Ce ați văzut?

What did you see?

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

Ioana

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

Ioana
Bună dimineața! Ați auzit? Tot orașul vorbește despre sărbătoare.
Good morning! Have you heard? The whole town is talking about the festival.
O cafea, vă rog. Și nimic altceva.
A coffee for me, please. And nothing else.
O cafea, vă rog. Și nimic altceva.
A coffee for me, please. And nothing else.
She puts a pancake in front of you anyway.
Ioana
Și o clătită. După sărbătoare aveți nevoie de o clătită.
And a pancake. After the festival you need a pancake.
Am fost acolo. Luminile s-au stins și era foarte întuneric.
I was there. The lights went out and it was very dark.
Am fost acolo. Luminile s-au stins și era foarte întuneric.
I was there. The lights went out and it was very dark.
Ioana
Întuneric ca noaptea! Și apoi, un bliț! Am văzut o umbră pe scenă.
Dark as night! And then, flash! I saw a shadow on the stage.
O umbră? Ce fel de umbră?
A shadow? What kind of shadow?
O umbră? Ce fel de umbră?
A shadow? What kind of shadow?
Ioana
Mică. Cu o coadă. Era o fantomă!
A small one. With a tail. It was a ghost!
O fantomă cu coadă?
A ghost with a tail?
O fantomă cu coadă?
A ghost with a tail?
Ioana
Iar trompeta cânta în întuneric. Andrei nu a cântat niciodată atât de frumos.
And the trumpet played on in the dark. Andrei has never played so beautifully.
Da, am auzit și eu. A cântat la trompeta veche a Mariei.
Yes, I heard it too. He played Maria's old trumpet.
Da, am auzit și eu. A cântat la trompeta veche a Mariei.
Yes, I heard it too. He played Maria's old trumpet.
Ioana
Trompeta Mariei? Eu am văzut doar clătite!
Maria's trumpet? I only saw pancakes!
Ioana
Iar când luminile s-au aprins, prăjitura mea nu mai era acolo.
And when the lights came back on, my cake was no longer there.
Toată prăjitura?
The whole cake?
Toată prăjitura?
The whole cake?
Ioana
Nu toată. O bucată. O bucată foarte mare.
Not the whole one. One piece. A very big piece.
Poate tot fantoma?
Maybe that was the ghost too?
Poate tot fantoma?
Maybe that was the ghost too?
Ioana
Fantomele nu mănâncă prăjituri.
Ghosts don't eat cake.
Ciudat. Foarte ciudat.
Strange. Very strange.
Ciudat. Foarte ciudat.
Strange. Very strange.
Ioana
Și Motan? Era cu dumneavoastră. Aveați grijă de el.
And Motan? He was with you. You were looking after him.
Eu... păi...
I... well...
Eu... păi...
I... well...
L-am căutat pe Motan toată seara. Dar nu l-am găsit.
I looked for Motan all evening. But I didn't find him.
L-am căutat pe Motan toată seara. Dar nu l-am găsit.
I looked for Motan all evening. But I didn't find him.
Ioana
Atunci unde era?
So where was he?