The Case of the Missing Nata
An angry woman walked into a bakery and shouted, "This morning, I sent my son to buy a kilo of ‘pastéis de nata’, but when I weighed them, there was only half a kilo! You’d better check your scale!"
The baker, unfazed, smiled and replied, "Madam, perhaps you should weigh your son instead."
Moral of the story: If your ‘pastéis de nata’ keep disappearing, veja quem está a lamber os dedos!check who’s licking their fingers!
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The Plus version of this story
Uma mulher furiosa entrou numa pastelaria e gritou: "Esta manhã mandei o meu filho vir comprar um quilo de pastéis de nata, mas quando os pesei, havia apenas meio quilo! É melhor verem a vossa balança!"
O pasteleiro, imperturbável, sorriu e respondeu: "Minha senhora, talvez devesse antes pesar o seu filho."
Moral da história: Se os seus pastéis de nata desaparecem misteriosamente, veja quem está a lamber os dedos!
An angry woman walked into a bakery and shouted, "This morning I sent my son to buy a kilo of ‘pastéis de nata,’ but when I weighed them, there was only half a kilo! You’d better check your scale!"
The baker, unfazed, smiled and replied, "Madam, perhaps you should weigh your son instead."
Moral of the story: If your pastéis de nata mysteriously disappear, check who’s licking their fingers!
💬 Today's vocabulary
👩🦰 Mulher [femin. noun]: Woman 🤬 Furiosa [femin. adj.]: Angry 🥐 Pastelaria [femin. noun]: Bakery 📢 Gritar: To scream 👉 Mandar: To send, to order🧑🍳 Pasteleiro [masc. noun]: Baker🧘♂️ Imperturbável [masc. and femin. adj.]: Unfazed⚖️ Pesar: To weigh 😋 Lamber os dedos: To lick one’s fingers
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The same story, taken further, for DailyNata Plus members. This one works on false friends and confusables.
- The whole story in Portuguese, and its English
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Written for level A2–B1. Every story has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.