Le festival commence

The festival begins

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Saturday evening on the market square: stalls, lights, pancakes. Sun, then rain, then sun again, and you are in Madeleine's old raincoat. You are at the café stand, and you are the cat's minder. The concert will start at eight. Then Julien runs up: his mouthpiece is gone. And where is the cat?

Claire
Le café, c’est deux euros, et les crêpes, trois euros. Vous prenez l’argent, et moi, je fais la cuisine.
Coffee is two euros, pancakes three. You'll take the money, and I'll do the cooking.
D’accord. Et où est Félix ? Je dois le garder.
All right. And where's Félix? I have to look after him.
D’accord. Et où est Félix ? Je dois le garder.
All right. And where's Félix? I have to look after him.
Claire
Sous la table. Il va dormir jusqu’au concert.
Under the table. He'll sleep until the concert.
Madeleine comes past the stall with her handbag.
Madeleine
Bonsoir ! Alors, comment est le temps ?
Good evening! Well, how's the weather?
Comme Thomas a dit : du soleil le matin, puis de la pluie.
Just as Thomas said: sun in the morning, then rain.
Comme Thomas a dit : du soleil le matin, puis de la pluie.
Just as Thomas said: sun in the morning, then rain.
Madeleine
Plus tard, il va y avoir un vent fort. Et peut-être de la neige.
Later there'll be a strong wind. And maybe snow.
Non, non ! Il ne va pas neiger aujourd’hui.
No, no! There won't be any snow today.
Non, non ! Il ne va pas neiger aujourd’hui.
No, no! There won't be any snow today.
Madeleine
Le concert va commencer à huit heures. Julien va jouer en premier.
The concert will start at eight. Julien will play first.
Madeleine
Je vais m’asseoir sur le banc devant la scène.
I'll sit on the bench in front of the stage.
Madeleine
Zoé va chanter avec les enfants. Et Thomas va danser.
Zoé will sing with the children. And Thomas will dance.
Thomas va danser ? Vraiment ?
Thomas will dance? Really?
Thomas va danser ? Vraiment ?
Thomas will dance? Really?
Madeleine
Il dit qu’il ne va pas danser. Mais si, il va danser.
He says he won't dance. But he will.
Ten to eight. Julien runs up with his trumpet, white as a sheet.
Julien
Au secours ! Mon embouchure ! Elle a disparu !
Help! My mouthpiece! It's gone!
Une embouchure ? Qu’est-ce que c’est ?
Mouthpiece? What's that?
Une embouchure ? Qu’est-ce que c’est ?
Mouthpiece? What's that?
Julien
Une petite chose, ici. Je ne peux pas jouer sans ça.
A little thing, right here. I can't play without it.
Où est-ce que vous l’avez mise ?
Where did you put it?
Où est-ce que vous l’avez mise ?
Where did you put it?
You look under the table. No cat.
Julien
Sur votre stand, près du café. Il y a dix minutes.
On your stall, by the coffee. Ten minutes ago.
Près de notre café ? Et où est Félix ?
By our coffee? And where's Félix?
Près de notre café ? Et où est Félix ?
By our coffee? And where's Félix?
Julien
Le concert commence dans dix minutes. Qu’est-ce que je vais faire ?
The concert starts in ten minutes. What am I going to do?
Madeleine opens her handbag and takes out a small old trumpet.
Madeleine
Attendez.
Wait.
Julien
Ma première trompette ! Celle de la photo !
My first trumpet! From the photo!
Madeleine
Je l’ai gardée. Pendant dix-huit ans.
I kept it. For eighteen years.
Julien
Merci, madame Martin. Ce soir, je vais jouer pour vous.
Thank you, Mrs Martin. Tonight I'll play for you.
Et moi, je vais trouver Félix.
And I'll find Félix.
Et moi, je vais trouver Félix.
And I'll find Félix.