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Once upon a time,
there lived a happy
family.
Había una vez una familia que vivía muy feliz.
Once upon a time,
there lived a happy
family.
They never fought with
each other. They helped
their parents at home
and in the fields.
Nunca peleaban. Los hijos ayudaban a sus padres en el hogar y en los huertos.
They never fought with
each other. They helped
their parents at home
and in the fields.
But they were not
allowed to go near a
fire.
Pero tenían prohibido acercarse al fuego.
But they were not
allowed to go near a
fire.
They had to do all their
work during the night.
Because they were made of wax!
Tenían que hacer todo su trabajo por las noches. ¡Porque eran niños de cera!
They had to do all their
work during the night.
Because they were made of wax!
But one of the boys
longed to go out in the
sunlight.
Pero uno de los chicos sentía un fuerte deseo por salir a la luz del sol.
But one of the boys
longed to go out in the
sunlight.
One day the longing
was too strong. His
brothers warned him…
Un día su deseo fue muy fuerte. Sus hermanos le advirtieron que no lo hiciera…
One day the longing
was too strong. His
brothers warned him…
But it was too late!
He melted in the hot
sun.
¡Pero ya era tarde! Se derritió con el calor del sol.
But it was too late!
He melted in the hot
sun.
The wax children were
so sad to see their
brother melting away.
Los niños de cera se entristecieron de ver a su hermano derritiéndose.
The wax children were
so sad to see their
brother melting away.
But they made a plan.
They shaped the lump
of melted wax into a
bird.
Pero hicieron un plan. Tomaron los restos de cera derretida y le dieron la forma de un ave.
But they made a plan.
They shaped the lump
of melted wax into a
bird.
They took their bird
brother up to a high
mountain.
Llevaron a su hermano ave a lo alto de una montaña.
They took their bird
brother up to a high
mountain.
And as the sun rose, he
flew away singing into
the morning light.
Y cuando salió el sol, el ave se fue volando y cantando con la luz del amanecer.
And as the sun rose, he
flew away singing into
the morning light.
Texto: Southern African Folktale
Ilustraciones: Wiehan de Jager
Lectura en voz alta: Darshan Soni
