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BRAZILIAN
THE SURPRISE
Translated by: Maria Gabriela Costa
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AFRIKAANS
The Search for Lorna 
Daisy Macbeth
The Surprise
The Nightwatch
A Nice Little Trip

The Bookworm


ALBANIAN
The Search for Lorna 
The Surprise
Daisy Macbeth

A Nice Little Trip
The Night Watch
The Oak

ARABIC
The Search for Lorna 
The Surprise
1
The Surprise 2
Daisy Macbeth

Nightwatch
A Nice Little Trip

BENGALI
The Surprise

BOSNIAN
The Search for Lorna
The Surprise

BRAZILIAN
The Search for Lorna
The Surprise
The Bookworm

BULGARIAN
The Search for Lorna

CHINESE
The Auction

CREOLE
The Search for Lorna 
The Surprise

Daisy Macbeth

CZECH
The Search for Lorna 
The Surprise

Daisy Macbeth

DANISH
The Search for Lorna
The Surprise
Daisy Macbeth
Night Watch
A Nice Little Trip
The Bookworm

The Oak

DUTCH
The Search for Lorna
The Surprise
Daisy Macbeth
Nightwatch

FINNISH
The Search for Lorna 
The Surprise

Night Watch

FRENCH
The Search for Lorna
The Surprise
The Night Watch
A Nice Little Trip
Imogen

GERMAN
The Search for Lorna
Daisy Macbeth
The Surprise
Night Watch
A Nice Little Trip
The Bookworm


GREEK
The Search for Lorna
Daisy Macbeth
The Surprise
Night Watch mp3
A Nice Little Trip mp3
The Bookworm mp3

HEBREW
The Search for Lorna
The Surprise

Daisy Macbeth

Night Watch


HINDI
The Search For Lorna

HUNGARIAN
The Search for Lorna
The Surprise
Daisy Macbeth

Night Watch
A Nice Little Trip
The Bookworm

INDONESIAN
The Search for Lorna
The Surprise
Daisy Macbeth

ITALIAN
The Search For Lorna
The Surprise
Daisy Macbeth
Night Watch
A Nice Little Trip
The Bookworm
The Oak
Imogen
The Mystery of
Green Lodge


JAPANESE
The Search For Lorna
The Surprise
Daisy Macbeth

KOREAN
The Search for Lorna
The Surprise
Daisy Macbeth
Night Watch
A Nice Little Trip
The Bookworm

The Oak
Imogen

POLISH
The search for Lorna
The Surprise
Daisy Macbeth
Night Watch

The Oak
The Bookworm
A Nice Little Trip
The Mystery of
Green Lodge

The Wedding
The River Mist

PORTUGUESE
The search for Lorna
The Surprise

ROMANIAN
The Surprise

RUSSIAN
The Search for Lorna
The Surprise

SPANISH
The Search for Lorna
The Surprise
Daisy Macbeth

Night Watch
A Nice Little Trip
The Bookworm

The Oak
Imogen
The Mystery of
Green Lodge

The Wedding
The Auction
The River Mist

SWEDISH
The Surprise
Daisy Macbeth
Night Watch

The Bookworm

THAI
Night Watch
A Nice Little Trip
The Bookworm

Daisy Macbeth

TURKISH
The Search for Lorna
The Surprise
Daisy Macbeth
Night Watch
A Nice Little Trip
The Bookworm

UKRAINIAN
The Search for Lorna
Daisy Macbeth

VENETO 

The Search for Lorna

YORUBA
The Search for Lorna
The Surprise
Night Watch

ZULU
The Search for Lorna


 
A surpresa  The surprise

Daisy pegou o telefone e tentou mais uma vez falar com seu cliente.

Daisy picked up the telephone and tried to get through to her client again.

Seu cliente, um certo Frank Baccini, que tem um armazém de materiais elétricos, nao a pagou por dois dias de trabalho.

Her client, a certain Frank Baccini, who had a warehouse of electrical goods, had not paid for her two days' work.

Daisy descobriu aonde o sócio do desonesto Sr. Baccini mora e estava esperanto anciosamente seu cheque.

Daisy had managed to discover where Mr. Baccini's dishonest partner was now living and was anxiously expecting her cheque.

Daisy estava desconfiada de que seu cliente era desonesto tambem.

Daisy was beginning to think that her client was dishonest too.

Um entediado “Oi, posso ajudá -la?” foi a resposta do outro lado da linha.

A very bored "Hello, can I help you?" was the reply at the other end.

Era a voz de uma mulher jovem, a secretária de Frank Baccini

It was a young woman's voice, Frank Baccini's secretary.

“Eu gostaria de falar com o Sr. Baccini por favor”

"I'd like to speak to Mr. Baccini, please."

“Desculpe, Sr. Baccini está fora da cidade.”

"Sorry, Mr. Baccini is out of town."

“Mas quando ele volta?”

"But when is he coming back?" insisted Daisy.

“Eu nao sei”

"I'm afraid I don't know."

“ Voce pode avisá-lo que Daisy Hamilton ligou e que eu gostaria de falar com ele urgentemente.”

"Will you tell him Daisy Hamilton telephoned and would like to talk to him urgently."

 “Bom, eu suponho que sim”, foi a indiferente resposta.

"Well - yes, I suppose so," was the completely unconcerned reply.

