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8/7/2019 Bedtime Blues_ Por Insistir en No Dormir
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Tomorrow we
are going on a
nature hike,
announced Mr.
Nuggin.
Hooray!the excited
students
chorused.
Its very important that
everyone gets a good nights
sleep before we leave, Mr.
Nuggin explained. Were
going to leave early in the
morning, and youll need a lot
of energy for the hike.
On the way home from schoolWesley and his friends talked
about the hike.
Im going to stay awake all
night! Wesley exclaimed.
That way Ill be the first one
ready.
Thats a silly idea, said Suds.
If you dont sleep tonight,
youll be very tired tomorrow,
said Crispin.
No, I wont, answered
Wesley. Ill show you.
-Maana vamos de
excursin a la montaa -
anunci don Aniceto.
-Yupi! -corearon
emocionados todos los
alumnos.
-Es muy importante que
esta noche todos
descansen bien -prosigui
el profesor-. Partiremos
temprano, y tienen que
llenarse de energas para
la caminata.
Cuando volvan a su casa,
Yago y sus amigos fueron
hablando de la excursin.
-Voy a pasarme toda la
noche despierto! -
exclam Yago-. As ser
el primero que estar
listo.
-Qu tontera! -dijo
Pompita.
-Si no duermes, maana
estars muy cansado -le
advirti Patricio.
-Qu va! -contest Yago.
Ya vers.
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Aquella noche, cuando todos los
dinosaurios se acostaron, Yago se
esforz por permanecer despierto.
Se qued leyendo todo el tiempo
que pudo. Luego se pase
silenciosamente por la guaridamientras su familia dorma.
Tambin se
prepar algo
de comer, se
dijo cuentos a
s mismo yhasta intent
contar todas
las estrellas
del cielo, aunque
siempre se
confunda y
tena que
volver a
empezar.
Al clarear
Yago salt de la cama y se
apresur a alistar sus cosas.-Buenos das, Yago -lo salud su
madre-. Tan temprano y ya ests
despierto. Dormiste bien? Por lo
que nos ha dicho don Aniceto, la
caminata de hoy va a ser bastante
larga.
That night when all the other
dinosaurs went to sleep, Wesley
did his best to stay awake. He
read for as long as he possibly
could. He crept around the den
when his family was asleep. Healso got himself some food to
snack on.
Wesley told
himself
stories. He
even tried tocount all the
stars in the
sky, though
he always
seemed to
lose count
and would
have to
start again.
As the sun
crept over the horizon, Wesley
jumped out of bed and hurried toget his stuff together.
Good morning, Wesley, his
mother said. Youre up bright
and early. Did you sleep well?
From what Mr. Nuggin told your
father and me, your hike todayis going to be quite a big one.
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-Estaba listo antes que ustedes -se
jact Yago al ver a sus amigos-, y
me pas toda la noche despierto!
-Te vas a cansar -sentenci
Pompita.
-No creo! -
respondi
Yago.
Una vez
reunidos los
excursionistas,
don Aniceto
estableci
algunas reglas.
Luego hizo
una oracinpara que Dios
los protegiera.
Despus de
eso, partieron.
Al principio
Yago iba a la
cabeza. Sin embargo, con el
transcurrir de la maana comenz
a quedarse atrs. La senda fue
ponindose cada vez ms
empinada, y Yago con frecuencia
bostezaba y se quedaba sinaliento.
Im ready before you guys,
Wesley boasted when he saw his
friends. And I stayed up all
night long!
Youre going to get tired,
Suds said.
I dont think
so! replied
Wesley.
When the group
of hikers hadgathered, Mr.
Nuggin set a few
rules and then
said a prayer for
their
safekeeping.They were
ready to set off.
At first, Wesley
was right at
the front of
the group of
hikers. However, as the
morning wore on, Wesley started
to fall to the back of the group.
The mountain path got steeper
and steeper, and Wesley was
often yawning and out of breath.
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With each step, Wesleys legs felt
heavier and heavier. The higher
hey climbed, the colder Wesley
elt. He put on both his sweaters,
but he still couldnt get warm.
Wheres
Wesley? Mr.
Nuggin asked a
hort while
ater. Everyone
ooked back
down thepath; Wesley
was nowhere
o be seen.
After several
minutes of
earching,
hey found
Wesley curled
up at the base
of a large tree.
He was shivering, and his eyes
were tired and droopy.
Are you okay, Wesley? Mr.
Nuggin asked.
Wesley yawned. When he tried
o stand, his legs were shaky. He
was completely exhausted andouldnt hike any further.
Yago senta las piernas cada vez
ms pesadas. Mientras ms
suban, ms fro tena. Aunque se
puso los dos suteres que llevaba,
no consigui entrar en calor.
-Dnde
est Yago? -
pregunt
don Aniceto
al poco rato.
Todos
miraron
hacia atrs.
No se le vea
por ninguna
parte.
