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Five in the morning

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The storyOne day in the life of Liene, from five in the morning to the evening: who calls her before dawn, why everybody in her café gets cake, and what happens when a customer says she isn't hungry.

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krāsns oven
laukos in the countryside
steigties hurry
par velti free of charge
garšīgs tasty
nomodā awake
cept bake
stāstīt tell about

One day in the life of Liene, from five in the morning to the evening: who calls her before dawn, why everybody in her café gets cake, and what happens when a customer says she isn't hungry.

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Five in the morning. Number 7 is dark, except for one window above the café.
Pieci no rīta. Visi mājā guļ.
Five in the morning. Everybody in the house is asleep.
Maija guļ, Muris guļ. Tikai Jānis augšā spēlē ļoti klusi.
Maija is asleep, Muris is asleep. Only Jānis, upstairs, is still playing, very quietly.
Bet Liene jau ir nomodā. Viņa ir kafejnīcā.
But Liene is already up. She's already in the café.
Liene
Labrīt, mana kafejnīca! Laiks cept.
Good morning, my café! Time to bake.
Liene cep maizi un kūku. Ledusskapī ir trīsdesmit olas, daudz piena un sviesta.
Liene bakes bread and cake. In the fridge: thirty eggs, plenty of milk and butter.
Krāsnī ir kūka. Ļoti laba.
In the oven: her cake. It's very good.
Six o'clock. The phone rings. Only one person calls at this hour.
Sešos no rīta zvana tālrunis.
At six in the morning the phone rings.
Liene
Hallo? Vecmāmiņ! Labrīt!
Hello? Grandma! Good morning!
Lienes vecmāmiņa
Labrīt, Liene! Tu jau cep?
Good morning, Liene! Are you baking already?
Liene
Jā. Tu arī neguli?
Yes, I'm baking. And you? Aren't you asleep either?
Lienes vecmāmiņa
Nē. Es arī cepu. Mēs neguļam, mēs cepam!
No. I'm baking too. We don't sleep, we bake!
Lienes vecmāmiņa dzīvo laukos. Viņa cep maizi katru rītu.
Liene's grandmother lives in a village. She bakes bread every morning.
Lienes vecmāmiņa
Vai tu ēd, Liene? Visi ēd tavas kūkas. Un tu?
Are you eating, Liene? Everybody eats your cake. And you?
Liene
Es neesmu izsalkusi, vecmāmiņ. Man nav laika.
I'm not hungry, Grandma. And I don't have time.
Lienes vecmāmiņa
Neesi izsalkusi? Izsalcis cilvēks nav priecīgs. Tu to zini.
Not hungry? A hungry person is an unhappy person. You know that.
Liene
Es zinu. Tāpēc visi manā kafejnīcā saņem kūku.
I know, I know. That's why everybody in my café gets cake.
Seven o'clock. Liene opens the café. Outside, people are already waiting.
Septiņos Liene atver durvis. Cilvēki jau gaida.
At seven Liene opens the door. People are already waiting there.
Liene
Labrīt! Ienāciet!
Good morning! Come in, come in!
Pirmais nāk Jānis. Viņš spēlē visu nakti. Ļoti noguris.
Jānis comes in first. He plays all night, and he's very tired.
Jānis
Labrīt, Liene... Tēju, lūdzu. Tikai tēju.
Morning, Liene... Tea, please. Just tea.
Liene
Labi, Jāni. Tu neesi izsalcis. Esi noguris. Te ir liela krūze tējas.
All right, Jānis. You're not hungry, you're tired. Here's a big cup of tea.
Liene zina, ko visi grib. Maija viņai stāsta visu.
Liene knows what everybody wants. Maija tells her everything.
Then Maija comes in, with Elīna on her way to school.
Liene
Labrīt, Bērziņas kundze! Sveika, Elīna! Ko jūs gribat?
Good morning, Mrs Bērziņa! Hi, Elīna! What would you two like?
Maija
Man melnu tēju, bez cukura.
Black tea for me, no sugar.
Elīna
Man pankūkas! Desmit pankūkas!
And pancakes for me! Ten pancakes!
Maija
Elīna! Ne desmit. Divas.
Elīna! Not ten. Two.
Liene
Divas pankūkas ar sviestu un krūzi piena. Un mazu pankūku Murim.
Two pancakes with butter and a cup of milk. And one small pancake for Muris.
Muris jau sēž uz krēsla. Viņam patīk pankūkas.
Muris is already sitting on a chair. He loves pancakes.
Eight o'clock. The café is full. A woman in a smart grey coat hurries in, her phone in her hand.
Kliente
Kafiju, lūdzu! Ātri! Es steidzos.
A coffee, please! Quickly! I'm in a hurry.
Liene
Labrīt! Ar pienu? Ar cukuru?
Good morning! Coffee with milk? With sugar?
Kliente
Bez piena, bez cukura. Un kūku ne! Es neesmu izsalkusi.
No milk. No sugar. And no cake! I'm not hungry.
Es neesmu izsalkusi. Lienei tas nemaz nepatīk.
"I'm not hungry." Liene doesn't like that at all.
Liene
Jūs neesat izsalkusi? Bet esat nogurusi. Te ir kafija. Kūka ir dāvana.
You're not hungry? But you're very tired. Here's your coffee. And the cake is on me.
Kliente
Nē, paldies! Man nav laika. Cik maksā kafija?
No, thank you! I don't have time. How much is the coffee?
Liene
Divi eiro un trīsdesmit centi. Kūka ir par velti.
Two euros thirty. The cake costs nothing.
The woman looks at the cake. She takes one bite. Then another.
Kliente
Ļoti garšīgi! Vai var vēl vienu?
Mmm... I really like it! Can I have another one?
Liene
Protams! Apsēdieties, lūdzu.
Of course! Sit down, please.
Viņa apsēžas un ēd. Viņa vairs nav nogurusi.
And she sits. And eats. And she isn't tired any more.
Evening. The last guest has gone. Liene counts the money, and Muris sits in the café window.
Ir vakars. Kafejnīca ir tukša.
Evening. The café is empty.
Liene
Šodien astoņdesmit cilvēku! Visi saņem kūku.
Eighty people today! And everybody gets cake.
Tālrunis atkal zvana. Liene jau zina: Vecmāmiņa.
The phone rings again. Liene already knows: it's Grandma.
Lienes vecmāmiņa
Liene, vai tu ēd?
Well, Liene? Are you eating?
Liene
Jā, vecmāmiņ! Tagad ēdu. Maizi ar sieru un kūku.
Yes, Grandma! I'm eating now. Bread with cheese, and cake.
Muris arī ēd. Protams, zivis.
And Muris? Muris is eating too. Fish, of course.
Liene
Ar labu nakti, Muri. Rīt atkal piecos no rīta!
Good night, Muris. Tomorrow, five in the morning again!

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