{"id":2692,"date":"2017-08-30T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T08:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2692"},"modified":"2017-08-07T23:20:17","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T23:20:17","slug":"a-short-story-in-greek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/a-short-story-in-greek\/","title":{"rendered":"A short story in Greek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! In this post, there is a short story followed by an audio file. Please, note that the story is translated literally, in order to make the use of Greek easier to understand. Most of the verbs are put in the Present Continuous tense, which is not so common in English, because this is the tense we use when we talk about a repeated action.<\/p>\n<p>You may read the first short story here:<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/read-a-short-story-in-greek\/\">https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/read-a-short-story-in-greek\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/08\/xylophone-2424372_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Xylophone 2424372 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2696\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/08\/xylophone-2424372_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/08\/xylophone-2424372_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/08\/xylophone-2424372_640-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0397 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03c5\u03bb\u03af\u03b1<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">The concert<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c7\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03ba\u03ac\u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf\u03b4\u03b7\u03b3\u03bf\u03cd.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">The children in the school bus were laughing at the driver\u2019s shirt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u039a\u03bf\u03af\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9, \u03c1\u03bf\u03b6 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03ba\u03ac\u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03bf!\u00bb \u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b3\u03b1\u03bd. \u00ab\u03a3\u03b1\u03bd \u03bc\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03af \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b3\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">\u201cLook what he\u2019s wearing, a pink shirt!\u201d they said. \u201cIt\u2019s like cotton candy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u038c\u03c7\u03b9, \u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03c3\u03b9\u03c7\u03bb\u03cc\u03c6\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03ba\u03b1.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">\u201cNo, it\u2019s like a bubble gum.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u039c\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b4\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03bf \u03bf\u03b4\u03b7\u03b3\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03b4\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b1.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">They were laughing and speaking loudly but the driver was not paying attention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u0386\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5, \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ad \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03b5\u03c7\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03bc\u03ad\u03c3\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c7\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">Besides, he was never paying attention to what was happening in the school bus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u039f\u03b4\u03b7\u03b3\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03bf\u03bb\u03cd\u03bc\u03c0\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b7\u03c1\u03b5\u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03c7\u03b1\u03bf\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03b7,<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">He was driving in the chaotic city with Olympian calm,<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ba\u03cc\u03c1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c1\u03b5, \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03b2\u03c1\u03b9\u03b6\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ad \u03c3\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">was not honking the horn, not swearing and was never talking to anyone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u039c\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ac\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03b3\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ad.\u03a4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03c6\u03c9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03b4\u03c1\u03cc\u03bc\u03bf<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">He was never listening to music. His eyes were fixed on the road<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bd \u03c7\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03bc\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03b2\u03b3\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">and was not even greeting the kids who were getting in and off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u0389\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03bd\u03ad\u03bf\u03c2, \u03b3\u03cd\u03c1\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1,<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">He was young, around thirty years old,<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c7\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c6\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">but his clothes made him look older.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03a6\u03bf\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03c0\u03bb\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03c3\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9\u03c3\u03b7.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">He was wearing blue pants with a crease.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u0391\u03c0\u03cc \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9, \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03ae\u03b8\u03c9\u03c2 \u03ac\u03c3\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf \u03ae \u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03b6\u03b9\u03bf \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03ba\u03ac\u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c1\u03bf\u03b6.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">On top, usually a white or blue shirt and now a pink one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u0394\u03cd\u03bf \u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1, \u03b7 \u039c\u03c5\u03c1\u03c4\u03ce \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u0392\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1,<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">Two girls, Mirto and Vera,<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03c5\u03bb\u03af\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">were talking about a concert that would take place the following day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u03a0\u03c1\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bb\u03ad\u03c9, \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03af!\u00bb \u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b5 \u03b7 \u0392\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">\u201cListen, you have to come, they are fantastic!\u201d said Vera.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u03a4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bf \u03be\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03c1\u03c6\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5.\u00bb. \u00ab\u03a0\u03bf\u03cd \u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03b6\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd;\u00bb \u03c1\u03ce\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03b7 \u039c\u03c5\u03c1\u03c4\u03ce.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">\u201cMy cousin has seen them <em>(live.)<\/em>\u201d \u201cWhere are they playing?\u201d asked Mirto.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u039d\u03b1, \u03ba\u03bf\u03af\u03c4\u03b1.\u00bb \u0397 \u039c\u03c5\u03c1\u03c4\u03ce \u03ba\u03bf\u03af\u03c4\u03b1\u03be\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0392\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">\u201cThere, take a look.