A l'illa de la ciutat, Plaça de Catalunya, hi havia un cafè encantador amb taules a l'aire lliure.

On the island of the city, at Plaça de Catalunya, there was a charming café with outdoor tables.

El sol d'estiu brillava sobre les rajoles, i turistes i locals s'afanyaven en els preparatius per a la Festa de Sant Joan.

The summer sun shone on the tiles, and tourists and locals hurried in their preparations for the Festival of Sant Joan.

Marina i Pau seure a una de les taules, gaudint d'un esmorzar agradable.

Marina and Pau sat at one of the tables, enjoying a pleasant breakfast.

Marina era arquitecta.

Marina was an architect.

Li agradava la precisió i l'ordre.

She liked precision and order.

Tenia por dels ocells des que era petita.

She had been afraid of birds since she was a child.

Pau, en canvi, era tot el contrari.

Pau, on the other hand, was the complete opposite.

Estimava la natura i els ocells.

He loved nature and birds.

Les seves diferències els feien bons amics.

Their differences made them good friends.

"Quin matí més bonic!", va dir Pau, mirant el cel blau.

"What a beautiful morning!" Pau said, looking at the blue sky.

"Sí, és veritat," va assentir Marina mentre prenia un glop de cafè.

"Yes, it is," Marina nodded while taking a sip of her coffee.

Davant d'ells, hi havia dos croissants, ben daurats i apetitosos.

In front of them were two croissants, golden and appetizing.

De sobte, un colom va aterrar a la taula.

Suddenly, a pigeon landed on the table.

Va donar un cop d’ala i, abans que Marina pogués reaccionar, el colom va agafar un croissant i va volar.

It flapped its wings and, before Marina could react, the pigeon grabbed a croissant and flew away.

"Oh no! El meu esmorzar!" va cridar Marina, desesperada.

"Oh no! My breakfast!" Marina cried out, desperate.

Pau va riure.

Pau laughed.

"No t'amoïnis, Marina. Només un colom. És el dia de Sant Joan! Amem divertir-nos."

"Don’t worry, Marina. It’s just a pigeon. It’s Sant Joan’s day! Let's have some fun."

Marina, però, estava alarmada.

Marina, however, was alarmed.

Els seus ulls seguien el moviment del colom.

Her eyes followed the pigeon’s movement.

La seva por la paralitzava.

Her fear paralyzed her.

"Marina, respira profundament," va dir Pau, posant-li la mà a l'espatlla.

"Marina, breathe deeply," Pau said, putting his hand on her shoulder.

"Podem comprar un altre croissant. Gaudim del moment."

"We can buy another croissant. Let’s enjoy the moment."

Marina estava indecisa.

Marina was undecided.

Deuria marxar ràpidament o enfrontar-se a la situació?

Should she leave quickly or face the situation?

Pau li va somriure, encoratjant-la.

Pau smiled at her encouragingly.

"Els coloms no fan mal. Mira’l als ulls."

"Pigeons don’t hurt. Look it in the eyes."

Així ho va fer.

She did so.

Marina va agafar tota la seva valentia i es va aixecar.

Marina gathered all her courage and stood up.

Va seguir el colom fins a una altra taula i el va agafar suaument amb les mans.

She followed the pigeon to another table and gently grabbed it with her hands.

El va mirar.

She looked at it.

El colom estava tranquil en les seves mans.

The pigeon was calm in her hands.

"No fas por, oi?" va murmurar Marina.

"You’re not scary, are you?" Marina murmured.

Pau va aplaudir.

Pau clapped.

"Bona feina, Marina! Ho has fet genial!"

"Well done, Marina! You did great!"

Es van girar cap a la taula i van veure que el cambrer portava més croissants.

They turned back to the table and saw the waiter bringing more croissants.

"Regal de la casa," va somriure el cambrer.

"Compliments of the house," the waiter smiled.

Es van asseure de nou.

They sat back down.

Marina se sentia alleujada.

Marina felt relieved.

"Potser hauries d'abraçar més la vida espontània, com el colom," va riure Pau.

"Maybe you should embrace spontaneity more, like the pigeon," Pau laughed.

"Potser sí," va acceptar Marina amb un somriure.

"Maybe so," Marina agreed with a smile.

Amb el cel blau sobre les seves caps i el sol brillant, van decidir anar plegats al festival de Sant Joan aquella nit.

With the blue sky above them and the sun shining, they decided to go together to the Sant Joan festival that night.

Van riure i van gaudir del dia, Marina una mica menys poruga, una mica més lliure, i Pau content de veure la seva amiga embrassar una mica més d'espontaneïtat.

They laughed and enjoyed the day, Marina a little less fearful, a bit freer, and Pau happy to see his friend embrace a bit more spontaneity.