Um fantasma com cauda

What did you see?

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

Rita

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

Rita
Bom dia! Já ouviste? Toda a cidade fala da festa.
Good morning! Have you heard? The whole town is talking about the festival.
Um café para mim, por favor. E mais nada.
A coffee for me, please. And nothing else.
Um café para mim, por favor. E mais nada.
A coffee for me, please. And nothing else.
She puts a pancake in front of you anyway.
Rita
E uma panqueca. Depois da festa precisas de uma panqueca.
And a pancake. After the festival you need a pancake.
Ontem estive lá. As luzes apagaram-se e ficou muito escuro.
I was there yesterday. The lights went out and it was very dark.
Ontem estive lá. As luzes apagaram-se e ficou muito escuro.
I was there yesterday. The lights went out and it was very dark.
Rita
Escuro como a noite! E depois, um clarão! Vi uma sombra no palco.
Dark as night! And then, flash! I saw a shadow on the stage.
Uma sombra? Que sombra?
A shadow? What kind of shadow?
Uma sombra? Que sombra?
A shadow? What kind of shadow?
Rita
Pequena. Com uma cauda. Era um fantasma!
A small one. With a tail. It was a ghost!
Um fantasma com cauda?
A ghost with a tail?
Um fantasma com cauda?
A ghost with a tail?
Rita
E a trompete continuou a tocar no escuro. O João nunca tocou tão bem.
And the trumpet played on in the dark. João has never played so beautifully.
Sim, também ouvi. Tocou a trompete velha da dona Maria.
Yes, I heard it too. He played Maria's old trumpet.
Sim, também ouvi. Tocou a trompete velha da dona Maria.
Yes, I heard it too. He played Maria's old trumpet.
Rita
A trompete da dona Maria? Eu só vi panquecas!
Maria's trumpet? I only saw pancakes!
Rita
E quando as luzes voltaram, o meu bolo desapareceu.
And when the lights came back on, my cake was gone.
O bolo todo?
The whole cake?
O bolo todo?
The whole cake?
Rita
Todo, não. Uma fatia. Uma fatia muito grande.
Not the whole one. One piece. A very big piece.
Talvez seja o fantasma também?
Perhaps it is the ghost too?
Talvez seja o fantasma também?
Perhaps it is the ghost too?
Rita
Os fantasmas não comem bolo.
Ghosts don't eat cake.
Estranho. Muito estranho.
Strange. Very strange.
Estranho. Muito estranho.
Strange. Very strange.
Rita
E o Chico? Estava contigo. Estavas a tomar conta dele.
And Chico? He was with you. You were looking after him.
Eu... bem...
I... well...
Eu... bem...
I... well...
Procurei o Chico toda a noite. Mas não o encontrei.
I looked for Chico all evening. But I didn't find him.
Procurei o Chico toda a noite. Mas não o encontrei.
I looked for Chico all evening. But I didn't find him.
Rita
Então, onde estava?
So where was he?