Esta foi a décima conversa em duas semanas que Daisy teve  pelo telefone com a jovem mulher, mas Frank Baccini ainda nao a contactou.

This was the tenth telephone conversation Daisy had had in two weeks with this young woman, but Frank Baccini hadn't got in touch with her yet.

Daisy estava furiosa e decidiu ir ao armazém do Sr. Baccini para ver se ele estava lá.

Daisy was furious and decided to go to Mr. Baccini's warehouse to see if he was there.

Quando ela chegou, ela bateu na porta do escritorio.

When she arrived, she knocked on the office door.

A secretária do Sr. Baccini disse na sua voz monótona: “Pode entrar.”

Mr. Baccini's secretary said in her monotonous voice: "Come in."

“ Eu liguei várias vezes – meu nome é Daisy Hamilton.”

"I've telephoned many times - my name is Daisy Hamilton."

“Verdade? Com quem você gostaria de falar?” perguntou a jovem mulher sem nem mesmo olhar para Daisy.

"Really? Who did you want to speak to?" asked the young woman without even glancing at Daisy.

“Eu quero falar com Sr. Baccini”, respondeu Daisy.

"I want to speak to Mr. Baccini," replied Daisy.

Ela estava ficando cada vez mais agressiva.

She was becoming even more aggressive.

“Eu receio que ele nao esteja”, disse a secretária no seu habitual monótono jeito  de falar e continuou lendo sua revista.

"I'm afraid he's not here," said the secretary in her usual monotonous way and went on reading her magazine.

Daisy gritou “Chega é o suficiente!” e bateu a porta.

Daisy shouted "Enough is enough!" and banged the door closed.

Daisy se sentiu um tanto depressiva

Daisy felt rather depressed.

“Eu ja sei o que eu vou fazer”, ela pensou, “Eu vou parar no Luigi para comer uma banana split.”

"I know what I'll do," she thought, "I'll stop off at Luigi's for a nice banana split."

Daisy gosta de sentar na sorveteria do Luigi e conversar com o dono,um categorico italiano.

Daisy liked sitting in Luigi's ice-cream parlour and having a little chat with the owner, a positive-thinking Italian.

Quando Daisy subia as escadas para seu escritorio ela se sentia um pouco menos pesarosa sobre os seres humanos.

As Daisy walked up the stairs to her office she felt a little less sore about human beings.

Enquanto Daisy estava trocando seus sapatos por um par mais confortavél, alguém bateu na porta e entrou.

Just as Daisy was changing her shoes to a more comfortable pair, someone knocked on the door and walked in.

Era um trabalhador em macacões.

It was a workman in overalls.

“Desculpe me senhorita – voce é a senhorita Daisy Hamilton? Onde eu devo colocar isto? Apontando pra duas caixas grandes no chao.

"Excuse me miss - are you Miss Daisy Hamilton? Where shall we put these?" pointing to two large boxes on the landing.

“Sim, eu sou daisy Hamilton mas o que é isto – o que tem dentro destas caixas?”

"Yes, I am Daisy Hamilton but what have you got there - what's in those boxes?"

“ A grande é uma geladeira e a menor é uma maquina de fazer cappuccino. Voce escolheu bem, estas sao as melhores por aqui.”

"The big one is a fridge and the smaller one is a cappuccino-making machine. You've chosen well, you know, these are the best makes around."

“Eu nao pedi nada disso”, exclamou Daisy.

"I haven't ordered either of these," exclaimed Daisy.

“Mas seu nome esta no papel de entrega!” insistiu o funcionario

"But it's your name on the delivery note!" insisted the workman.

“Esta tudo pago – so me diga aonde coloca-las.”

"It's all paid for - just tell me where to put them."

Daisy estava prestes a recusar os produtos quando ela viu Frank Baccini entrar atraves da porta.

Daisy was just about to refuse the goods when she saw Frank Baccini coming in the door, too.

“Senhorita Hamilton. Me desculpe por nao ter entrado em contato.”

"Miss Hamilton. I'm very sorry I haven't been in touch.

“Eu espero que voce nao se importe mas eu percebi que voce nao tinha uma geladeira no seu escritorio e esta maquina de fazer cappuccino e uma especialidade.”

"I do hope you don't mind but I had noticed you didn't have a fridge in your office and... this cappuccino-making machine is a little speciality.

“Oh, a proposito aqui esta seu cheque pelo excelente trabalho que voce fez,com um extra para suas despesas.”

"Oh, by the way here is your cheque for the excellent work you did, with a little extra for your expenses."

Frank Baccini viu que Daisy estava surpresa e adicionou:

Frank Baccini saw Daisy was astonished and added:

“Minha secretaria te ligou, eu espero? Eu estive fora por duas semanas em lua de mel.”

"My secretary did phone you, I hope? I've been away for a couple of weeks on honeymoon."

Daisy se recuperou, ”Bem, nao, ela nao ligou – mas esta tudo bem Sr. Baccini!”

Daisy recovered herself, "Well, no, she didn't - but that's quite all right Mr. Baccini!"

 

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DAISY STORIES TEMPLATES

The Search for Lorna

The Surprise
Daisy Macbeth
Night Watch
A Nice Little Trip
The Bookworm
The Oak
Imogen
The Mystery of
Green Lodge

A Matter of Justice
The Wedding

ARRANGER STORIES TEMPLATES

The Auction
The River Mist