Juanita lived in Santa Catarina Palopó, a pretty little village next to a beautiful lake, surrounded by three huge volcanoes. She loved her pueblo and their people. Women there helped their families by weaving huipiles from silk, wool, and cotton thread while men worked the land. Juanita wanted to be of help, so she always cooked for her family her favorite meal, tortillas. At night, when the sun cleared the way for the moon to shine bright, Juanita would run onto the roof of the house for her nighttime routine: counting stars. The sky was so clear she could almost touch it.
But one day, Juanita's mom became very ill, and she couldn't work at her loom. Juanita wanted to help but didn't know how to. It appears the sky had been listening to her all the time and had a big surprise stored for her…
Juanita vivìa en Santa Catarina Palopó, un pueblito encantador junto a un hermoso lago, rodeado por tres enormes volcanes. Para ella era el mejor lugar del mundo donde vivìa la gente más buena. Las mujeres ayudaban a sus familias tejiendo huipiles de seda, lana e hilo de algodón, mientras los hombres trabajaban la tierra. Juanita querìa ser de ayuda, y por eso siempre cocinaba para su familia su plato favorito: tortitas de maìz. Por la noche, cuando el sol se marchaba para abrir paso a la luna, Juanita corrìa escaleras arriba hacia el ático para su rutina nocturna: contar estrellas. El cielo estaba tan despejado que casi podìa tocarlo.
Pero un dìa, la mamá de Juanita se puso muy enferma y no podìa trabajar en su telar. Juanita querìa ayudar pero no sabìa cómo. Al parecer, el cielo la habìa estado escuchando todo el tiempo y tenìa una gran sorpresa preparada para ella…
| ISBN: | 9788418302046 |
| Publication date: | 14th October 2021 |
| Author: | Lola Walder |
| Illustrator: | Martina Peluso |
| Publisher: | Cuento de Luz |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 24 pages |