Scene 24 of 50
Il-ġurdien
The mouse
Your goalI can say where something is in the office and ask people to do something.
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Meet the 12 words of this scene before you read. You can also go straight to the story.
At the office. You put your heavy bag on your desk.
TonioBonġu. Għaliex il-borża tiegħek daqshekk tqila? X'għandek ġol-borża?
Good morning. Why is your bag so heavy? What have you got in the bag?
Ċikku jumps out of your bag onto your desk. Tonio jumps up onto his chair.
- Tonio
Qattus! Le, le, le!
A cat! No, no, no!
Skużani, Sur Tonio! Naf li tibża' mill-qtates.
Sorry, Mr Tonio! I know you're afraid of cats.
Skużani, Sur Tonio! Naf li tibża' mill-qtates.
Sorry, Mr Tonio! I know you're afraid of cats.
- Tonio
Poġġi l-qattus lura fil-borża! Malajr!
Put the cat back in the bag! Quickly!
Ċikku has vanished.
Fejn hu?
Where is he?
Fejn hu?
Where is he?
TonioWara l-kompjuter! Le, quddiem il-printer! Le, fuq l-iskrivanija tiegħi!
Behind the computer! No, in front of the printer! No, on my desk!
Ċikku, ejja hawn, jekk jogħġbok!
Ċikku, come here, please!
Ċikku, ejja hawn, jekk jogħġbok!
Ċikku, come here, please!
- Tonio
Ma jiġix! Ħu l-qattus minn hawn! Fil-ħdax għandi laqgħa importanti mas-sid!
He isn't coming! Take the cat out of here! At eleven I have an important meeting with the boss!
Ċikku runs off with Tonio's computer mouse in his mouth. - Tonio
Il-ġurdien tiegħi!
My mouse!
Ċikku, mhux dak il-ġurdien! Ejja lura!
Ċikku, not that mouse! Come back!
Ċikku, mhux dak il-ġurdien! Ejja lura!
Ċikku, not that mouse! Come back!
Ċikku comes back and drops the mouse at Tonio's feet, very proud. Ħares, Sur Tonio! Ċikku għandu rigal għalik.
Look, Mr Tonio! Ċikku has a present for you.
Ħares, Sur Tonio! Ċikku għandu rigal għalik.
Look, Mr Tonio! Ċikku has a present for you.
For the first time, Tonio doesn't scream.
- Tonio
Grazzi...?
Thank you...?
Ċikku jgħid: m'hemmx imniex.
Ċikku says: you're welcome.
Ċikku jgħid: m'hemmx imniex.
Ċikku says: you're welcome.
- Tonio
Tajjeb. Agħtini karta, jekk jogħġbok. U pinna.
All right. Give me some paper, please. And a pen.
Għal xiex?
What for?
Għal xiex?
What for?
- Tonio
Għar-regoli. Dan il-qattus għandu bżonn regoli.
For rules. This cat needs rules.
Regoli għal Ċikku? Imma Ċikku ma jaqrax!
Rules for Ċikku? But Ċikku doesn't read!
Regoli għal Ċikku? Imma Ċikku ma jaqrax!
Rules for Ċikku? But Ċikku doesn't read!
He uncaps the pen.
- Tonio
M'hemmx bżonn. Jien naqra, u hu jisma'.
No need. I read, and he listens.
Who says this?
Skużani, Sur Tonio! Naf li tibża' mill-qtates.
Skużani, Sur Tonio! Naf li tibża' mill-qtates.
What does it mean?
Ma jiġix! Ħu l-qattus minn hawn! Fil-ħdax għandi laqgħa importanti mas-sid!
Which line do you hear?
Put the cat back in the bag! Quickly!
Put the words in order.
For rules. This cat needs rules.
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.
Scene complete
Il-ġurdien
Goal reachedI can say where something is in the office and ask people to do something.
