Aldeia típica – Typical village

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Aldeia Típica de José Franco, Sobreiro, Mafra / José Franco’s Typical village, Sobreiro, Mafra, Portugal – © Luís Filipe Catarino

Devia eu ter os meus sete/oito anos quando aqui vim com a minha família, num daqueles passeios clássicos de fim-de-semana. Na altura as casinhas da aldeia pareceram-me bem maiores do que as miniaturas de hoje, e os bonecos a tirar àgua dos poços também. Agora ainda há pão de Mafra à venda, e muitas outras coisas, mas pelo ar das crianças e dos adultos que percorriam esta aldeia labiríntica, o fascínio que o oleiro José Franco idealizou ao longo da vida mantém-se nos sorrisos salpicados de açúcar dos sonhos.

I think I had seven/eight years old when I came here with my family, in one of those classic weekend tours. At that time, the little houses seemed to me much bigger than today’s miniatures, and the puppets taking water from the wells too. Now, there’s still Mafra’s bread for sale, and many other things, but by the childrens and adults faces, the fascination that potter José Franco idealized along his life, can still be seen in the sugar-doted smiles of dreams (typical pastry).

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