde fast i øjeblikke gennem en skærm.

He realized that it's not always necessary to hold onto moments through a screen.

Nogle gange er det mere værdifuldt bare at være til stede og nyde øjeblikket med folk omkring sig.

Sometimes, it’s more valuable just to be present and enjoy the moment with the people around you.

Det var en lærerig eftermiddag ved Den Lille Havfrue, som Kasper sent ville glemme.

It was an enlightening afternoon by the Little Mermaid that Kasper would not soon forget.