Al cabo de
unos minutos
lo encontraron
acurrucado al
pie de un
rbol grande.
Estaba tiritando, y los ojos se le
cerraban por el cansancio.
-Yago, te encuentras bien? -
pregunt el profesor.
Yago bostez. Cuando trat de
ponerse en pie, las piernas no le
respondieron. Estaba exhausto, yno poda seguir.
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Oh
dear, it
looks
like
weregoing
to have
to headback home, Mr.
Nuggin said.
But Mr. Nuggin, we
havent made it to the topyet, Crispin said.
I know. But I dont think
Wesley will be able to
make it any further. Well
have to head back, and
perhaps try this climb againanother time.
The group of hikers sadly
turned back down the
mountain and made their
way home. Wesley had to
ride on Mr. Nuggins back,
as he was too weak to walk.
For several days Wesley
was sick in bed. He had
caught a nasty cold
because he was tired, run-down, and chilled.
-Vaya, parece que vamos
a tener que dar la vuelta -
dijo don Aniceto.
-Pero, profesor, an no
hemos llegado a la cima-protest Patricio.
-Ya lo s. Pero no creo
que Yago pueda
continuar. Tendremos
que regresar. Tal vez en
otra oportunidad lo
volvamos a intentar.
Decepcionados, los
excursionistas
emprendieron el
descenso. Don Aniceto
tuvo que llevar a cuestas
a Yago, pues estaba muy
dbil para caminar.
Yago tuvo que estar
varios das en cama.
Pill un catarro bien feoporque se enfri cuando
estaba cansado y dbil.
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I think Crispin and Suds are
upset at me, Wesley told his
mother one evening, when she
came to check in on him.
Why is that? his motherasked.
Because I
ruined the
hike. You see,
I I lied
when I said Islept well the
night before
our hike. I
actually
stayed up
all night. Ithought that
Id be more
ready for
the hike.
Well, that
explains whyyou got so tired and sick, his
mother said. Your body didnt
have the energy for the hike, or
even to keep you warm, so you
got chilled.
-Creo que Patricio y Pompita
estn enojados conmigo -le confi
una noche a su mam cuando ella
lo fue a ver a su habitacin.
-Por qu? -pregunt ella.-Porque les ech a perder la
caminata.
Vers, yo...
te ment
cuando te
dije quehaba dormido
bien la noche
anterior. En
realidad me
pas toda la
noche envela. Pens
que as estara
mejor
preparado
para la
excursin...
-Bueno, eso explica por qu
terminaste tan cansado y te
enfermaste -observ su madre-. A
tu cuerpo le faltaron energas para
caminar tanto. Ni siquiera pudo
mantener su temperatura normal,y te resfriaste.
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Im so sorry,
Wesley said
with tears in his
eyes. If I had
known this was
going to happen,I wouldnt have stayed up all
night. Instead, I wouldve
gone to sleep.
Im sure you would have,
but sometimes you need to
obey even though you dontunderstand all the reasons.
********
A couple of weeks later, Mr.
Nuggin said they were going
to try to climb the mountain
again, and reminded everyone
to have a good a nights
sleep.
Wesley went home, and asked
his parents if he could go to
bed earlier than normal. Hewanted to be fit and ready for
the hike. The next day Wesley
was full of energy, and
wasnt tired at all. The group
made it to the top of the
mountain and back without
any problems.
-Lo siento mucho -
reconoci Yago con
lgrimas en los ojos-. Si
hubiera sabido que iba a
pasar esto, no me habra
quedado toda la nochedespierto. Habra dormido
bien.
-Claro, pero a veces
conviene obedecer a los
mayores aunque no
entiendas lo que te mandanhacer.
*********
Un par de semanas ms
tarde, don Aniceto anunci
que iban a subir otra vez a
la montaa y les record a
todos que descansaran
bien.
Cuando Yago lleg a su
casa, les dijo a sus padres
que se quera acostar muypronto a fin de estar fuerte
y bien preparado para la
excursin. Al da siguiente
se senta lleno de energas,
y no se cans. El grupo
lleg hasta la cima y
regres sin contratiempos.
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Moraleja:
Para gozar de buena salud tu cuerpo requiere ciertos cuidados. Si
duermes bien y comes bien sers menos propenso a las enfermedades.
Moral:
Your body needs proper care in order to stay healthy. If you sleep welland eat well, you will be less likely to get sick.
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Dinosaurs - dinosaurios
Students - alumnos
Energy - energasHike - caminata
Tired - cansada
Den - guarida
Morning - maanaHeavy - pesada
Cold - frio
Shivering - tiritando
ExhaustedexhaustoWeak - dbil
Texto Ingles: Katiuscia Giusti. Traduccin: George Gubbins VsquezIlustraciones: Agns Lemaire. Color: Doug Calder.
Aurora Production AG Suiza 2005 URL: http://es auroraproduction com
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