Hidden Chest: Village Time Capsule Unveiled at Festa Major

Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Hidden Chest: Village Time Capsule Unveiled at Festa Major Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ca/episode/2025-06-14-22-34-02-ca Story Transcript:Ca: En el cor de les muntanyes verdes del Parc Natural del Montseny, el sol d'estiu brillava a través de les fulles dels roures centenaris.En: In the heart of the green mountains of the Parc Natural del Montseny, the summer sun shone through the leaves of the ancient oak trees.Ca: En Jordi i la Núria caminaven pel sender, envoltats d'un aire fresc i ple de la fragància dels pins.En: Jordi and Núria walked along the path, surrounded by a fresh air filled with the fragrance of the pines.Ca: Era un dia especial a la seva petita vila, perquè estava pròxima la Festa Major, l'esdeveniment més esperat de l'any.En: It was a special day in their small village because the Festa Major, the most anticipated event of the year, was approaching.Ca: Tot explorant per sota de les grutes arrelades d'un gran roure, en Jordi va notar alguna cosa estranya.En: While exploring beneath the rooted caves of a great oak, Jordi noticed something strange.Ca: "Mira això, Núria!En: "Look at this, Núria!"Ca: ", va exclamar, senyalant un tros de metall oxidat que sortia de la terra.En: he exclaimed, pointing at a piece of rusty metal protruding from the ground.Ca: Van començar a cavar amb les mans, desenterrant un cofre vell i ple de pols, segellat amb un pany rovellat.En: They began to dig with their hands, uncovering an old, dusty chest sealed with a rusty lock.Ca: "Què creus que hi ha dins?En: "What do you think is inside?"Ca: ", va preguntar en Jordi, amb ulls brillants de curiositat.En: Jordi asked, his eyes shining with curiosity.Ca: "No ho sé, però hem de ser prudents", va respondre la Núria, mentre es netejava les mans de terra.En: "I don't know, but we must be careful," Núria replied, as she wiped the dirt off her hands.Ca: Ella era sempre la més raonada, pensant en les conseqüències.En: She was always the more sensible one, thinking about the consequences.Ca: "Podria ser històric, alguna cosa de valor per al poble.En: "It could be historic, something valuable for the village."Ca: "Mentre la vila es preparava per a la Festa Major, en Jordi no podia treure's de la ment el cofre misteriós.En: As the village prepared for the Festa Major, Jordi couldn't get the mysterious chest out of his mind.Ca: L'impuls i les ganes de descobrir els secrets dins seu el mantenien despert per la nit.En: The impulse and desire to uncover its secrets kept him awake at night.Ca: Finalment, incapaç d'esperar més, va decidir tornar al roure de matinada, carregant amb una llanterna i unes eines per intentar obrir el pany.En: Finally, unable to wait any longer, he decided to return to the oak at dawn, armed with a flashlight and tools to try to open the lock.Ca: Sense saber-ho, la Núria va sospitar de les intencions d'en Jordi i el va seguir.En: Unbeknownst to him, Núria suspected Jordi's intentions and followed him.Ca: Quan el va trobar agenollat davant del cofre, intentant obrir-lo, no va poder contenir els seus pensaments.En: When she found him kneeling in front of the chest, trying to open it, she couldn't contain her thoughts.Ca: "Jordi!En: "Jordi!Ca: No podem destruir-lo només per la nostra curiositat!En: We can't destroy it just out of our curiosity!"Ca: ", va dir amb fermesa.En: she said firmly.Ca: "Hem de pensar en el valor d'aquesta...

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