Scene 29 of 50
Pjan B
Plan B
Your goalI can say where I'm from and where I live now, and how I get somewhere.
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At the bus stop in front of the station.
TonioPjan B: il-karozza tal-linja numru ħamsa, minn din il-waqfa.
Plan B: the number 5 bus, from this stop.
Int ċert? In-numru ħamsa?
Are you sure? Number five?
Int ċert? In-numru ħamsa?
Are you sure? Number five?
- Tonio
Iva. Bil-ħamsa saċ-Ċirkewwa, u mbagħad bil-vapur għal Għawdex. Dejjem.
Yes. On the five to Ċirkewwa, and then by ferry to Gozo. Always.
Forty minutes later you get off the bus in a big park. Tonio, dan mhux iċ-Ċirkewwa. Dan ġnien!
Tonio, this isn't Ċirkewwa. It's a park!
Tonio, dan mhux iċ-Ċirkewwa. Dan ġnien!
Tonio, this isn't Ċirkewwa. It's a park!
- Tonio
Fil-pjan B m'hemmx ġnien.
There's no park in plan B.
Ara kemm hawn nies! Qed jiġru, jimxu u jilagħbu l-futbol.
Look how many people there are! They're running, walking and playing football.
Ara kemm hawn nies! Qed jiġru, jimxu u jilagħbu l-futbol.
Look how many people there are! They're running, walking and playing football.
A woman in a red rain jacket with a paper map comes up to you. 
MartaSkużani, fejn hu l-istazzjon?
Excuse me, where is the station?
Skużani, m'inix minn hawn. Jien mill-Ġermanja, imma issa noqgħod hawn.
Sorry, I'm not from here. I'm from Germany, but I live here now.
Skużani, m'inix minn hawn. Jien mill-Ġermanja, imma issa noqgħod hawn.
Sorry, I'm not from here. I'm from Germany, but I live here now.
- Marta
Titkellem tajjeb ħafna bil-Malti!
You speak Maltese very well!
Grazzi, qed nitgħallem. U int, minn fejn int?
Thank you, I'm learning. And you, where are you from?
Grazzi, qed nitgħallem. U int, minn fejn int?
Thank you, I'm learning. And you, where are you from?
- Marta
Mill-Kanada. Jien ukoll qed nitgħallem. Kif immur għall-istazzjon? Bil-karozza tal-linja?
From Canada. I'm learning too. How do I get to the station? By bus?
Tonio studies her map for a long time before he answers.
- Tonio
Le, mhux bil-karozza tal-linja! Bil-mixi, għoxrin minuta: dritt, imbagħad fuq ix-xellug.
No, not by bus! On foot it's twenty minutes: straight on, then left.
A grey tomcat with a torn ear walks past, tail high. Ara! Dak Ċikku! Bogħod ħafna mid-dar!
Look! That's Ċikku! A long way from home!
Ara! Dak Ċikku! Bogħod ħafna mid-dar!
Look! That's Ċikku! A long way from home!
- Tonio
Qattus? Hawn? Le...
A cat? Here? No...
Ejja, nimxu wara Ċikku!
Come on, let's follow Ċikku!
Ejja, nimxu wara Ċikku!
Come on, let's follow Ċikku!
Ċikku leads all three of you through the trees, over the ridge and down the hill to the ferry quay at Ċirkewwa. Across the water lies Gozo. Il-moll taċ-Ċirkewwa! U hemm Għawdex! Ċikku jaf it-triq!
The quay at Ċirkewwa! And there's Gozo! Ċikku knows the way!
Il-moll taċ-Ċirkewwa! U hemm Għawdex! Ċikku jaf it-triq!
The quay at Ċirkewwa! And there's Gozo! Ċikku knows the way!
For the first time, Tonio smiles.
- Tonio
Dan mhux fil-pjan.
That's not in the plan.
- Marta
Sabiħ ħafna. Imma fejn hu l-istazzjon?
Very pretty. But where's the station?
Who says this?
Fil-pjan B m'hemmx ġnien.
Fil-pjan B m'hemmx ġnien.
What does it mean?
Le, mhux bil-karozza tal-linja! Bil-mixi, għoxrin minuta: dritt, imbagħad fuq ix-xellug.
Which line do you hear?
Sorry, I'm not from here. I'm from Germany, but I live here now.
Sorry, I'm not from here. I'm from Germany, but I live here now.
Put the words in order.
Yes. On the five to Ċirkewwa, and then by ferry to Gozo. Always.
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.
Scene complete
Pjan B
Goal reachedI can say where I'm from and where I live now, and how I get somewhere.
