Le foto del festival

The festival photos

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Monday, after work. Maria saw everything from the bench in front of the stage. The musician played beautifully, and the cat was at home.

Sofia
Ciao! La nonna parla di nuovo del festival.
Hi! Grandma is talking about the festival again.
Maria
Entri, entri! Un po’ di tè?
Come in, come in! Some tea?
Grazie. Signora Rossi, dov’era durante il concerto?
Thank you. Mrs Rossi, where were you during the concert?
Grazie. Signora Rossi, dov’era durante il concerto?
Thank you. Mrs Rossi, where were you during the concert?
Maria
Ero seduta sulla panchina davanti al palco. E ho visto tutto.
I was sitting on the bench in front of the stage. And I saw everything.
Tutto? Anche quando le luci sono andate via?
Everything? Even when the lights went out?
Tutto? Anche quando le luci sono andate via?
Everything? Even when the lights went out?
Maria
Certo. Marco ha suonato molto bene. Per tutto il tempo.
Of course. Marco played very beautifully. The whole time.
Maria
Con la mia tromba. Come prima, quando aveva dieci anni.
On my trumpet. Like before, when he was ten.
E Milo? Dov’era Milo?
And Milo? Where was Milo?
E Milo? Dov’era Milo?
And Milo? Where was Milo?
Maria
Milo era a casa, sul mio letto. Non gli piace il rumore.
Milo was at home, on my bed. He doesn't like noise.
Sofia
Non gli piace il rumore? Nonna, lui ama il palco! L’anno scorso ha dormito sulla batteria!
Doesn't like noise? Grandma, he loves the stage! Last year he slept on the drum!
Sofia
E Lei non ha visto niente. Dormiva!
And you didn't see anything. You were asleep!
Maria
Non dormivo. Ho solo chiuso gli occhi. È diverso.
I was not asleep. I only closed my eyes. That's different.
Sofia
Russava anche! Tutti hanno sentito.
You were even snoring! Everybody heard.
Maria
Le signore non russano.
Ladies do not snore.
L’ho sentito anch’io.
I heard it too.
L’ho sentito anch’io.
I heard it too.
Allora nessuno ha visto niente?
So nobody saw anything?
Allora nessuno ha visto niente?
So nobody saw anything?
Sofia holds up her mother's phone.
Sofia
La mamma ha visto. La mamma ha fatto le foto!
Mum saw. Mum took photos!
Sofia
Tante foto. Centoventi!
Lots of photos. A hundred and twenty!
Maria
Centoventi? Ci sono anch’io?
A hundred and twenty? Am I in them too?
Sofia
Lei è in quattro foto. E in tutte e quattro dorme.
You're in four photos. And in all four you're asleep.
Maria
Tua madre fa molto male le foto.
Your mum is very bad at taking photos.
Allora stasera tutti in cortile! Guardiamo le foto insieme.
Then tonight everyone to the courtyard! We'll all look at the photos together.
Allora stasera tutti in cortile! Guardiamo le foto insieme.
Then tonight everyone to the courtyard! We'll all look at the photos together.
Maria
Io non vengo. Dormo in tutte le foto.
I won't come. I'm asleep in all the photos.