Olímpia de Jesus
On the thirteenth of September, after the children had left for the Cova da Iria, she went to call her sister-in-law so that the two of them could go in secret, that is, so that nobody would see them. They arrived and stayed on the slope, not going near the children so as not to be seen. When the people shouted that they saw signs, they did not understand what they were saying, but they thought they saw a little smoke rising from the middle of the people near the holm oak. As soon as they noticed that the children were coming away and that the people were following them, Jacinta's mother said: “They're safe, let's go”, and they went back to their homes.
Em treze de setembro, depois de as crianças partirem para a Cova da Iria, foi chamar a cunhada para irem ambas em segredo, isto é, de maneira que ninguém as visse. Chegaram e deixaram-se ficar na encosta, não indo para o pé das crianças para não serem vistas. Quando o povo gritou que via sinais, não perceberam o que ele dizia, mas pareceu-lhes ver um fumozinho subir do meio do povo ao pé da azinheira. Logo que notaram que as crianças se vinham embora e que o povo as seguia, disse a mãe da Jacinta: “Elas estão salvas, vamo-nos embora”, voltando para suas casas.
