The Big Bag Mistake is a fictional story about two Brazilian
people: a young woman called Gisela and a young man
called Ricardo. At the beginning of the story Gisela
and Ricardo do not know one another; however, some
unexpected events bring the two together as the story
unfolds.
The main characters meet on an airplane traveling from
London to Rio de Janeiro. Gisela is quiet and serious and
Ricardo is lively and talkative. He would like to get to
know Gisela better but she’s not interested. In Rio, Gisela
takes her blue travel bag very quickly and runs to her bus.
She doesn’t want to meet Ricardo again.
When Gisela’s bag is stolen from her on the bus she is
upset. The thief has stolen the manuscript for her first
book! She cannot believe her bad luck.
But a happy coincidence means that both Ricardo and
Gisela get what they want: Gisela finds her manuscript,
and Ricardo wins Gisela’s attention and good favor.