The Copenhagen Selfie Mishap: Lessons in Being Present

Fluent Fiction - Danish: The Copenhagen Selfie Mishap: Lessons in Being Present Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/the-copenhagen-selfie-mishap-lessons-in-being-present Story Transcript:Da: Historien begynder på en skøn solskinssøndag i København.En: The story begins on a beautiful sunny Sunday in Copenhagen.Da: Lars, en ung mand med solbleget hår, sprang hurtigt på sin glinsende røde cykel.En: Lars, a young man with sun-bleached hair, quickly jumped on his shiny red bicycle.Da: Han skulle mødes med sin veninde Mette, som var enormt fan af HC Andersen.En: He was going to meet his friend Mette, who was a huge fan of Hans Christian Andersen.Da: København er en cykelby, og Lars var vant til at cykle gennem byens stræder.En: Copenhagen is a city of bicycles, and Lars was used to cycling through the city's streets.Da: Men i dag var noget ved det anderledes.En: But today was different.Da: Han havde en idé.En: He had an idea.Da: Han ville tage en selfie med statuen af HC Andersen.En: He wanted to take a selfie with the statue of Hans Christian Andersen.Da: Han tænkte, at det ville imponere Mette og få hende til at grine.En: He thought it would impress Mette and make her laugh.Da: Mens Lars cyklede gennem Københavns brostensbelagte gader, spejdede han efter statuen.En: As Lars cycled through Copenhagen's cobblestone streets, he kept an eye out for the statue.Da: En smil bredte sig over hans ansigt, da han så statuen stå rank i sollyset.En: A smile spread across his face when he saw the statue standing tall in the sunlight.Da: HC Andersen, stoisk og stolt midt på Højbro Plads, har altid været et sted Lars godt kunne lide.En: Hans Christian Andersen, stoic and proud in the middle of Højbro Plads, had always been a place Lars liked.Da: Uden at stoppe sit transportmiddel, tog Lars sin telefon frem.En: Without stopping his mode of transportation, Lars took out his phone.Da: Han ville få det perfekte billede.En: He wanted to get the perfect picture.Da: Men hans opmærksomhed skiftede mellem ruten og hans mobil.En: But his attention shifted between the route and his mobile.Da: Pludselig følte Lars jorden forsvinde under ham, hans cykel vaklede, og han fandt sig selv totalt våd i en af byens kanaler.En: Suddenly, Lars felt the ground disappear beneath him, his bicycle wobbled, and he found himself completely soaked in one of the city's canals.Da: Stadig chokeret og drivvåd kravlede Lars op til overfladen.En: Still shocked and dripping wet, Lars climbed back up to the surface.Da: Han indså, at han havde tabt sin mobil i kanalen.En: He realized he had dropped his phone into the canal.Da: Den perfekte selfie var ikke længere mulig.En: The perfect selfie was no longer possible.Da: Han var ked af det, men han kunne ikke lade være med at grine.En: He was disappointed, but he couldn't help but laugh.Da: Hvad en komisk situation!En: What a comical situation!Da: Efter en kort svømmetur, klædte en flok venlige københavnere i strikkede trøjer og farverige regnbukser Lars i varme tørre tøj.En: After a short swim, a group of friendly Copenhageners dressed in knitted sweaters and colorful rain pants helped Lars into warm dry clothes.Da: De var lige ved at gå til et loppemarked, men stoppede op for at hjælpe.En: They were about to go to a flea market but stopped to assist him.Da: Lars fortalte dem sin historie, og alle grinede.