La noche de San Juan (Saint John's night)
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Last June we spent the night of the twenty-third on the beach. It is the night of Saint John, and in my town everybody goes to the sea.
We arrived at ten with a bag of food and some wood. My cousins made a fire, and my grandmother sat in her chair and watched us like a queen.
At midnight people started to jump over the fire. My little brother wanted to jump too, but my mother said no. He cried for two minutes and then he forgot it, because a man arrived with a guitar.
At three in the morning some of us swam. The water was colder than I expected, and I shouted so loud that a dog on the other side of the beach began to bark.
We got home at six, with sand in our shoes and smoke in our hair.
Palabras que quizá no conozcas
- woodleña, madera
- firehoguera, fuego
- to jump oversaltar por encima de
- sandarena
- smokehumo
- to barkladrar
Preguntas
Se contestan con el texto delante. No es memoria: es entender.
What time did the family arrive at the beach?
At ten at night — We arrived at ten. A medianoche empiezan los saltos y a las tres se bañan: son momentos posteriores.
The little brother jumped over the fire.
False — Falso: quiso saltar (he WANTED to jump), pero su madre dijo que no. Querer y hacer no son lo mismo.
They got home at ___ in the morning.
six — We got home at six: a las seis de la mañana, ya de día.
How many hours were they on the beach?
About eight hours — El texto no da la cuenta: hay que hacerla. Llegan a las diez de la noche y vuelven a casa a las seis de la mañana, así que son unas ocho horas.
Why did the dog start to bark?
Because the writer shouted when entering the cold water — La cadena está en una sola frase: el agua estaba más fría de lo esperado, por eso grita, y el grito llega hasta el perro del otro lado de la playa.
The grandmother made the fire.
False — Falso: la hoguera la hacen los primos (my cousins made a fire). La abuela se sienta y mira.