Fluent Fiction - Catalan

Unexpected Friendship: The Caganer Connection


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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Unexpected Friendship: The Caganer Connection
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Story Transcript:

Ca: Marta caminava per la Rambla, admirant les decoracions de Nadal.
En: Marta was walking down La Rambla, admiring the Christmas decorations.

Ca: A la seva mà portava una bossa plena de caganers, les figures de Nadal que els catalans col·loquen al pessebre.
En: In his hand he carried a bag full of caganers, the Christmas figures that Catalans place in the nativity scene.

Ca: De sobte, sense adonar-se'n, Marta va xocar amb algú.
En: Suddenly, without realizing it, Marta bumped into someone.

Ca: Va caure a terra i els caganers van sortir volant de la bossa, caient a terra i esmicolant-se en mil trossos.
En: It fell to the floor and the caganers flew out of the bag, falling to the floor and shattering into a thousand pieces.

Ca: En Jaume havia estat l'altre partícip involuntari del xoc i també havia caigut, el seu caganer trencant-se en el procés.
En: Jaume had been the other unwitting participant in the crash and had also fallen, his caganer breaking in the process.

Ca: Marta i en Jaume es van aixecar tots maldestresament, buscant una forma de recollir els caganers sense que ningú els veiés.
En: Marta and Jaume all got up clumsily, looking for a way to collect the caganers without anyone seeing them.

Ca: Però ja era massa tard, els turistes s'havien aturat per veure l'espectacle, mirant amb confusió els dos catalans intentant recollir les seves figures destrossades.
En: But it was too late, the tourists had stopped to watch the spectacle, looking confusedly at the two Catalans trying to pick up their shattered figures.

Ca: Mentre els dos recollien els caganers, es van adonar que tenien una cosa en comú: tots dos eren apassionats per la restauració de caganers.
En: As the two collected caganers, they realized they had one thing in common: they were both passionate about restoring caganers.

Ca: Aquell petit incident a la Rambla va resultar ser el començament d'una amistat, amb Marta i en Jaume compartint la seva passió per les figures de Nadal i creant les seves pròpies creacions durant el temps que van passar junts.
En: That little incident on the Rambla turned out to be the beginning of a friendship, with Marta and Jaume sharing their passion for Christmas figures and creating their own creations during the time they spent together.

Ca: La conclusió de la història va ser que, encara que la vida pot ser imprevisible i a vegades desagradable, sempre pot portar sorpreses agradables, com la trobada fortuïta de dos amants de les figures de Nadal que es converteixen en amics.
En: The conclusion of the story was that although life can be unpredictable and sometimes unpleasant, it can always bring pleasant surprises, like the chance meeting of two lovers of Christmas figures who become friends.


Vocabulary Words:
  • Marta: Marta
  • La Rambla: La Rambla
  • Christmas decorations: decoracions de Nadal
  • bag: bossa
  • caganers: caganers
  • nativity scene: pessebre
  • bumped into: xocar amb
  • fell: caure
  • shattered: esmicolar-se
  • Jaume: Jaume
  • participant: partícip
  • tourists: turistes
  • spectacle: espectacle
  • pick up: recollir
  • passionate: apassionat
  • restoring: restauració
  • beginning: començament
  • friendship: amistat
  • sharing: compartint
  • own creations: pròpies creacions
  • unpredictable: imprevisible
  • pleasant surprises: sorpreses agradables
  • chance meeting: trobada fortuïta
  • lovers: amants
  • become friends: es converteixen en amics
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