Key Facts
- Camilla lives with her husband Luca in a beautiful coastal city and works as a kindergarten teacher.
- Despite her dislike for animals, Camilla agrees to adopt a black cat to make her husband happy.
- Camilla discovers that their cat is actually a female and is pregnant, leading to unexpected news.
- While Luca is excited about the upcoming kittens, Camilla feels uncertain about the situation.
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Italian transcript
Camilla vive con suo marito Luca in una bella città vicino al mare.
Ha un bel lavoro: fa la maestra d’asilo.
A Camilla piacciono molto i bambini.
Suo marito, invece, ama i gatti.
A Camilla non piacciono gli animali, ma per far contento suo marito un giorno accetta di prendere un gatto.
Il nuovo gatto di Luca e Camilla è tutto nero e ha una macchia bianca sul muso.
È un gatto molto tranquillo e affettuoso.
Un giorno, quando Camilla torna a casa nota che il suo gatto è molto strano.
Sta sdraiato sul pavimento, e sembra malato.
Camilla si spaventa e porta subito il gatto dal veterinario.
E qui fa una scoperta incredibile: il loro gatto in realtà è una gatta!
Ed è anche incinta!
Quando Camilla lo dice a Luca, lui è felicissimo.
Presto avranno tanti dolcissimi gattini che girano per casa.
Camilla, invece, non è molto felice all’idea.
English translation
The sick cat
Camilla lives with her husband, Luca, in a beautiful city near the sea.
She has a good job as a kindergarten teacher.
Camilla likes children very much.
Her husband, on the other hand, loves cats.
Camilla doesn’t like animals, but, one day, to please her husband she agrees to get a cat.
Luca and Camilla’s new cat is completely black, except for a white spot on its face.
He is a very calm and affectionate cat.
One day, when Camilla arrives home, she notices that her cat is acting very strangely.
He’s lying on the floor, looking sick.
Camilla gets scared and immediately takes the cat to the vet.
And here, she makes an incredible discovery: their cat is actually a lady cat!
And she’s pregnant!
When Camilla tells Luca, he is very happy.
They will soon have lots of sweet kittens running around the house.
Camilla, on the other hand, is not very happy with the idea.
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