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Mario the Mouse

Mario el Ratón.

A cheerful anthropomorphic mouse wearing blue overalls and a red bandana stands beside a colorful candy-making machine.
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Mario the Mouse.

Mario el Ratón.

Mario the Mouse works in a factory where they make candy. Mario does not like candy. That’s why he got the job in the factory. If he had indeed liked candy, they never would have hired him. They don’t need people who eat candy in the candy factory. That’s no good. The head of the factory said when he hired Mario that the factory looks for people who don’t eat candy.

Mario el Ratón trabaja en una fábrica donde hacen dulces. A Mario no le gustan los dulces. Por eso consiguió el trabajo en la fábrica. Si realmente le hubieran gustado los dulces, nunca lo habrían contratado. No necesitan gente que come dulces en la fábrica de dulces. Eso no es bueno. El jefe de la fábrica dijo cuando contrató a Mario que la fábrica busca personas que no comen dulces.

In fact, Mario answered an ad in a newspaper that said “We are Looking for People Who Don’t Eat Candy.” The advertisement added that there would be a bonus for people who were allergic to candy.

De hecho, Mario respondió a un anuncio en un periódico que decía «Estamos buscando personas que no comen dulces». El anuncio agregó que habría un bono para las personas que eran alérgicas a los dulces.

Mario is not allergic to candy, but he does not like candy at all. And that’s why he got the job in the factory.

Mario no es alérgico a los dulces, pero no le gustan en absoluto. Y por eso consiguió el trabajo en la fábrica.

No. Mario does not eat candy. Mario’s job at the factory is to make sure the machines run right. He adds oil to the machines and listens to them in order to make sure they are not making noise that might mean there is a problem with the machine. And today, on this Wednesday, he is listening to a machine to determine whether there is a problem with it.

No. Mario no come dulces. El trabajo de Mario en la fábrica es asegurarse de que las máquinas funcionen bien. Agrega aceite a las máquinas y las escucha para asegurarse de que no estén haciendo ruido, lo que podría significar que haya un problema con la máquina. Y hoy, en este miércoles, está escuchando una máquina para determinar si hay un problema con ella.

The machine is chirping. But he cannot find the problem. He has added oil to all the parts of the machine that require it.

La máquina está chirriando. Pero él no puede encontrar el problema. Ha añadido aceite a todas las partes de la máquina que lo requieren.

And the machine keeps chirping.

Y la máquina sigue haciendo el ruido.

Mario takes the flashlight from his belt and turns it on.

Mario toma la linterna de su cinturón y la enciende.

He looks behind the machine to see what he can see. And he keeps hearing something chirping in spite of the fact that he has added oil to various parts of the machine several times.

Mira detrás de la máquina para ver lo que puede ver. Y sigue escuchando algo chirriante a pesar del hecho de que haya agregado aceite a varias partes de la máquina varias veces.

Suddenly, something startles Mario and he almost faints, hitting his head against part of the machine.

De repente, algo asusta a Mario y casi se desmaya, golpeándose la cabeza contra parte de la máquina.

He has discovered a bird, trapped behind the machine, waiting for someone to save it.

Ha descubierto un pájaro, atrapado detrás de la máquina, esperando que alguien lo salve.

He takes the bird in his hand and removes it slowly and carefully from behind the machine where he has found it.

Mario walks to the window, that is still open and lets the bird fly away.

Toma el pájaro en la mano y lo retira lenta y cuidadosamente de detrás de la máquina donde lo ha encontrado.
Mario camina hacia la ventana, que todavía está abierta y deja volar el pájaro.

They had opened all the windows to let out the smoke after there had been a fire in one of the ovens. Mario smiles, says “goodbye” to the bird and carries on with his work.

Habían abierto todas las ventanas para dejar salir el humo después de que hubiera habido un incendio en uno de los hornos. Mario sonríe, le dice «adiós» al pájaro y continúa con su trabajo.