The Suit That Was Too Long

Dante had no suit, so he rented one. It was for his cousin's wedding. The man at the shop gave him a blue jacket and trousers. Dante tried on the jacket. It was perfect. He paid and went home.

Dante no tenía traje, así que alquiló uno. Era para la boda de su primo. El hombre de la tienda le dio una chaqueta y unos pantalones azules. Dante se probó la chaqueta. Era perfecta. Pagó y se fue a casa.

On the morning of the wedding, he put on the trousers. They were much too long. They went under his shoes and onto the floor.

La mañana de la boda, se puso los pantalones. Eran demasiado largos. Pasaban por debajo de sus zapatos y llegaban al suelo.

"No, no, no," Dante said. He looked at the clock. The wedding was at noon. The shop was far away, and it was Saturday.

«No, no, no», dijo Dante. Miró el reloj. La boda era al mediodía. La tienda estaba lejos, y era sábado.

His aunt was in the kitchen, and she heard him. She came to the door and looked at the trousers. "Take them off," she said. "Quick."

Su tía estaba en la cocina y lo oyó. Se acercó a la puerta y miró los pantalones. «Quítatelos», dijo. «Rápido».

She found a needle and a box of thread. She sat at the table and folded the bottom of one leg. Her hands moved fast. Dante stood in his shirt and waited. He drank three cups of coffee.

Buscó una aguja y una caja de hilo. Se sentó a la mesa y dobló el borde de una pierna. Sus manos se movían rápido. Dante esperó de pie, en camisa. Tomó tres tazas de café.

Twenty minutes later, she gave him the trousers. "Now the other leg," she said. Ten minutes after that, she was done.

Veinte minutos después, ella le dio los pantalones. «Ahora la otra pierna», dijo. Diez minutos más tarde, terminó.

Dante put them on. They fit, but one leg was a little shorter than the other. He looked at himself in the mirror.

Dante se los puso. Le quedaban bien, pero una pierna era un poco más corta que la otra. Se miró en el espejo.

"Nobody will see," his aunt said. "Just walk slowly."

«Nadie lo notará», dijo su tía. «Solo camina despacio».

At the wedding, Dante stood tall and smiled for all the photos. Nobody saw anything. Later, a man at his table said, "That is a nice suit." Dante only said thank you.

En la boda, Dante se mantuvo erguido y sonrió en todas las fotos. Nadie notó nada. Más tarde, un hombre en su mesa dijo: «Qué lindo traje». Dante solo dijo gracias.