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Ostrich´s Flight
Hey, are you there? I was going to ring your doorbell.
Opening the store on a Sunday? You want to get rich, huh, Lauro?
I’m waiting for a guy who is supposed to come here today.
But nothing so far, that son of a ***.
Oh, I have sweets here! But they don’t have cinnamon.
I love cinnamon, but I couldn’t find any. I even forgot about it.
Oh, it’s okay. Thanks Marta.
Lauro, do you have any extra boxes here?
I’ll get you one.
Oh good.
Moving is such a pain!
I bet…
No you can’t, you’ve never moved.
If I could I would leave everything here and start a completely new life on the ranch.
Wait... Wait a minute, what is that Lauro? A mousetrap?
Yeah, well...
Some rats have been appearing here...
Didn’t I tell you?
But you leave the mousetrap like that? In the middle of the store?
You know there’s a boy in the neighborhood that is putting rat poison in the stores.
Zé Pato hired him! And afterwards they all disappeared.
Ah, that explains a lot. They all came here then.
They came up, rats always come up. Yeah, they go up and everywhere.
We put it on the toilet like this, on the lid. Actually it’s a decoration, a toilet decoration. Actually it’s made to..
To match the rug, the bathroom and all the colors.
So it’s so hard to choose just one color for the lid, the rug, and the whole bathroom.
Actually, Mrs. Mercedes said that is should be “Tor sur Ton”, like a color gradient, something like that...
I undertsand...
We stayed there hours, scared of choosing something we would grow tired off…
But what can I do help you with? Do you need a queen size mattress?
I already know the one I want! I saw it here at a good price, 500 Reais, right?
It costs 600 Reais at the other store on sale, can you believe that?
The 500 reais one?
Yeah, the 500 reais one.
I’m in luck! It’s only 400 now, a great deal!
It’s a good mattress, the best in the store...
Right, but I have to leave.
You’re not taking the mattress?
No, I have to see with my fiancée, we decide everything together, and I mean everything.
Why don’t you surprise her? It’s a great mattress. I’m sure she’ll love it.
Nah, I’ll come back with her later, for sure.
Don’t you want to take it now, such a great discount...
Wait for me, I’ll be back.
Look sir, use the discount and take it now, I can’t guarantee the same offer tomorrow...
What I’m cooking? If it’s good?
Let me tell you something Lauro...
This is incredible! Mr. Lauro, incredible!
I’m going to get rich raising ostriches. You mark my words.
It’s the healthiest meat on earth, only 1% fat, only 1%!
And you can use the whole animal, from the beak to the leather.
It’s the cow of birds, Lauro!
You need to stop eating its eggs, okay? Didn’t you buy the animal so you could breed it?
If you keep on eating them, you’re going to eat your golden egg.
I’ll start breeding them when I move, which is very soon. Then I’ll stop eating the eggs.
Listen, you’re the one who needs a lifestyle change.
Lauro, Lauro... Mattress sales are stuck, your energy is stuck... Stuck energy stops your life.
I’ve been thinking, since you can’t sell mattresses, why don’t you rent them?
Rent?
Marta how am I going rent mattresses?
Rent... Rent them to people who need a place to sleep, right there inside the store.
Of course not.
Why not Lauro? You sneak people in there at night, nobody will know, think about it...
Marta... No way.
No way!
That’s insane!
Lauro, with the extra money you can renovate the place and attract your old clientele back...
You’re crazy Marta, completely crazy...
I’d rather go bankrupt.
Go bankrupt...
The bathroom is next here.
But don’t flush at night, the plumbing is noisy and I sleep lightly.
And be ready to leave before the store opens.
Don’t forget that.
Hey man.
How are you?
Fine.
You want a mattress?
Yes.
Ah...
Twin or queen?
Twin is fine...
Right!
One week or maybe two, tops.
Come again?
Danilo told me he’s sleeping here, right?
No, no he’s not. Not really.
This one will do... Can I have it for a week?
Come here, let’s go...
Don’t get snooty doc, it’s just a mattress…
Let’s turn it on....
Yes.
Hey... Another life, right?
Isn’t it true?
You should have done this years ago. Follow me.
This won’t waste too much energy?
Oh Lauro, come on...
So hot right?
Yeah.
Just leave it... Just leave it.
Oh, thanks! Really, thank you.
It’s good, it’s good.
Great...
So...
Bye Lauro.
Good luck Marta.
Thanks.
Good luck.
I will. I’ll be lucky.
Yay! New life! Bye. Stay safe, take care of yourself.
Marta!
Marta!
Danilo!
Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!
Everybody has already left, you’re the only one here. Wake up, wake up, I need to open the store!
*** Lauro 10 more minutes...
Danilo, for the love of God. All you do is eat and sleep. Wake up god damn it.
10 more minutes...
10 more minutes?
Danilo!
No, no, no. You can’t there. You can’t there, okay?
That one is reserved. It’s booked.
Please, stay on another one. Try that one okay?
And please Ma’m, everyone! Tomorrow you have to leave before the store opens ok?
Ubiratã, Sônia... All here?
Yeah....
Right. See you later Lauro.
What the hell?
Dude, you’re such a bum. What the hell, bro?
I turned it over to me because you were already sleeping.
The heat’s killing me here, I can’t sleep.
You were already sleeping, so what was the point?
Why don’t you people shut, can somebody turn off lights?
My God!
What is it, love? Look at that!
What is it?
Look! A cigarette burn!
That’s a cigarette burn but what’s that!?
How gross! It’s used!
Forgive me but I have no idea how that happened. The mattress is new....
It’s new...
I’ll give you a discount...
Shut up! Before I get the cops involved. We’re going to call the cops!
Let’s leave! Let’s leave!
We’re going to call the cops. We’re leaving…what a joke...
I think the biggest problems...
...are the inflatable mattresses.
After they were invented, everything changed....
It’s tough competition....
But I don’t like inflatable mattresses.
Bad for your back... bad.
I a need a minute, one minute please, I would like to make an announcement. Silence please, silence!
What is it Lauro?
This is it lady, it’s over, let’s wrap it up.
You need to find somewhere else to stay.
You can’t stay here anymore, It’s over, over!
Do you like Saké?
Saké?
Sit down Lauro.
Lola is appearing on TV tonight...
...on the “Ewerton Siqueira’s” show. Stay down here to watch with us.
Lola, Lola... What Lola...
People look! It’s Lola! Lola is on TV!
Good night.
Tonight I’m going to do something really special for you guys.
Thank you! And I would like to send a big kiss out to Lauro and the people at the inn!
Inn, what inn? Inn my ***! Inn!
Come on Lauro, come on!
What is it? Stop that!
You want to know something? You can keep the store. You can all keep it!
Screw it, screw it... Let the rats sleep on the mattresses... I don’t care anymore.
I don’t want you as my friend, no way!
It can rain sweets for all I care.... I won’t.... I won’t anymore....
Dignity. That’s what you need to have.... dignity....
The egg!