Capa de The Market Stall Shortchange

Rasa shops at the outdoor market every Friday. She buys fruit from the same stall each time. A vendor named Tavish runs the stall.

Rasa vai à feira livre toda sexta-feira. Ela compra frutas sempre na mesma barraca. Um vendedor chamado Tavish cuida da barraca.

Today Rasa buys apples, pears, and a bag of nuts. She hands Tavish a large bill. He counts out her change fast.

Hoje Rasa compra maçãs, peras e um saco de castanhas. Ela entrega uma nota grande para Tavish. Ele conta o troco dela rapidamente.

Rasa puts the coins in her pocket. She walks to her car with her bags. Something feels wrong about the change.

Rasa guarda as moedas no bolso. Ela caminha até o carro com as sacolas. Algo parece errado com o troco.

She stops and counts the coins again. The amount looks too small. Rasa checks her receipt carefully.

Ela para e conta as moedas de novo. A quantia parece pequena demais. Rasa confere o recibo com cuidado.

She looks at the prices on the paper. Then she checks her own math again. Rasa forgets to add the nuts.

Ela olha os preços no papel. Depois confere sua própria conta de novo. Rasa esquece de somar as castanhas.

The mistake is hers, not the vendor's. She feels a little silly about it. She walks back to the stall anyway.

O erro é dela, não do vendedor. Ela se sente um pouco boba com isso. Mesmo assim, ela volta para a barraca.

"Tavish," Rasa says. "I made a mistake with my math." She explains the missing amount for the nuts.

"Tavish", diz Rasa. "Eu errei na minha conta." Ela explica a quantia que faltou pelas castanhas.

"That happens all the time," Tavish says. "Thank you for coming back." Rasa pays the extra amount right away.

"Isso acontece o tempo todo", diz Tavish. "Obrigado por voltar." Rasa paga a quantia extra na hora.

She picks up her bags again. Tavish waves and calls out, "See you next Friday!" Rasa waves back and walks to her car.

Ela pega as sacolas de novo. Tavish acena e grita: "Até sexta que vem!" Rasa acena de volta e caminha até o carro.

🧠 Teste sua compreensão

  1. What does Rasa think happened at the market?

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    Resposta: She got too little change

    She counts her coins and the amount looks too small.

  2. What was the real cause of the problem?

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    Resposta: Rasa forgot to pay for the nuts

    Rasa checks her math and sees she forgot to add the nuts.

  3. What does Rasa do after she finds her mistake?

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    Resposta: She walks back and pays the extra amount

    She returns to the stall and pays Tavish the missing amount.

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