El humo del té / Tea smoke

El té está muy caliente
y sale humo rápidamente,
es blanco como siempre,
pero parece tener algo diferente.

Este es más espeso,
parece neblina de película de miedo,
con la cuchara lo meneo
y me deja ver su rostro molesto.

The tea is very hot
and smoke comes out quickly,
is white as always,
but it seems to have something different.

This one is thicker,
looks like scary movie fog,
with the spoon I wiggle it
and he lets me see his annoyed face.

Un humo mal humorado,
esto no me había pasado,
como haré para alegrarlo,
no quiero que mi té vaya a saber raro.

Le ofrezco una almendra,
para que la use como quiera
también le regalo una tetera
y parece que le agrada esta.

A bad mood smoke,
this had not happened to me,
as I will do to cheer him up,
I do not want my tea to taste weird.

I offer him an almond,
for him to use as he wants
I also give him a teapot
and he seems to like this one.

Se sube en ella disgustado,
corre la tapa y entra rápido
y por el orificio que tiene al lado
sale feliz, su malhumor ha cambiado.

Lo único que necesitaba,
era un hogar que le agradará
yo tomé mi té, que rico estaba,
mientras el humo sonríe y en la tetera se guarda.

He climbs into it in disgust,
slides the lid and enters quickly
and through the hole next to it
comes out happy, his mood has changed.

The only thing he needed,
was a home that would please him
I drank my tea, how tasty it was,
as the smoke smiles and into the teapot it is kept.

Créditos
Stopmotion y cuento original de Margarita Palomino.
Colombia, julio de 2025