Spanish–English parallel text
La tienda al otro lado de la calle
The Shop Across the Road
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Ana se vuelve. Walter está en la puerta de la tienda. Rápido, ella mete el cuadrado de papel en el bolsillo de sus vaqueros.
Ana turns. Walter is at the door to the shop. Fast, she puts the paper square in the pocket of her jeans.
«Nada», dice ella. «Quiero un poco de aire. Hace mucho calor aquí dentro».
“Nothing,” she says. “I want some air. It is very hot in here.”
Walter la mira. Luego mira el escalón. El escalón está vacío. Su cara no se mueve.
Walter looks at her. Then he looks at the step. The step is empty. His face doesn’t move.
«Cierra esa puerta», dice él. «Y vete a la cama. Eres lenta, pero no eres mala. Duerme ahora. El trabajo es a las tres otra vez».
“Close that door,” he says. “And go to bed. You’re slow, but you’re not bad. Sleep now. Work is at three again.”
Ana cierra la puerta. No está mal. De Walter, eso es bueno. Sube las escaleras y duerme.
Ana closes the door. Not bad. From Walter, that is good. She goes upstairs and sleeps.
A las tres de la tarde, la alarma de Ana suena. Se levanta. No tiene leche en su cuarto, y no tiene dinero en su teléfono. Necesita una tarjeta de teléfono.
At three in the afternoon, Ana’s alarm rings. She gets up. She has no milk in her room, and no money on her phone. She needs a phone card.
Al otro lado de la calle, hay una tienda pequeña. Su nombre está sobre la puerta: SHAH’S. En el escaparate, hay periódicos, dulces y un gato. El gato duerme.
Across the road, there is a small shop. Its name is over the door: SHAH’S. In the window, there are newspapers, sweets and a cat. The cat is asleep.
Ana entra. Una mujer pequeña está detrás del mostrador. Lleva gafas de oro y un bolígrafo detrás de la oreja. «¡Hola, querida!», dice ella. «Eres nueva. Conozco a todos, y no te conozco a ti».
Ana goes in. A small woman stands behind the counter. She has gold glasses and a pen behind her ear. “Hello, my dear!” she says. “You’re new. I know everybody, and I don’t know you.”
«Hola. Buenas tardes. Soy Ana. Trabajo en la panadería».
“Hello. Good afternoon. I’m Ana. I work at the bakery.”
«¿En casa de Walter? ¡La nueva panadera de noche! Soy Priya. Priya Shah. Esta es mi tienda. ¿De dónde eres, Ana? ¿Cuántos años tienes? ¿Tienes familia? ¿Te gusta estar aquí?».
“At Walter’s? The new night baker! I’m Priya. Priya Shah. This is my shop. Where are you from, Ana? How old are you? Have you got a family? Do you like it here?”
Ana se ríe. «Perdón. Despacio, por favor. Una pregunta».
Ana laughs. “Sorry. Slowly, please. One question.”
«Perdón, querida. Una pregunta. ¿De dónde eres?».
“Sorry, my dear. One question. Where are you from?”
«De lejos. Muy lejos», dice Ana. «Tengo veinticuatro años. Tengo un hermano. Está en casa».
“From far away. Very far,” Ana says. “I am twenty-four. I have a brother. He is at home.”
«Son tres preguntas. ¡Bien!», dice Priya. «¿Qué puedo ponerte?».
“That’s three questions. Good!” Priya says. “What can I get for you?”
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