Um Encontro Inesperado

Rosa acordou cedo naquela manhã de sábado. O céu estava azul e o sol já aquecia as ruas de Évora. Ela tomou o pequeno-almoço sozinha — uma torrada com manteiga e um café — e decidiu ir ao mercado. Rosa gostava muito de ir ao mercado aos sábados porque era sempre um lugar animado, cheio de cores e cheiros. Nunca sabia o que ia encontrar lá.

Rosa woke up early that Saturday morning. The sky was blue and the sun was already warming the streets of Évora. She had breakfast alone — toast with butter and a coffee — and decided to go to the market. Rosa really liked going to the market on Saturdays because it was always a lively place, full of colours and smells. She never knew what she was going to find there.

O mercado ficava perto do centro histórico. Rosa foi a pé, como sempre. Pelo caminho, encontrou a sua vizinha, a Dona Amélia, que estava a regar as flores da varanda. As duas trocaram um bom dia e Rosa continuou a caminhar. Gostava de encontrar pessoas conhecidas pela cidade. Évora era pequena e isso tinha algo de especial.

The market was near the historic centre. Rosa went on foot, as always. Along the way, she ran into her neighbour, Dona Amélia, who was watering the flowers on her balcony. The two exchanged a good morning and Rosa continued walking. She liked bumping into people she knew around the city. Évora was small and that had something special about it.