From Fear to Flourish: Guillem's Halloween Market Triumph

Fluent Fiction - Catalan: From Fear to Flourish: Guillem's Halloween Market Triumph Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ca/episode/2025-10-20-07-38-20-ca Story Transcript:Ca: A La Boqueria, el sol de tardor il·luminava els colors vius de les taronges, els vermells de les pomes i els marrons de les castanyes.En: At La Boqueria, the autumn sun illuminated the bright colors of the oranges, the reds of the apples, and the browns of the chestnuts.Ca: El mercat era un escenari animat ple de veus i somriures.En: The market was a lively scene full of voices and smiles.Ca: Guillem, un jove ambiciós, cuidava la seva parada de fruites.En: Guillem, an ambitious young man, tended to his fruit stall.Ca: Tenia un somni: crear la parada de tardor més atractiva del mercat.En: He had a dream: to create the most attractive autumn stall in the market.Ca: Marina i Jordi, companys venedors, l'observaven amb curiositat.En: Marina and Jordi, fellow vendors, watched him with curiosity.Ca: "Què faràs, Guillem?En: "What will you do, Guillem?"Ca: " li va preguntar Marina.En: Marina asked him.Ca: "Vull fer alguna cosa especial per Halloween," va respondre Guillem, amb un aire de determinació però també de dubte.En: "I want to do something special for Halloween," Guillem replied, with an air of determination but also of doubt.Ca: Guillem tenia una por amagada.En: Guillem had a hidden fear.Ca: No sabia si arriscar-se a comprar productes poc comuns.En: He didn't know if he should risk buying uncommon products.Ca: Però el seu desig de destacar pesava més que la por.En: But his desire to stand out outweighed his fear.Ca: Va decidir comprar unes carabasses úniques i espècies exòtiques.En: He decided to buy some unique pumpkins and exotic spices.Ca: Sabia que era un risc, però alguna cosa dins seu li deia que valia la pena.En: He knew it was a risk, but something inside him told him it was worth it.Ca: El dia abans de Halloween, Guillem va treballar sense parar.En: The day before Halloween, Guillem worked tirelessly.Ca: Va decorar la seva parada amb fulles seques, carabasses pintades i garlandes de llums.En: He decorated his stall with dry leaves, painted pumpkins, and strings of lights.Ca: Tot estava preparat, però ell seguia nerviós.En: Everything was ready, but he was still nervous.Ca: I si ningú comprava?En: What if no one bought anything?Ca: Va respirar fons, mirant al seu voltant el mercat que ja es començava a omplir.En: He took a deep breath, looking around at the market that was beginning to fill up.Ca: Quan el mercat va obrir, les persones es van aturar encantades davant la parada de Guillem.En: When the market opened, people stopped delighted in front of Guillem's stall.Ca: Els colors de les carabasses i l'aroma de les espècies atreien a tots.En: The colors of the pumpkins and the scent of the spices attracted everyone.Ca: Marina i Jordi no van tardar a felicitar-lo.En: Marina and Jordi were quick to congratulate him.Ca: Les cares dels clients estaven il·luminades, igual que les llums de la parada.En: The faces of the customers were lit up, just like the lights of the stall.Ca: Les vendes van començar a pujar ràpidament.En: Sales started to climb rapidly.Ca: Guillem no podia creure-ho.En: Guillem couldn't believe it.Ca: Les carabasses i les espècies van volar dels prestatges.En: The pumpkins and spices flew off the shelves.Ca: El somriure no li cabia a la cara.En: He couldn't stop smiling.Ca: Quan el sol es va pondre, Guillem va tancar la parada amb un orgull nou.En: When the sun set, Guillem closed the stall with newfound pride.Ca: Havia après una lliçó important: a vegades, cal arriscar-se per aconseguir grans coses.En: He had learned an important lesson: sometimes, you have to take risks to achieve great things.Ca: Ara, mirava el futur amb confiança i ganes de seguir creixent.En: Now, he looked to the future with confidence and a desire to continue growing.Ca: La Boqueria, amb el seu rebombori característic, va veure com un jove venedor es transformava, un pas a la vegada.En: La Boqueria, with its characteristic hustle and bustle, witnessed a young vendor transform, one step at a time. Vocabulary Words:the autumn: la tardorthe chestnuts: les castanyesthe stall: la paradaambitious: ambiciósto tend: cuidarfellow vendors: companys venedorscuriosity: curiositatdetermination: determinacióthe fear: la porto risk: arriscar-seuncommon: poc comúthe pumpkins: les carabassesexotic: exòticto decorate: decorardry leaves: fulles sequesthe lights: les llumsthe scent: l'aromato attract: atreureto congratulate: felicitarto climb: pujarthe shelves: els prestatgesthe pride: l'orgullto achieve: aconseguirthe desire: les ganesto grow: créixerthe hustle and bustle: el rebomborito witness: veureto transform: transformar-sethe lesson: la lliçóconfidence: confiança