Una bola de lana /A ball of yarn

Un mugre estaba sentado,
en el suelo solitario
y ve acercarse algo,
es marrón y de ojos opacos.

Es una bola de lana,
que se junta al mugre y lo abraza
le dice que es lo que buscaba
y ahí se queda encantada por nada.

A stray cat was sitting,
alone on the ground,
and saw something approaching,
it was brown with dull eyes.

It was a ball of yarn,
which curled up next to the cat and hugged it,
telling it that it was just what it was looking for,
and there it stayed, enchanted by nothing.

Mientras promete amor eterno,
llega un gato montes bello,
que se acerca sin miedo,
y que mira el mugre con desprecio.

Es que a aquella bola de lana,
la que cuidó desde que pequeña estaba,
por eso, la toma de forma obligada
para que suelte lo que abraza.

Just as he promises eternal love,
a beautiful wildcat appears,
approaching without fear,
and looking down on the filth with disdain.

For that ball of wool,
which he has cared for since she was a kitten,
he feels compelled to take her
so she will let go of what she is clutching.

La lana se enfada,
quiere quedarse dónde estaba,
el gato sin decir nada, se marcha,
bien sabe que la mugre nada bueno carga.

Y tras un rato pensando
la lana reconoce que el mugre lo está influenciado,
sabe que el gato lo ha cuidado
y se va rápido a buscarlo.

The wool gets upset,
it wants to stay where it was,
the cat leaves without saying a word,
knowing full well that the dirt brings nothing good.

And after thinking for a while,
the wool realizes that the dirt is influencing it,
it knows that the cat has taken care of it
and quickly goes to look for it.

Los dos de nuevo se abrazan
la lana comprendió que la cuidaba,
prefiere quedarse cercana,
a quien le ha servido sin interés y con añoranza.

The two embrace once more;
the wool realized that it was being cared for,
and prefers to stay close
to the one who has served it selflessly and with longing.

Créditos
Stopmotion y cuento original de Margarita Palomino.
Colombia, junio de 2026