Tales of Malaria
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ScribdTranslationsThe Tajumulco spoke to me.
Author: Humberto Rodas.
The shadow of the Tajumulco volcano fell over the school. That day everything was joy.
that day, the girls and boys were running, jumping, and kicking the soccer ball in the
corridor. They had muddy feet because the community school only has
a dirt runner and with the rain it becomes mud.
"Gooooollllll!" they shouted; "No, teacher, it's not a goal because he pushed me," they complained.
At that moment, the teacher saw that Geovany was lying under a tree, without
Dudarlo ran and knelt down to talk to him:
-Geovany, what happened to you?
The Tajumulco teacher, the Tajumulco teacher, Geovany replied.
If Geovany the Tajumulco is in front of us, but you are burning with
fever, you have a fever Geovany.
-Tajumulco spoke to me, says it will breathe fire, it said of
new Geovany.
A lot, a lot someone who goes to Geovany's house, let them know that he has
fever, the teacher shouted.
Some boys and some girls were dying of fear, others
they were making fun of Geovany. An hour later, Mrs. Jacinta, his mother, arrived.
Geovany.
-Professor, what happened to my little boy? he asked.
-Doña Jacinta, Geovany had a high fever, a fever so strong that even
he said things that were not very true. But look, here is Mr. Jaime, he works in
fighting against Malaria and wants to know what other symptoms Geovany has had.
Hey teacher, Mrs. Jacinta complained, it's just that Geovany has had fever, pain in
head, chills and body pain, one day yes and one day no, and I don't know why.
Exactly, those are the symptoms of Malaria or Paludism, indeed fever or warmth,
chills, headache, and bone pain, affirmed Mr. Jaime.
Excuse me, Don Jaime, can you explain to us what a symptom is? asked the professor.
With pleasure, teacher, I respond, Mr. Jaime, a symptom is the way in which our
The body tells us, warns us that something is making us ill. The more we have
malaria gives us fever or heat, chills, headache, and pain in
bones, those alerts, are the symptoms.
If Don Jaime, those are the symptoms that my poor kid has felt these days,
I confirm, Mrs. Jacinta, but I didn't know they were symptoms of malaria.
The next day Geovany returns to school and suffers the mockery of his classmates and
companions who whisper when he is seen. Some say sh, shshs, I'll be right back
Tajumulco, sh, shs, sh, malaria is back. Geovany feels very sad. In
in the blink of an eye, he runs out of school and heads to the river that
descends from the Tajumulco mountains. Geovany is in front of a pool of
crystal clear water where the volcano is reflected, with whom does it talk:
Volcano, volcano, volcano, you who are strong, brave, and powerful, please help me,
Tell me what I need to do so that my friends don't make fun of me, because I have the
symptoms of malaria.
At that moment, Mr. Jaime, the malaria control worker, appeared.
don Jaime was so tired of walking around looking for people with symptoms of
malaria, which sat right in front of the water hole where Geovany was chatting
with the Tajumulco Volcano. Geovany saw it and soon told him what was happening.
Don't be embarrassed, kid, said Don Jaime, I'll take care of that, but tomorrow you have to
return to school.
Don Jaime took a little water from the river, loaded his backpack, and went to school.
where the teacher received him.
-Don Jaime welcome, this is your home, what a joy to have you again in the
school.
Thank you, teacher, today I come to chat a little with the students, if you allow me to.
allows.
Please, go ahead Mr. Jaime, tell them.
Dear boys, dear girls, I need us to talk a little bit about the
symptoms of malaria.
-Hahahaha, it's Geovany, Mr. Jaime, it's Geovany, some were mocking.
Be careful little friends, be very careful, we cannot make fun of a
a person who is sick, Don Jaime sentenced. Any of us can
having those symptoms. Additionally, because of those taunts, Geovany does not want to come to the
school. Listen then. Malaria is a disease that provides symptoms such as
fever or chills, headache and bone pain. Is that clear? And
Any of us can experience those symptoms.
The girls and boys nodded their heads saying yes, that they had learned.
What are the symptoms of malaria, but they had also learned not to
mocking sick people.
The next school day, a group of students arrived at Geovany's house.
they convinced him to go back to study. On the way to school, Geovany looked
towards the highest volcano in Central America, El Tajumulco, at that moment
I draw a smile as I break a beautiful cloud that was covering it.