The cry of a son | story of a hunter [Eng/Esp]

Mark took the torch out of the room, the house became dark and Andrew was following him, he got up but by mistake he hit his face, Mark had a lot of thoughts in his head, so he forgot about his little son who was sitting next to him.

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His wife was lying down suffering from malaria, Mark was a hunter so he had come home with many herbs for his wife to take but each of the herbs he took showed no signs of recovery in her health, until that day Mark went to pray to GOD, he prayed that his wife should recover from the disease.

He was happy for Roseline's recovery, so that day he went hunting and could not come back home, the first sign that shows that things were not going very well with him was when his son Andrew was crying without seeing a thing in the house, Roseline was surprised about it and she started to think about the reasons why her son cries like that.

The night came and Mark has not returned home, he had stayed in the bush for about three days because once a person enter this forest, a person can only take a few days to get out.

The gods of the forest took pity on Mark and opened the forest door for him. Mark came out of the forest but he was no longer himself, he could not understand himself, it was his fellow community member who took him home to his wife and children, Mark got tired and Roseline thanked the good fellow who had brought her husband back.

Mark slept for two hours and Roseline woke him up, he was hungry and thirsty, she fed him and gave him water to bathe, Mark was not himself until that moment, he only realised when he heard his son crying.

He called his wife Roseline and she was happy to see a great change in her husband, from the moment he came home. Mark finished bathing and told his story to his wife, he carried his son Andrew in his arms and talked about the forest closing on him to make him leave.

He says the only thing that saves him is the crying of his baby, because while he was in the forest, he could hear his baby talking to him, telling him to come home and make a big family, he explains that he is happy to be back home safe and sound, despite the hardships he has been through in the last few days.

He still loves his hunting career and, at the same time, does not want anything bad to happen to his wife and children.

Spanish

Mark sacó la linterna de la habitación, la casa se quedó a oscuras y Andrew le seguía, se levantó pero por error se golpeó la cara, Mark tenía muchos pensamientos en la cabeza, así que se olvidó de su pequeño hijo que estaba sentado a su lado.

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Su esposa estaba acostada sufriendo de malaria, Mark era cazador por lo que había llegado a casa con muchas hierbas para que su esposa tomara pero cada una de las hierbas que tomaba no mostraban signos de recuperación en su salud, hasta que ese día Mark fue a rezar a DIOS, rezó para que su esposa se recuperara de la enfermedad.

Estaba feliz por la recuperación de Roseline, así que ese día se fue de cacería y no pudo regresar a casa, la primera señal que muestra que las cosas no iban muy bien con él fue cuando su hijo Andrew lloraba sin ver nada en la casa, Roseline se sorprendió de ello y se puso a pensar en las razones por las que su hijo llora así.

Llegó la noche y Mark no había regresado a casa, había permanecido en el bosque unos tres días porque una vez que una persona entra en este bosque, sólo puede tardar unos días en salir.

Los dioses del bosque se apiadaron de Mark y le abrieron la puerta del bosque. Mark salió del bosque pero ya no era él mismo, no se entendía, fue su compañero de comunidad quien lo llevó a casa con su mujer y sus hijos, Mark se cansó y Roseline dio las gracias al buen compañero que había traído de vuelta a su marido.

Mark durmió dos horas y Roseline le despertó, tenía hambre y sed, le dio de comer y agua para bañarse, Mark no era él mismo hasta ese momento, sólo se dio cuenta cuando oyó llorar a su hijo.

Llamó a su mujer Roseline y ella se alegró de ver un gran cambio en su marido, desde el momento en que llegó a casa. Mark terminó de bañarse y le contó su historia a su mujer, llevaba a su hijo Andrew en brazos y hablaba de que el bosque se cerraba sobre él para obligarle a marcharse.

Dice que lo único que le salva es el llanto de su bebé, porque mientras estaba en el bosque, podía oír a su bebé hablándole, diciéndole que volviera a casa y formara una gran familia, explica que está feliz de volver a casa sano y salvo, a pesar de las penurias por las que ha pasado en los últimos días.

Sigue amando su carrera de cazador y, al mismo tiempo, no quiere que les pase nada malo a su mujer y a sus hijos.