Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Sant Joan Festival: A Tale of Courage, Croissants, and Pigeons Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/sant-joan-festival-a-tale-of-courage-croissants-and-pigeons Story Transcript:Ca: A l'illa de la ciutat, Plaça de Catalunya, hi havia un cafè encantador amb taules a l'aire lliure.En: On the island of the city, at Plaça de Catalunya, there was a charming café with outdoor tables.Ca: El sol d'estiu brillava sobre les rajoles, i turistes i locals s'afanyaven en els preparatius per a la Festa de Sant Joan.En: The summer sun shone on the tiles, and tourists and locals hurried in their preparations for the Festival of Sant Joan.Ca: Marina i Pau seure a una de les taules, gaudint d'un esmorzar agradable.En: Marina and Pau sat at one of the tables, enjoying a pleasant breakfast.Ca: Marina era arquitecta.En: Marina was an architect.Ca: Li agradava la precisió i l'ordre.En: She liked precision and order.Ca: Tenia por dels ocells des que era petita.En: She had been afraid of birds since she was a child.Ca: Pau, en canvi, era tot el contrari.En: Pau, on the other hand, was the complete opposite.Ca: Estimava la natura i els ocells.En: He loved nature and birds.Ca: Les seves diferències els feien bons amics.En: Their differences made them good friends.Ca: "Quin matí més bonic!", va dir Pau, mirant el cel blau.En: "What a beautiful morning!" Pau said, looking at the blue sky.Ca: "Sí, és veritat," va assentir Marina mentre prenia un glop de cafè.En: "Yes, it is," Marina nodded while taking a sip of her coffee.Ca: Davant d'ells, hi havia dos croissants, ben daurats i apetitosos.En: In front of them were two croissants, golden and appetizing.Ca: De sobte, un colom va aterrar a la taula.En: Suddenly, a pigeon landed on the table.Ca: Va donar un cop d’ala i, abans que Marina pogués reaccionar, el colom va agafar un croissant i va volar.En: It flapped its wings and, before Marina could react, the pigeon grabbed a croissant and flew away.Ca: "Oh no! El meu esmorzar!" va cridar Marina, desesperada.En: "Oh no! My breakfast!" Marina cried out, desperate.Ca: Pau va riure.En: Pau laughed.Ca: "No t'amoïnis, Marina. Només un colom. És el dia de Sant Joan! Amem divertir-nos."En: "Don’t worry, Marina. It’s just a pigeon. It’s Sant Joan’s day! Let's have some fun."Ca: Marina, però, estava alarmada.En: Marina, however, was alarmed.Ca: Els seus ulls seguien el moviment del colom.En: Her eyes followed the pigeon’s movement.Ca: La seva por la paralitzava.En: Her fear paralyzed her.Ca: "Marina, respira profundament," va dir Pau, posant-li la mà a l'espatlla.En: "Marina, breathe deeply," Pau said, putting his hand on her shoulder.Ca: "Podem comprar un altre croissant. Gaudim del moment."En: "We can buy another croissant. Let’s enjoy the moment."Ca: Marina estava indecisa.En: Marina was undecided.Ca: Deuria marxar ràpidament o enfrontar-se a la situació?En: Should she leave quickly or face the situation?Ca: Pau li va somriure, encoratjant-la.En: Pau smiled at her encouragingly.Ca: "Els coloms no fan mal. Mira’l als ulls."En: "Pigeons don’t hurt. Look it in the eyes."Ca: Així ho va fer.En: She did so.Ca: Marina va agafar tota la seva valentia i es va aixecar.En: Marina gathered all her courage and stood up.Ca: Va seguir el colom fins a una altra taula i el va agafar suaument amb les mans.En: She followed the pigeon to another table and gently grabbed it with her hands.Ca: El va mirar.En: She looked at it.Ca: El colom estava tranquil en les seves mans.En: The pigeon was calm in her hands.Ca: "No fas por, oi?" va murmurar Marina.En: "You’re not scary, are you?" Marina murmured.Ca: Pau va aplaudir.En: Pau clapped.Ca: "Bona feina, Marina! Ho has fet genial!"En: "Well done, Marina! You did great!"Ca: Es van girar cap a la taula i van veure que el cambrer portava més croissants.En: They turned back to the table and saw the waiter bringing more croissants.Ca: "Regal de la casa," va somriure el cambrer.En: "Compliments of the house," the waiter smiled.Ca: Es van asseure de nou.En: They sat back down.Ca: Marina se sentia alleujada.En: Marina felt relieved.Ca: "Potser hauries d'abraçar més la vida espontània, com el colom," va riure Pau.En: "Maybe you should embrace spontaneity more, like the pigeon," Pau laughed.Ca: "Potser sí," va acceptar Marina amb un somriure.En: "Maybe so," Marina agreed with a smile.Ca: Amb el cel blau sobre les seves caps i el sol brillant, van decidir anar plegats al festival de Sant Joan aquella nit.En: With the blue sky above them and the sun shining, they decided to go together to the Sant Joan festival that night.Ca: Van riure i van gaudir del dia, Marina una mica menys poruga, una mica més lliure, i Pau content de veure la seva amiga embrassar una mica més d'espontaneïtat.En: They laughed and enjoyed the day, Marina a little less fearful, a bit freer, and Pau happy to see his friend embrace a bit more ...
