My name is Oskar, and I am from Denmark . Last year, I had a shocking experience. I visited New York City with my daughter, Kirsten. She was fourteen months old. One day, I put Kirsten in herstroller and went to a bank. I wanted to change some money. When we got to the bank, Kirsten was asleep. I went into the bank and left Kirsten outside. I waited in line. Suddenly, two police officers entered the bank. They arrested me!

Kirsten woke up and began to cry. People worried about her. Two people went into the bank tolook for Kirsten’s parents. They told Oskar that Kirsten was crying, but Oskar did not bring the baby inside. The people called the police. In New York City, parents cannot leave a small child alone. It is against the law.

But Oskar said that in Denmark, parents often leave their children outside in strollers. The children are safe. Nobody hurts them. Danish people watch out for each other’s children. Oskar thought that things were the same in the United States.

After two days, the police learned that Oskar told them the truth. In Denmark, people really do leave their children alone. The police let Oskar go. He went back to Denmark with Kirsten.

我的名字叫奥斯卡，来自丹麦。去年我经历了一场不同寻常的事情。我带着我的女儿克里斯汀去纽约游玩，当时她只有十四个月大。一天，我把她放进婴儿车，去一家银行准备换些钱。我们到银行的时候，克里斯汀睡着了。我走进银行，把她留在外面。我站在那儿排队，忽然两个警察走进来把我逮捕了！

克里斯汀醒来后便哭了起来，周围的人很担心。两个人走进银行找她的父母。他们告诉奥斯卡孩子在哭，但是奥斯卡并没有出去把孩子领进来，于是人们就报了警。在纽约，父母不能将小孩子单独留在某个地方，这样做是违法的。

但奥斯卡说，在丹麦父母经常把孩子放在童车里，留在外面。孩子很安全，没人会伤害他们。丹麦人会互相照顾别人的孩子。他以为到了美国事情也应该一样。

两天之后，警方发现奥斯卡说的话没错。在丹麦人们确实让孩子自己呆在那里。于是他们释放了他，他带着克里斯汀回到了丹麦。