Two Bands, One Evening
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Two bands arrive at the same small café for the same evening, and the owner's mistake leads to a surprise.
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Bruna and her band arrive at the Blue Door café at six. They carry a drum, two guitars and a keyboard. But on the small stage, another band sets up its things.
"Excuse me," Bruna says. "We play here tonight."
A woman with a red guitar shakes her head. "No, we play here tonight," she says. "My name is Nena."
They call the owner. He comes out of the kitchen with his big book. He looks at one page for a long time. "Oh no," he says. "I wrote both bands for the same evening. It is my mistake."
The two bands argue a little. The drummer says his band came first. Nena says her band wrote to the café first. Nobody wants to go home.
Then the door opens, and people come in. They sit down and look at the stage. They are ready for music.
"We cannot send them away," Bruna says. "What if we play together?"
Nena thinks. "My band plays fast songs. You play slow songs."
"Then we take turns," Bruna says. "And at the end, we mix them."
They start with a slow song and a very fast drum. It sounds strange, but the people clap. Soon both singers sing the same song. Both guitars play the same part. The owner brings free drinks for everyone.
After the last song, a man calls, "What is your band's name?"
Bruna looks at Nena and laughs. "We need a new one."
