En lekfull sommarbreeze, doft av gräs och blommor, hörde Erik korta klipp klipp tillsammans med skratt och gnäll från barnljud.

On a playful summer breeze, the scent of grass and flowers, Erik heard the short clip-clop along with laughter and whining from children's voices.

Han var i Stadsparken, Stockholm.

He was in the City Park, Stockholm.

Midsommarfest pågick.

Midsummer celebration was in full swing.

Erik förberedde sig.

Erik prepared himself.

Han var nervös.

He was nervous.

Spännande glupska ögon glänste mot himlen.

Exciting greedy eyes sparkled towards the sky.

Färgstarka blommor putsa toppen på mastodont majstången.

Colorful flowers adorned the top of the mammoth maypole.

Människor virvlade i dans.

People whirled in dance.

Vuxna var fulla av skratt, barn springer kring stången.

Adults were full of laughter, children running around the pole.

Och alla hade ett glas snaps i handen.

And everyone had a glass of snaps in hand.

Absolut ingen ville tappa sin snaps.

Absolutely no one wanted to spill their snaps.

Vi möter Astrid.

We meet Astrid.

Hon var så charmig.

She was so charming.

Rött hår, glittrande blåa ögon.

Red hair, sparkling blue eyes.

Hennes leende kunde tända upp hela Stockholm på en mörk vinternatt.

Her smile could light up the whole of Stockholm on a dark winter night.

Hon skakade på huvudet mot Eriks oro.

She shook her head at Erik's worry.

Erik var ofta orolig.

Erik was often anxious.

Nu var det snapsen.

Now it was the snaps.

Han ville absolut inte spilla.

He absolutely did not want to spill it.

Hon skrattade.

She laughed.

Hejda honom att vara för försiktig.

Stopped him from being too cautious.

Lekfullt tog hon hans hand.

Playfully, she took his hand.

De gick mot stången.

They walked towards the pole.

När musiken började virvla de runt stången.

As the music started, they swirled around the pole.

Erik var fast och galen på rytmen.

Erik was caught up and lost in the rhythm.

Han försökte fokusera.

He tried to focus.

Snurren, musiken, folk runt, Astrid bredvid honom, och hans snäpp.

The spins, the music, people around, Astrid beside him, and his snaps.

Allt var roligt men förvirrande.

Everything was fun but confusing.

Han var nära att spilla sin snaps på Astrid.

He was close to spilling his snaps on Astrid.

Det blev hans största rädsla just nu.

It became his biggest fear at that moment.

Stressade Erik tappade greppet om glaset.

Stressed, Erik lost his grip on the glass.

Ovan på Astrid!

It spilled on Astrid!

Hon satt kallt, kladdigt, genomblöt.

She sat cold, sticky, soaked.

Han var vettskrämd.

He was terrified.

Alla stannade.

Everyone stopped.

Tittade på dem.

They looked at them.

Astrid var tyst.

Astrid was silent.

Sen började hon skratta.

Then she started laughing.

Hårt, uppriktigt.

Hard, genuinely.

Hon tog sin snaps, drack upp.

She took her snaps, drank it up.

Sen dumpa hon det på Erik!

Then she dumped it on Erik!

Skrattade hela parken.

The whole park laughed.

Erik blev så röd.

Erik turned so red.

Men Astrid tog hans hand, började dansa igen.

But Astrid took his hand, started dancing again.

Lättnaden fyllde Erik.

Relief filled Erik.

De dansade resten av kvällen.

They danced the rest of the evening.

Han lärde sig.

He learned.

Ibland spilla vi.

Sometimes we spill.

Ibland blir det pinsamt.

Sometimes it gets embarrassing.

Men skratt, ögonblicken av glädje, de är viktigare.

But laughter, moments of joy, they are more important.

De var saker att komma ihåg.

They were things to remember.

Och så de gjorde hela Stockholm den natten.

And so did the whole of Stockholm that night.

Skratta, dansa, leva.

Laugh, dance, live.

Midsommarfest, med Astrid och Erik, blev länge minne i Stadsparken.

The Midsummer celebration, with Astrid and Erik, became a lasting memory in the City Park.

Trots klumpigheten, snaps och blommor, Stockholm hade verkligen sett en midsommar att minnas.

Despite the clumsiness, snaps, and flowers, Stockholm had truly experienced a Midsummer to remember.

Det var sådana dagar och nätter som man sparade för evigt.

It was days and nights like these that were saved forever.