Hispaliterario 39 | Los cuentos sanan (Stories heal) [ES/EN]

Los abuelos suelen contar maravillosas historias, tanto que pueden aliviar cualquier pesar y tristeza, además de que son conocimientos sobre tiempos pasados, Andrés siempre quería que su abuela le contará de sus antepasados, de costumbres de su pueblo, a ella le encantaba y más aun sabiendo que a su nieto le fascinaba oírla.

Úrsula, dispuesta siempre a contarle buenas historias se las ingeniaba para sorprender cada día más a su nieto, sabía que pronto se marcharía. El niño sufría de leucemia, aunque el pequeño ignoraba su condición, hacia su vida normal hasta que cierto día cayó en cama, sus defensas estaban muy bajas.

La abuela, aún con su dolor no dejaba de contarle sus historias, Andrés fascinado oía a la anciana con mucha atención, cierto día ya estando en su etapa terminal, le pidió una historia de esperanza de esas que nos enseñan que todo pasa por algo y que de todo lo malo surge algo bueno.

La anciana con un nudo en la garganta, comenzó a recitarle la historia de un niño llamado Andrés, que llegó al mundo a iluminar la vida de su familia, superando duras batallas que la vida le puso. El niño cerró sus ojos y con una sonrisa les dijo adiós.

Úrsula desde aquel entonces va de orfanato en orfanato contando sus historias, le gusta imaginar que Andrés vive en cada niño que mira.

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English

Stories heal

Grandparents usually tell wonderful stories, so much that they can alleviate any sorrow and sadness, besides they are knowledge about past times, Andrew always wanted his grandmother to tell him about his ancestors, about the customs of his town, she loved it and even more knowing that her grandson was fascinated to hear it.

Ursula, always ready to tell him good stories, managed to surprise her grandson more and more every day, knowing that she would soon be leaving. The boy was suffering from leukemia, although the little one was unaware of his condition, he lived a normal life until one day he fell into bed, his defenses were very low.

The grandmother, even with her pain did not stop telling him her stories, Andrew was fascinated and listened to the old lady with great attention, one day being in his terminal stage, he asked her for a story of hope, one of those that teach us that everything happens for a reason and that from everything bad comes something good.

The old woman with a lump in her throat, began to recite the story of a boy named Andrew, who came into the world to brighten the lives of his family, overcoming hard battles that life put him. The child closed his eyes and with a smile said goodbye.

Since then, Ursula goes from orphanage to orphanage telling her stories, she likes to imagine that Andrew lives in every child she looks at.

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