Duch s ocasem

What did you see?

Your goalI can say what I did, saw and heard yesterday.

Petra

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Sunday morning. The whole café is talking about last night. Petra saw a shadow on the stage, a ghost. The trumpet played on in the dark, better than ever. And when the lights came back, her poppy-seed cake was gone from the stand.

Petra
Dobré ráno! Už to víte? Celé město mluví o slavnosti.
Good morning! Have you heard? The whole town is talking about the festival.
Kávu, prosím. A nic jiného.
A coffee for me, please. And nothing else.
Kávu, prosím. A nic jiného.
A coffee for me, please. And nothing else.
She puts a pancake in front of you anyway.
Petra
A palačinku. Po slavnosti potřebujete palačinku.
And a pancake. After the festival you need a pancake.
Byl jsem tam. Světla zhasla. Byla velká tma.
I was there. The lights went out and it was very dark.
Byla jsem tam. Světla zhasla. Byla velká tma.
I was there. The lights went out and it was very dark.
Petra
Tma jako v noci! A potom blesk! Viděla jsem na pódiu stín.
Dark as night! And then, flash! I saw a shadow on the stage.
Stín? Jaký stín?
A shadow? What kind of shadow?
Stín? Jaký stín?
A shadow? What kind of shadow?
Petra
Malý. S ocasem. Duch!
A small one. With a tail. It was a ghost!
Duch s ocasem?
A ghost with a tail?
Duch s ocasem?
A ghost with a tail?
Petra
A trumpeta hrála i ve tmě. Jan nikdy nehrál tak krásně.
And the trumpet played on in the dark. Jan has never played so beautifully.
Ano, taky jsem to slyšel. Hrál na starou trumpetu paní Novákové.
Yes, I heard it too. He played Marie's old trumpet.
Ano, taky jsem to slyšela. Hrál na starou trumpetu paní Novákové.
Yes, I heard it too. He played Marie's old trumpet.
Petra
Mariina trumpeta? Já viděla jen palačinky!
Marie's trumpet? I only saw pancakes!
Petra
A když se světla rozsvítila, můj koláč byl pryč.
And when the lights came back on, my cake was gone.
Celý koláč?
The whole cake?
Celý koláč?
The whole cake?
Petra
Ne celý. Jeden kus. Moc velký kus.
Not the whole one. One piece. A very big piece.
Možná taky ten duch?
Maybe that was the ghost too?
Možná taky ten duch?
Maybe that was the ghost too?
Petra
Duchové nejí koláče.
Ghosts don't eat cake.
Divné. Moc divné.
Strange. Very strange.
Divné. Moc divné.
Strange. Very strange.
Petra
A Mourek? Byl s vámi. Hlídal jste ho.
And Mourek? He was with you. You were looking after him.
Petra
A Mourek? Byl s vámi. Hlídala jste ho.
And Mourek? He was with you. You were looking after him.
Já... No...
I... well...
Já... No...
I... well...
Hledal jsem Mourka celý večer. Ale nenašel jsem ho.
I looked for Mourek all evening. But I didn't find him.
Hledala jsem Mourka celý večer. Ale nenašla jsem ho.
I looked for Mourek all evening. But I didn't find him.
Petra
Tak kde byl?
So where was he?