\u201d Mirto looked at Vera\u2019s mobile phone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018<\/em><em>\u03a3\u03ac\u03b2\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf<\/em><em>, 12 <\/em><em>\u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03c5<\/em><em>, <\/em><em>\u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac<\/em> <em>\u03b1\u03c6\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03c9\u03bd<\/em> <em>\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03ce\u03bd<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\"><em>\u201cAfrican percussion night on Saturday March 12<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd <\/em><em>Adegoke<\/em> <em>Niang<\/em><em> \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf <\/em><em>Asante<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\"><em>with Adegoke Niang and his students. Venue<\/em><em>: <\/em><em>Asante.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u038f\u03c1\u03b1: 10:00 \u03bc.\u03bc. \u0395\u03af\u03c3\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2: 10 \u03b5\u03c5\u03c1\u03ce\u2019,<\/em> \u03b4\u03b9\u03ac\u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\"><em>At 10 p.m. Entrance: 10 euros\u2019<\/em>, she read.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03c5\u03c0\u03ae\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5 \u03c6\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03af\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03c5\u03b3\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03c4\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">There was no photo of the band.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u03a3\u03ac\u03b2\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03c5, \u03c4\u03bf Asante \u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03b3\u03b5\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03bf.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">On Saturday night, Asante was full of people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u038c\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03b2\u03b3\u03ae\u03ba\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c5\u03b3\u03ba\u03c1\u03cc\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03c3\u03ba\u03b7\u03bd\u03ae,<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">When the band came on stage,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u03b7 \u0392\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u039c\u03c5\u03c1\u03c4\u03ce \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03bb\u03af\u03b3\u03bf \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ad\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03ba\u03bb\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">Vera and Mirto almost fell from their chair:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03c3\u03ba\u03b7\u03bd\u03ae \u03bc\u03b1\u03b6\u03af \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ac\u03c4\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">on the stage with five people\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03bf \u03bf\u03b4\u03b7\u03b3\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03c7\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ad\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b6\u03b5 \u03be\u03c5\u03bb\u03cc\u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03bf.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">was the school driver and was playing xylophone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03a7\u03c9\u03c1\u03af\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c1\u03bf\u03b6 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03ba\u03ac\u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03bf, \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf \u03bc\u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03b6\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03bd,<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">Without the pink shirt, with a black t-shirt and jeans<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03ad\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b6\u03b5 \u03be\u03ad\u03c6\u03c1\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c1\u03c5\u03b8\u03bc\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd\u03b9\u03cc\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03bf\u03bb\u03cc\u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">he was playing wild rhythms and was shaking all his body.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u038c\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c9\u03c3\u03b5 \u03b7 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae, \u03b7 \u0392\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u039c\u03c5\u03c1\u03c4\u03ce \u03c0\u03ae\u03b3\u03b1\u03bd \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">When the music ended, Vera and Mirto went to see him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u0395\u03c3\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bf \u03bf\u03b4\u03b7\u03b3\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03c7\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd;\u00bb \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c1\u03ce\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">\u201cAren\u2019t you the school bus driver?\u201d they asked him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u039d\u03b1\u03b9, \u03b5\u03b3\u03ce \u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9.\u00bb \u00ab\u03a0\u03b1\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03c9\u03c1\u03b1\u03af\u03b1!\u00bb \u00ab\u0395\u03c5\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ce.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">\u201cYes, it\u2019s me.\u201d \u201cYour music is very nice <em>(you play very nice<\/em>).\u201d\u201dThank you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u039f \u03bf\u03b4\u03b7\u03b3\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c7\u03b1\u03bc\u03bf\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b5.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">The driver was smiling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u0388\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03c7\u03bd\u03b5 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03b2\u03bb\u03b5\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">He seemed very different than they man they used to see every day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u03a9\u03c1\u03b1\u03af\u03bf \u03bc\u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03b6\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9\u00bb \u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b5 \u03b7 \u0392\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1. \u00ab\u03a0\u03b9\u03bf \u03c9\u03c1\u03b1\u03af\u03bf \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03c1\u03bf\u03b6 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03ba\u03ac\u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03bf,\u03b5;\u00bb<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">\u201cNice t-shirt\u201d said Vera. \u201cNicer than the pink shirt, right?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bf\u03ba\u03ba\u03af\u03bd\u03b9\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">The girls blushed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u039f\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b5\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u00bb \u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b5 \u03bf \u03bf\u03b4\u03b7\u03b3\u03cc\u03c2 \u00ab\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03b1\u03af\u03bf \u03b4\u03ce\u03c1\u03bf \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5 \u03b7 \u03b1\u03b4\u03b5\u03c1\u03c6\u03ae \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">\u201cI don\u2019t like it either\u201d said the driver \u201cbut it\u2019s the last present my sister gave me<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac\u03c9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bc\u03b9\u03ac \u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">and I wear it sometimes because it reminds me of her.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u0391\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5, \u03b7 \u0392\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u039c\u03c5\u03c1\u03c4\u03ce \u03c7\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03bf\u03b4\u03b7\u03b3\u03cc.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">Since then, Vera and Mirto were always greeting the driver.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c7\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03ac\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03ac\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5,\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b5 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c3\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03c1\u03ad\u03c6\u03c4\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c7\u03b1\u03bc\u03bf\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b5.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">He was greeting them too and from time to time, he was looking at them through the rear view mirror and was smiling to them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a 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