A Day with Dad at Work
An eight-year-old girl went to the office with her Dad on a "Take your kid to work day."
As they were walking around the office the young girl was getting crankier and crankier, crying and sobbing.
Her father asked what was wrong with her.
As the concerned office staff gathered around she sobbed loudly "Onde estão os palhaços com quem disseste que trabalhavas?Where are all the clowns you said you worked with?”
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Uma menina de oito anos foi para o escritório com o pai no dia "Leve o seu filho para o trabalho."Enquanto caminhavam pelo escritório, a menina estava cada vez mais irritada, chorando e soluçando. O pai perguntou-lhe o que se passava com ela.Quando o pessoal do escritório, preocupado, se juntou, ela soluçou alto: "Papá, onde estão os palhaços com quem disseste que trabalhavas?"An eight-year-old girl went to the office with her Dad on a "Take your kid to work day".As they were walking around the office the young girl was getting crankier and crankier, crying and sobbing. Her father asked what was wrong with her.As the concerned office staff gathered around she sobbed loudly "Daddy, where are the clowns you said you worked with?"
💬 Today's vocabulary
🙍♀️ Menina [fem. noun]: Girl🏢 Escritório [masc. noun]: Office 👨👧 Pai [masc. noun]: Father⏳ Enquanto: While🤬 Irritada [fem. adj]: Angry, annoyed, cross🤔 Preocupado [masc. adj]: Worried🔗 Juntar: To join, to gather together😢 Soluçar: To sob🤡 Palhaço [masc. noun]: Clown
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