The Voice in the Cave

Jude and his friend Koa walk on a hill path. The sun is hot. They want some shade.

Jude y su amiga Koa caminan por un sendero de la colina. El sol está fuerte. Quieren un poco de sombra.

Koa sees a small cave by the path. "Look!" she says. "Let's go in."

Koa ve una cueva pequeña junto al sendero. «¡Mira!», dice. «Entremos.»

The cave is cool and dry. It is not deep. Light comes in from the door.

La cueva es fresca y seca. No es profunda. La luz entra por la puerta.

Jude walks to the back wall. Koa stays near the door. The air smells of wet stone.

Jude camina hacia la pared del fondo. Koa se queda cerca de la entrada. El aire huele a piedra mojada.

Jude says, "Hello?" A voice says, "Hello?" Jude stops.

Jude dice: «¿Hola?» Una voz dice: «¿Hola?» Jude se detiene.

"Who is there?" he asks. "Who is there?" says the voice. Koa does not move.

«¿Quién está ahí?», pregunta. «¿Quién está ahí?», dice la voz. Koa no se mueve.

"Jude, I want to go out," she says. Her face is white. "Go out," says the voice.

«Jude, quiero salir», dice ella. Tiene la cara pálida. «Salir», dice la voz.

Jude looks at the walls. Then he smiles. "Koa, it is only an echo," he says. "It says our words again."

Jude mira las paredes. Luego sonríe. «Koa, es solo un eco», dice. «Repite nuestras palabras.»

Koa looks at him. "Really?" she asks. "Really," says the voice.

Koa lo mira. «¿De verdad?», pregunta. «De verdad», dice la voz.

They both laugh. The voice laughs too. Koa shouts, "I am Koa!" and the cave shouts it back.

Los dos se ríen. La voz también se ríe. Koa grita: «¡Soy Koa!» y la cueva lo grita de vuelta.

Jude shouts, "Hello, hill!" The cave says it back. Koa laughs so hard that she sits down.

Jude grita: «¡Hola, colina!» La cueva lo repite. Koa se ríe tanto que se sienta.

They stay for ten minutes and shout silly words. Then they sit in the shade. They eat their lunch.

Se quedan diez minutos y gritan palabras tontas. Luego se sientan a la sombra. Comen su almuerzo.