**Indicates if the sentences are true or false correct the false ones**

**Answer**

**1.** falso / false : Eso fue en Madrid. (it was in Madrid)
**2.** falso / false : Querían usarlo para pescar. (They wanted to use it for fishing)
**3.** cierto
**4.** falso / false : No, inundaron el apartamento. (No, they flood the apartament)
**5.** falso / false : Los peces murieron también. (The are dead too.)
**6.** falso / false: Fue el narrador (was the narrator)

**Translation**

**1.** The action takes place in Cartagena.
**2.** Totó and Joel say they want the boat to ride with their companions on the river.
**3.** Parents go to the movies every Wednesday night.
**4.** Children flood the classroom with tap water.
**5.** The only ones that survive the flood are the goldfish.
**6.** he suggests to Totó the idea that light is like water is his dad.

Analysis

**In pairs, reread the definition of Magical realism and then answer the questions.**

**1.** The children sail “between the islands of the house”. What are apartment islands?

**2.** What does the phrase mean: “they rescued from the background of the light the things that for years had been lost in the dark”? In reality, do you think the light is in the background? In this story, what is the background of the light?

**3.** Review the meaning of comparison **(lesson 4)** Are comparisons used in this story? Write them down and explain how they provide greater expressiveness.

**Answer**

1. Los cuartos de la casa eran las islas.

2. Significa que mientras fantaseaban sacaron a la luz varias cosas que tenían perdidas. En la realidad la luz no tiene fondo. En el relato el fondo de la luz es la muerte.

3. Se compara a la luz que emite una bombilla con el agua que brota de un grifo.

**Translation**

**1.** The rooms of the house were the islands.

**2.** It means that while fantasizing they brought to light several things that they had lost. In reality the light has no background. In the story the bottom of the light is the bottom of the bottle is the death.

**3.** The light emitted by a light bulb is compared to the water that flows from a tap.

Interpretation

**Answer the questions in complete sentences.**

*1.* Why do you think that, having a large house in Cartagena, they live in Madrid in a small apartment? What do you think could be the causes?

**2.** The narrator points out that all the children’s adventure is the consequence of his lightness, because “he did not have the courage to think twice.” Why do you think it says that? What do you think of his answer? Do you think he is to blame for what happens next?

**3.** The children take advantage of the fact that their parents are not there to flood the apartment and keep the secret, only their classmates tell them. Why do they do that? Can you draw any parallel between going to the movies and sailing with the light?

**Answer**

1. El cambio debió ser muy duro para ellos, tal vez viajaron a España para alejarse de la situación de narcotráfico que vivía Colombia.

2. Se siente culpable porque utiliza una comparación que un niño puede mal interpretar y aun así no la aclaró. No es el culpable, los culpables son los padres por dejarlos solos.

3. No cuentan a sus padres porque saben que están haciendo algo malo y se lo cuentan a sus amigos para compartir la diversión. El paralelo entre las dos situaciones es que cada que los padres los dejan solos, ellos “inundan el apartamento”.

**Translation**

**1.** The change must have been very hard for them, perhaps they traveled to Spain to get away from the drug trafficking situation that Colombia was experiencing.

**2.** You feel guilty because you are using a comparison that a child may misinterpret and still did not clarify. It is not the culprit, the culprits are the parents for leaving them alone.

**3.** They don’t tell their parents because they know they are doing something wrong and they tell their friends to share in the fun. The parallel between the two situations is that every time the parents leave them alone, they “flood the apartment.”

Interview.

**In group of four. Act out an interview, you are the first firefighter to come in to check the flooding in the apartment. One partner will be the reporter and three will be firefighters.**

**Answer**

Reportero: Qué me puede decir sobre este incidente?
Bombero 1: Es una tragedia, hay muchos niños muertos.
Bombero 2: La causa fue un desborde de energía a causa de muchas bombillas rotas al mismo tiempo.
Bombero 3: Esta tragedia pudo haberse evitado si los niños hubieran tenido supervisión adulta.
Reportero: Cuántos niños se encontraban ahí?
Bombero 1: Treinta y nueve niños, dos vivían en el apartamento y 37 compañeros suyos.
Reportero: Se dice que estaban ebrios los niños?
Bombero 2: Había una botella de brandy abierta, pero apenas habían consumido un vaso entre todos.

**Translation**

**Reporter:** What can you tell me about this incident?

**Firefighter 1:** It is a tragedy, there are many dead children.

**Firefighter 2:** The cause was a power surge from many broken bulbs at the same time.

**Firefighter 3:** This tragedy could have been prevented if the children had had adult supervision.

**Reporter:** How many children were there?

**Firefighter 1:** Thirty-nine children, two lived in the apartment and 37 of their classmates.

**Reporter:** It is said that the children were drunk?

**Firefighter 2:** There was an open bottle of brandy, but they had barely consumed a glass between all of them.

Travel logs:

**Using magical realism, describe in a travel blog one day of a special trip. Describe where you went, what you did, who you went with, and why it was special. Describe wonderful elements of your trip and present magical details as if they were normal.**

**Answer**

Una mañana desperté junto a mi, fue extraño verme tal como el resto me ve, sólo que hay algo mal en mi, aquel lunar no debería estar a ese lado y sólo puedo mirarme directamente a los ojos sin decir nada a mi otro yo y sólo pude ver que él sentía lo mismo. Luego de topar nuestras palmas nos levantamos y nos dirigimos a la puerta mientras el mundo de ve multiplicado y dividido. Al cruzar la puerta entramos a un mundo totalmente en blanco, donde mi cabeza tenía que crear el escenario. Imagino una pequeña fuente de agua en la temperatura perfecta y al dirigirme hacia ella mi nuevo aliado me pasa una curiosa vara mágica que poco a poco convierte mi piel en escamas. Ya dentro del agua siento miedo pero mi viejo nuevo amigo posa su mano sobre mi cabeza y suavemente me sumerge diciendo que ahora podré nadar libre.

**Translation**

One morning I woke up next to me, it was strange to see me as the rest see me, only that there is something wrong with me, that mole should not be on that side and I can only look myself directly in the eyes without saying anything to my other self and just I could see that he felt the same. After touching our palms we got up and headed for the door while the world was multiplied and divided. As we walked through the door we entered a totally blank world, where my head had to create the stage. I imagine a small fountain of water at the perfect temperature and as I go towards it my new ally passes me a curious magic wand that little by little turns my skin into scales. Already in the water I feel fear but my old new friend puts his hand on my head and gently submerges me saying that now I can swim free.