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- Story Listed as: Fiction For Adults
- Theme: Family & Friends
- Subject: Drama
- Published: 12/09/2023
GRANDFATHER IN THE STARS
Born 1965, M, from Havana, Cuba![GRANDFATHER IN THE STARS](/storage/story/4249E4C0-16FD-EF97-617D-9D85F7519317_1702160997-image(397x285-crop).jpeg)
GRANDFATHER IN THE STARS
(English translation from Spanish: Dill McLain)
As his end approached, he immediately thought of his grandson.
Because it was clear to him that he would never see his face again.
Never hold him in his arms again. Never be able to play with him again
or see him grow up.
"Grandfather is going on a very long journey. He’s not coming back!“
So he tried to say goodbye to the little boy.
"Can I come with you?“
"NO! It’s a journey I have to make alone. To the stars. I will live there.“
"Which one, grandfather?“ the boy asked, hugging him tightly.
"Every day and every night in a different one. When you look into the sky and see the first star twinkling, I will give you such a sign. There I am. I will watch you, and I will always take care of you.“
Since then and for several years, when asked what he wanted to be when he grew up, the boy always answered unequivocally, "Cosmonaut! To visit my grandfather in the stars!“
But life thwarted his plans and foiled his dreams. He became a mechanic.
But he had a telescope in his room.
His hobby was astronomy.
He spent the early morning hours scanning the infinity of the sky.
The twinkling of the stars reminded him of his grandfather.
He had long known that grandfather did not live in them and had never been there.
However, stargazing was the best way to be close to him.
GRANDFATHER IN THE STARS(Mano Olivera)
GRANDFATHER IN THE STARS
(English translation from Spanish: Dill McLain)
As his end approached, he immediately thought of his grandson.
Because it was clear to him that he would never see his face again.
Never hold him in his arms again. Never be able to play with him again
or see him grow up.
"Grandfather is going on a very long journey. He’s not coming back!“
So he tried to say goodbye to the little boy.
"Can I come with you?“
"NO! It’s a journey I have to make alone. To the stars. I will live there.“
"Which one, grandfather?“ the boy asked, hugging him tightly.
"Every day and every night in a different one. When you look into the sky and see the first star twinkling, I will give you such a sign. There I am. I will watch you, and I will always take care of you.“
Since then and for several years, when asked what he wanted to be when he grew up, the boy always answered unequivocally, "Cosmonaut! To visit my grandfather in the stars!“
But life thwarted his plans and foiled his dreams. He became a mechanic.
But he had a telescope in his room.
His hobby was astronomy.
He spent the early morning hours scanning the infinity of the sky.
The twinkling of the stars reminded him of his grandfather.
He had long known that grandfather did not live in them and had never been there.
However, stargazing was the best way to be close to him.
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Hannah
12/10/2023This story was so sweet, yet sad at the same time. I really enjoyed it and it kind of reminded me of how when my Nana passed away, a bird always perched on our windowsill in our kitchen every morning. We always thought the bird was our Nana. Just like the stars were the boy's grandfather. Well written, Mano!
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12/10/2023Thank you, Lauren!!
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