Mystery at the Museum: Oriol's Unexpected Adventure

Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Mystery at the Museum: Oriol's Unexpected Adventure Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ca/episode/2025-06-08-22-34-02-ca Story Transcript:Ca: El sol de primavera brillava intensament sobre el Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya.En: The spring sun was shining brightly over the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya.Ca: Les grans sales del museu destacaven amb obres mestres de gran valor.En: The large halls of the museum stood out with masterpieces of great value.Ca: Oriol, vigilant de seguretat, recorria els passadissos amb aire distret.En: Oriol, a security guard, wandered through the corridors with a distracted air.Ca: Feia anys que treballava al museu, però havia perdut l'entusiasme.En: He had worked at the museum for years, but he had lost his enthusiasm.Ca: La rutina era avorrida, i ell desitjava alguna cosa diferent.En: The routine was boring, and he longed for something different.Ca: Aquell dia, però, no seria com qualsevol altre.En: That day, however, would not be like any other.Ca: A mitja tarda, la veu tremolosa de Marina, encarregada de les exposicions, va sonar per l'emissora interna.En: In the middle of the afternoon, the trembling voice of Marina, the exhibition manager, sounded over the internal broadcast system.Ca: "El quadre de Goya ha desaparegut!En: "The Goya painting has disappeared!"Ca: ", va exclamar, plena de preocupació.En: she exclaimed, full of concern.Ca: Oriol va quedar astorat.En: Oriol was astounded.Ca: Alguna cosa important havia passat, i ell volia resoldre-ho.En: Something important had happened, and he wanted to solve it.Ca: Sentia que era una oportunitat per demostrar el seu valor.En: He felt it was an opportunity to prove his worth.Ca: Decidit a investigar pel seu compte, Oriol va començar a recórrer el museu.En: Determined to investigate on his own, Oriol began to walk through the museum.Ca: Coneixia cada racó com els dits de la seva mà.En: He knew every corner like the back of his hand.Ca: Va revisar les càmeres de seguretat, però totes funcionaven correctament.En: He checked the security cameras, but they were all functioning properly.Ca: No hi havia cap senyal d'entrada forçada.En: There was no sign of forced entry.Ca: Decidí que havia de buscar dins les pròpies sales del museu.En: He decided he had to search inside the museum's own halls.Ca: En una part poc transitada de l'exposició, va trobar un indici.En: In a less frequented part of the exhibition, he found a clue.Ca: Un petit fragment de tela enganxat al marc d'una altra pintura.En: A small fragment of cloth was stuck to the frame of another painting.Ca: Oriol va recordar un passatge secret que havia vist una vegada als plànols del museu.En: Oriol remembered a secret passage he had once seen on the museum's blueprints.Ca: Va seguir les pistes i va localitzar una porta amagada darrere d'una escultura.En: He followed the clues and located a hidden door behind a sculpture.Ca: Allà va trobar Pere, un jove treballador del museu.En: There he found Pere, a young museum worker.Ca: Estava espantat i agafava el quadre.En: He was frightened and was holding the painting.Ca: "No volia fer mal a ningú", es va justificar Pere.En: "I didn't want to hurt anyone," Pere explained.Ca: "Només volia cridar l'atenció sobre les mesures de seguretat.En: "I just wanted to draw attention to the...

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