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Cum a venit Motan

How Motan came to number 7

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The storyA Saturday in June. At the market and then in the courtyard, the people who were there tell you and Ana how a tiny grey kitten found number 7, and whose key he took first.

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mușcat bit
cutie box

A Saturday in June. At the market and then in the courtyard, the people who were there tell you and Ana how a tiny grey kitten found number 7, and whose key he took first.

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Este sâmbătă, în iunie. Ești cu Ana la piață.
It is Saturday, in June. You are with Ana at the market.
Petru
Bună dimineața! Numărul șapte!
Good morning! Number seven!
Ana
Un pește pentru Motan, vă rog!
A fish for Motan, please!
Petru
Desigur. Nota lui este deja lungă.
Of course. His bill is already long.
Îl cunoașteți de mult?
Have you known him long?
Îl cunoașteți de mult?
Have you known him long?
Petru
Da. Era o pisică foarte mică.
Yes. He was a very small cat.
Ana
Mică? Motan?
Small? Motan?
Petru
A venit într-o dimineață rece. Era ud și flămând.
He came one cold morning. He was wet and hungry.
Petru
I-am dat pește. Atunci a început nota lui!
I gave him fish. That was when his bill began!
Ana
De ce are urechea așa?
Why is his ear like that?
Petru
Un câine mare i-a mușcat urechea.
A big dog bit his ear.
Petru
De atunci nu îi plac câinii.
Since then he does not like dogs.
Vine Karim cu o cutie de mere.
Karim comes with a box of apples.
Karim
Vorbiți despre Motan? Și eu eram acolo.
Are you talking about Motan? I was there too.
Karim
Oamenii îi dădeau pește și lapte.
People gave him fish and milk.
Ana
A rămas la piață?
Did he stay at the market?
Karim
Nu. Căuta o casă. A mers după mine.
No. He looked for a home. He followed me.
Karim
A privit fiecare casă. Apoi a văzut ușa verde.
He looked at every house. Then he saw the green door.
Ana
Numărul șapte!
Number seven!
Karim
Da. S-a așezat pe scări și a așteptat.
Yes. He sat on the steps and waited.
După-amiaza, sunteți în curte cu Maria.
In the afternoon, you are in the courtyard with Maria.
Maria
Da, știu. Eram acolo.
Yes, I know. I was there.
Maria
Seara ploua. Am deschis ușa. O pisică mică era pe scări.
It rained in the evening. I opened the door. A small cat was on the steps.
Maria
Am spus: „Nu ești pisica mea!”
I said: “You are not my cat!”
Ana
Și ce a făcut?
And what did he do?
Maria
A intrat. Ca un șef.
He came in. Like a boss.
Unde a dormit?
Where did he sleep?
Unde a dormit?
Where did he sleep?
Maria
În apartamentul trei. Era gol.
In flat three. It was empty.
Apartamentul meu!
My flat!
Apartamentul meu!
My flat!
Ana
Cine i-a dat numele?
Who gave him his name?
Maria
Eu. Era mic și gri. Am spus: „Motan”.
Me. He was small and grey. I said: “Motan”.
Maria
Dimineața a luat prima cheie. Din buzunarul meu.
In the morning he took his first key. From my pocket.
Ana
A cui cheie?
Whose key?
Maria
Cheia apartamentului trei.
The key to flat three.
Deci cheia mea!
So my key!
Deci cheia mea!
So my key!
Maria
De aceea a luat-o în prima seară. Era cheia lui.
That is why he took it on the first evening. It was his key.
Motan vine pe bancă, între voi.
Motan comes onto the bench, between you.
Ana
Nu este rău. Iubește cheia!
He is not bad. He loves the key!
Atunci am nevoie de multe chei.
Then I need many keys.
Atunci am nevoie de multe chei.
Then I need many keys.
Maria
Mai vreți ceai?
Would you like more tea?