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What did you see?

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

May

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Sunday morning. The whole café is talking about last night. May 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 cake was gone from the stand.

She puts a pancake in front of you anyway.
May
Good morning! Everyone is talking about last night.
Good morning! Everyone is talking about last night.
Coffee first, please. Just coffee.
Coffee first, please. Just coffee.
Coffee first, please. Just coffee.
Coffee first, please. Just coffee.
May
And a pancake. Yesterday was special.
And a pancake. Yesterday was special.
Yes. Suddenly the lights went out. Everything was dark.
Yes. Suddenly the lights went out. Everything was dark.
Yes. Suddenly the lights went out. Everything was dark.
Yes. Suddenly the lights went out. Everything was dark.
May
Something small came onto the stage. I saw it.
Something small came onto the stage. I saw it.
What was it?
What was it?
What was it?
What was it?
May
It had a tail. A ghost!
It had a tail. A ghost!
A ghost with a tail?
A ghost with a tail?
A ghost with a tail?
A ghost with a tail?
May
Yes. And Jack played. So beautifully! In the dark.
Yes. And Jack played. So beautifully! In the dark.
With Anne’s trumpet. I heard it too.
With Anne’s trumpet. I heard it too.
With Anne’s trumpet. I heard it too.
With Anne’s trumpet. I heard it too.
May
With Anne’s trumpet? I did not know.
With Anne’s trumpet? I did not know.
May
Then the lights came back on. A piece of cake was missing.
Then the lights came back on. A piece of cake was missing.
One piece or the whole cake?
One piece or the whole cake?
One piece or the whole cake?
One piece or the whole cake?
May
One piece. But a very big one!
One piece. But a very big one!
Did the ghost eat cake too?
Did the ghost eat cake too?
Did the ghost eat cake too?
Did the ghost eat cake too?
May
Ghosts do not eat cake.
Ghosts do not eat cake.
Very strange.
Very strange.
Very strange.
Very strange.
May
What about Milo? You were supposed to watch him.
What about Milo? You were supposed to watch him.
Yes. Well ... I went into the square. I looked for him. I did not find him.
Yes. Well ... I went into the square. I looked for him. I did not find him.
Yes. Well ... I went into the square. I looked for him. I did not find him.
Yes. Well ... I went into the square. I looked for him. I did not find him.
May
Where was he all evening?
Where was he all evening?