What shall we play?

What the Author was thinking

1. The boy in the brown cap and light shirt looks like the shoeshine boy.
2. Another kid who earns a living on the street, climbing out of the river.
3. A gentleman with a top hat and suitcase: the customer who gets his shoes shined before a trip.
4. The shiny red boots resting on the skull, like a foot on the shoeshine box.

What the Author was thinking

1. The black cat points to Le Chat Noir, the most famous cabaret in Montmartre.
2. An ant riding a rat with a dangling cheese: a crazy act, like a cabaret show.
3. A man in a suit, drinks flying and the room spinning: the night at the cabaret ended late.
4. A flashy cape, hat and boots, like a stage costume.

What the Author was thinking

1. The gargoyles and the beam of light lead to Notre-Dame.
2. A hooded figure leaping across the rooftops, like the hunchback of Notre-Dame.
3. The river and the paper boat: Notre-Dame stands on an island in the Seine.
4. A wrought-iron gate and a huge lock, like the cathedral doors.

What the Author was thinking

1. The flying bottle and glass lead to cognac.
2. A huge bottle with a wooden stopper.
3. Cheese, fruit and bread: the end of the meal, when the cognac and cigar come out.
4. A warm yellow light, like the candle on the table.

What the Author was thinking

1. The Author linked this card to the washerwoman through the water.
2. The skirt is full of floating clothes: the laundry the washerwoman washes.
3. Rain and an umbrella: water everywhere and wet clothes.
4. A huge wave: the river water where clothes were washed.

What the Author was thinking

1. The man in the building holds a sword, like the soldier in the battle.
2. Spears in the air: the weapons of the battle.
3. A giant cat attacking a wall full of mouse soldiers: a battle.
4. A crushed helmet and death with its spear: what the battle leaves behind.

What the Author was thinking

1. The building with legs has a shape like the Cabildo.
2. Clocks: the Cabildo has a clock in its tower.
3. People on the balcony with flags, like in May 1810 in front of the Cabildo.
4. City rooftops with flags flying.

What the Author was thinking

1. The soup with the building is in a bowl like the locro’s.
2. A pot with things coming out of it, like a stew on the boil.
3. Something hot served in a cup and saucer.
4. Squash, fruit and vegetables: the ingredients of a stew.

What the Author was thinking

1. The jar of fireflies looks like a traffic light and a helicopter lands on the lid: the air taxi pilot.
2. A merry-go-round flying through the sky with little yellow cars, like taxis.
3. Someone flying a machine with a controller: piloting.
4. A cabin hanging in the sky among floating islands: the pilot’s workplace.

What the Author was thinking

1. A toast between a crystal glass and one made of light: the wedding with an AI.
2. A table for two with a candle and balloons: a celebration.
3. A couple kissing in a shower of petals.
4. Robots and a girl surrounded by smiley faces: love between people and machines.

What the Author was thinking

1. A fish with a city inside it: Ocean City, the city under the sea.
2. A living room on the seabed: living underwater.
3. A fish tank inside a building: the sea inside the city.
4. A woman with a window onto the sea in her chest, like the dome of Ocean City.

What the Author was thinking

1. An umbrella with its own storm inside: the climate window, which brings the weather you choose.
2. A fridge that opens onto a sunset: a door that shows another climate.
3. A drone making it rain on a single flowerpot: weather on demand.
4. A tree with all four seasons at once: choosing the weather.