Tivoli Gardens i København glitrede med julelys.

Tivoli Gardens in København glittered with Christmas lights.

Det var en magisk aften.

It was a magical evening.

Luften duftede af gløgg og brændte mandler.

The air smelled of gløgg and roasted almonds.

Julestemningen var overalt.

The Christmas spirit was everywhere.

Mikkel gik rundt med sin ven Anders blandt de mange boder.

Mikkel wandered around with his friend Anders among the many stalls.

Han følte sig overvældet.

He felt overwhelmed.

Han skulle finde den perfekte gave til Sofie, hans nye kæreste.

He needed to find the perfect gift for Sofie, his new girlfriend.

Men hvad skulle det være?

But what should it be?

Mikkel tænkte på deres samtaler.

Mikkel thought about their conversations.

Sofie havde fortalt om sin barndom.

Sofie had talked about her childhood.

Hun elskede eventyrbøger og vinterlandskaber.

She loved fairy tale books and winter landscapes.

Tivoli mindede ham om det, men han vidste stadig ikke, hvad han skulle købe.

Tivoli reminded him of that, but he still didn't know what to buy.

Han ville ikke virke hverken for frembrusende eller kedelig.

He didn't want to come off as too forward or boring.

Mikkel stoppede op ved en lille butik, og Anders så opmuntrende på ham.

Mikkel stopped at a small shop, and Anders looked encouragingly at him.

"Spørg Sofie, hvad hun kan lide," sagde Anders.

"Ask Sofie what she likes," said Anders.

Men Mikkel ville ikke spørge; han ville overraske hende.

But Mikkel didn't want to ask; he wanted to surprise her.

Så besluttede han at lytte bedre til hende.

So he decided to listen more closely to her.

Forsigtigt tænkte han tilbage på deres samtaler.

Carefully, he thought back on their conversations.

Pludselig så han det.

Suddenly, he saw it.

I en butiksvindue lå en smuk musikboks.

In a shop window lay a beautiful music box.

Den var dekoreret med billeder af et vinterlandskab.

It was decorated with pictures of a winter landscape.

Mikkel huskede, hvordan Sofie engang havde fortalt om en lignende musikboks, hun elskede som barn.

Mikkel remembered how Sofie once mentioned a similar music box she loved as a child.

Det var den perfekte gave.

It was the perfect gift.

Original og personlig.

Original and personal.

Med nervøse hænder pakkede Mikkel gaven ind og ventede på deres næste møde.

With nervous hands, Mikkel wrapped the gift and waited for their next meeting.

Da han gav gaven til Sofie, var hans hjerte i halsen.

When he gave the gift to Sofie, his heart was in his throat.

Hun pakkede den op og smilede bredt.

She unwrapped it and smiled broadly.

"Den er vidunderlig!"

"It's wonderful!"

udbrød hun.

she exclaimed.

Mikkels usikkerhed smeltede væk.

Mikkel's uncertainty melted away.

Han så glæden lyse i hendes øjne.

He saw the joy light up in her eyes.

Det var præcis som han håbede.

It was exactly as he had hoped.

Mikkel lærte, at de små detaljer betød alt.

Mikkel learned that the little details meant everything.

Han havde lyttet, og det betalte sig.

He had listened, and it paid off.

Selvtilliden steg, og han vidste, at han kunne stole på sine instinkter.

His confidence grew, and he knew he could trust his instincts.

Tivoli skinnede omkring dem, og julen føltes nær.

Tivoli shone around them, and Christmas felt near.

Det var begyndelsen på noget smukt.

It was the beginning of something beautiful.