PATUFET

PATUFET
"Patim, patam, patum,
homes i dones del cap dret.
Patim, patam, patum,
no trepitgeu al Patufet!”

N1: Be quiet! We have to be careful now. If some
day you ever hear this song please, watch where
you step, because it means Patufet is close by.

"Patim, patam, patum,
homes I dones del cap dret
Patim, patam, patum,
no trepitgeu al Patufet!”

Girl 1: - Do you hear him?

Girl 2: - Where could he be?

GirI 1: – I don't see him

Girl 2: - Now do you see him?

Girl 1: – No! I don’t!

N1: Poor Patufet! He always has to go around singing,
for fear that someone will accidentally step
on him and crush him. Since he's as small as a pea,
people naturally don't see him and that's a danger.
That's why he always goes around singing

N1: Patufet lives with his father and mother. He's
very sweet and a hard worker.

N2: One day his mother was busy making lunch when
she realized that she was out of salt.

Mum: – Oh No! I don’t have any salt!

Patufet: - Mum, I'll buy some salt for you.

N1: But his mother was afraid about letting him go
to the shop alone, because he was so small and
someone couldn’t see him and accidentally step on.
But Patufet begged and cried and stamped his
feet, insisting that she let him go to buy the salt.
His mum was soon so tired of hearing him that she
finally gave in a coin and told him he could go.

N2: Patufet put on his cap and headed out to the

shop very happy. You can be sure, he sang his song
as he rolled the coin along beside him:

"Patim, patam, patum,
homes I dones del cap dret
Patim, patam, patum,
no trepitgeu al Patufet!”

N2: Once in the shop, Patufet began calling out as
loudly as he could:  

Patufet: Can I have a package of salt please?

N2: The shopkeeper looked right and left, high and
low and there was no one in sight. Tired of searching
around, she finally asked:

Shopkeeper: - Who's that shouting? I don't see anyone!

Patufet: - Don't you see me. It's me, Patufet and I
want a packageof salt.

N1: The shopkeeper looked all around again until
her eyes fell on a coin that was moving around on
the floor. But she couldn't see who the coin belonged
to and who was asking her for a package of
salt.

N2: Finally, the shopkeeper decided to pick up the
coin and leave the package of salt in its place.

N1: Patufet picked up the package of salt and left
the shop singing: (people walking)

"Patim, patam, patum,
homes I dones del cap dret
Patim, patam, patum,
no trepitgeu al Patufet!”

N2: When he arrived home safely with the salt his
mother was very happy and she congratulated him.

N1: So, the next day…

Patufet: – Mum! Can I bring father’s lunch at work?
Pleaseee!

Mum: - No, because the basket is too big for you
to carry.

Patufet: – Please mum, I’m very strong! You know!

N1: When his mother saw that he could manage to
carry the basket without any problem, she agreed
to let him go.

"Patim, patam, patum,
homes I dones del cap dret
Patim, patam, patum,
no trepitgeu al Patufet!”

N2: When, he was on the way to the factory where
his father worked, it began raining cats and dogs.

N1: So, the first thing he thought to do was to
hide under a nearby cabbage plant to shelter himself
from the rain. But right then, a bull came
along and in one single bite it ate the cabbage
and with the cabbage it ate Patufet.

N1: In the meantime, his father was becoming impatient
for his lunch, which wasn't arriving.

N2: After a few minutes he decided to go home and
see what was happening.

Dad: – Hello!

Mum: – Hi! What are you doing here? Didn't Patufet
bring you your lunch?

Dad: – Noooo, he didn’t…

N1: So, Patufet’s parents began to worry, wondering
where Patufet was. They took each others' hands
and they decided to go out in search of him.

N1: Once outside, they were calling out:

Mum and Dad: - Patufet, where are you? Patufet,
where are you?

Patufet: - I'm in the bull's tummy, where it's not
rainy or sunny!

N1: But his father and mother couldn't hear him.
And they went this way and that way calling out:
Mum and dad: - Patufet, where are you? Patufet,
where are you?

Patufet: - I'm in the bull's tummy, where it's not
rainy or sunny! When the bull passes gas, then I'll
come out at last!!!

Mum and dad: - Patufet, where are you? Patufet,
where are you?

Patufet: - I'm in the bull's tummy, where it's not
rainy or sunny! When the bull passes gas, then I'll
come out at last!!!

N2:lots of gasssssssssssssssssss... And Patufet shot out
at last!

"Patim, patam, patum,
homes I dones del cap dret
Patim, patam, patum,
no trepitgeu al Patufet!”

N1: Shhhhht! Be very quiet for a moment, please! I
don't hear anything now. Patufet has gone and now
I can carry on walking.

N2: Remember that! When you hear that tune:

"Patim, patam, patum,
homes I dones del cap dret
Patim, patam, patum,
no trepitgeu al Patufet!”