Un Pan Incompleto / An Incomplete Loaf of Bread

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Traje un pan a la mesa,
de mirada tierna,
reposaba solo sin problema,
hasta que llegó una presencia.

El pan apenas lo vio,
de inmediato a la ensalada se lanzó,
le brindo protección
y la presencia que tenía hambre. triste quedó.

I brought a loaf of bread to the table,
with a tender gaze,
it rested there alone, undisturbed,
until a figure arrived.

As soon as the bread saw it,
it immediately rushed to the salad,
offering it protection,
and the hungry figure was left feeling sad.

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Aquel ser le suplico al pan,
que lo dejara una lechuga tomar
y tras mucho la situación analizar,
él le dió su aval.

La presencia que era grisácea,
comió y comió con ganas
luego se marchó diciendo gracias
y el pan encontró una situación inesperada.

That being begged the piece of bread
to let it have a piece of lettuce,
and after carefully considering the situation,
the bread gave its consent.

The grayish figure
ate and ate heartily,
then left, saying thank you,
and the piece of bread found itself in an unexpected situation.

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Aquel ser abusivo,
se comió su masa sin motivo,
el pan llora, está afligido
y la presencia regresa al oir los gemidos.

Le da un mordisco nuevo
y otro, sin remordimiento,
al pan le gusta este nuevo atuendo
y sonríe, aunque esté incompleto.

That abusive being,
ate its dough for no reason,
the bread weeps, it is distressed,
and the presence returns upon hearing the moans.

It takes another bite
and then another, without remorse;
the bread likes this new look
and smiles, even though it is incomplete.

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Stopmotion y cuento original de Margarita Palomino.
Colombia, septiembre de 2026



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This is absolutely charming — a loaf of bread with existential dilemmas, a shady grayish visitor who starts by politely asking for lettuce and ends up eating half the dough without remorse… and somehow the bread ends up smiling about it? 😄 That's either a very zen loaf or a very codependent one!

The stopmotion is wonderfully crafted — you can feel the bread's emotional journey in every frame. Poor thing never stood a chance once that presence showed up. 🍞😢

So tell me: is the grayish figure a metaphor, a real kitchen intruder (a mouse? a hungry neighbour? 👀), or did Margarita simply let the bread tell its own story?

Ca' Paradiso, Cagli — www.caparadiso.com


🇪🇸 ¡Qué encantador este cuento! Un pan con dilemas existenciales, una presencia grisácea que empieza pidiendo educadamente una lechuga y termina comiéndose la miga sin el menor remordimiento… ¡y el pan acaba sonriendo de todos modos! 😄 O es un pan muy zen, o uno muy codependiente.

El stopmotion está hecho con mucho cariño — se siente el viaje emocional del pan en cada fotograma. Pobrecito, no tenía ninguna posibilidad desde que apareció esa presencia. 🍞😢

Dime: ¿la figura grisácea es una metáfora, un intruso real de cocina (¿un ratón? ¿un vecino hambriento? 👀), o simplemente Margarita dejó que el pan contara su propia historia?

Ca' Paradiso, Cagli — www.caparadiso.com

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