La mattina dopo

The morning after

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

Chiara

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Sunday morning. The whole café is talking about last night. Chiara 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.

Chiara
Buongiorno! Ha sentito? Tutta la città parla del festival.
Good morning! Have you heard? The whole town is talking about the festival.
Un caffè per me, per favore. E niente altro.
A coffee for me, please. And nothing else.
Un caffè per me, per favore. E niente altro.
A coffee for me, please. And nothing else.
She puts a pancake in front of you anyway.
Chiara
E una frittella. Dopo il festival Lei ha bisogno di una frittella.
And a pancake. After the festival you need a pancake.
Io ero lì. Le luci sono andate via ed era molto buio.
I was there. The lights went out and it was very dark.
Io ero lì. Le luci sono andate via ed era molto buio.
I was there. The lights went out and it was very dark.
Chiara
Buio come di notte! E poi, flash! Ho visto un’ombra sul palco.
Dark as night! And then, flash! I saw a shadow on the stage.
Un’ombra? Che ombra?
A shadow? What kind of shadow?
Un’ombra? Che ombra?
A shadow? What kind of shadow?
Chiara
Una piccola. Con una coda. Era un fantasma!
A small one. With a tail. It was a ghost!
Un fantasma con una coda?
A ghost with a tail?
Un fantasma con una coda?
A ghost with a tail?
Chiara
E la tromba ha continuato a suonare nel buio. Marco non ha mai suonato così bene.
And the trumpet played on in the dark. Marco has never played so beautifully.
Sì, l’ho sentita anch’io. Ha suonato la vecchia tromba della signora Rossi.
Yes, I heard it too. He played Maria's old trumpet.
Sì, l’ho sentita anch’io. Ha suonato la vecchia tromba della signora Rossi.
Yes, I heard it too. He played Maria's old trumpet.
Chiara
La tromba della signora Rossi? Io ho visto solo frittelle!
Maria's trumpet? I only saw pancakes!
Chiara
E quando le luci sono tornate, la mia torta non c’era più.
And when the lights came back on, my cake was gone.
Tutta la torta?
The whole cake?
Tutta la torta?
The whole cake?
Chiara
Non tutta. Un pezzo. Un pezzo molto grande.
Not the whole one. One piece. A very big piece.
Forse era anche quello il fantasma?
Maybe that was the ghost too?
Forse era anche quello il fantasma?
Maybe that was the ghost too?
Chiara
I fantasmi non mangiano torta.
Ghosts don't eat cake.
Strano. Molto strano.
Strange. Very strange.
Strano. Molto strano.
Strange. Very strange.
Chiara
E Milo? Era con Lei. Lei lo guardava.
And Milo? He was with you. You were looking after him.
Io... be’...
I... well...
Io... be’...
I... well...
Ho cercato Milo tutta la sera. Ma non l’ho trovato.
I looked for Milo all evening. But I didn't find him.
Ho cercato Milo tutta la sera. Ma non l’ho trovato.
I looked for Milo all evening. But I didn't find him.
Chiara
Allora dov’era?
So where was he?