{"id":12771,"date":"2020-05-28T16:55:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T15:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cervantes.es\/dublin\/?p=12771"},"modified":"2020-06-02T10:38:46","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T09:38:46","slug":"concurso-primero-de-mayo-microrrelatos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cervantes.es\/dublin\/concurso-primero-de-mayo-microrrelatos\/","title":{"rendered":"Concurso Primero de mayo. Microrrelatos | Labour Day Competition. Creative Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Este a\u00f1o nos ha tocado vivir un D\u00eda\ndel Trabajo diferente, en Irlanda, en Espa\u00f1a y en el resto del mundo. Desde el\nInstituto Cervantes de Dubl\u00edn no quer\u00edamos dejar de celebrarlo y para ello, lazamos un reto de\nescritura creativa en castellano sobre el mundo laboral contempor\u00e1neo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Queremos agradecer a todos los participantes su esfuerzo y participaci\u00f3n. Hemos disfrutado leyendo todas y cada una de las historias e intuimos que los participantes han pasado un buen rato escribiendolos y dando rienda suelta a su imaginaci\u00f3n, en castellano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los relatos ganadores son:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Una entrevista, de Anne Doyle.<\/li>
  2. Trayecto al trabajo, de Maeve Stapleton.<\/li>
  3. \u00bfQu\u00e9 quieres decir?, de Bernie McCormick.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    \u00a1Enhorabuena a los ganadores! Y sin m\u00e1s, os dejamos los relatos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

    Una entrevista<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    \u2014Buenos d\u00edas se\u00f1orita. \u00bfSe\u00f1orita…?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2014Martin. Geraldine Martin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2014Bienvenida se\u00f1orita Martin. Vamos a empezar. \u00bfQu\u00e9 sabes\nsobre McCormack e Hijos? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

     \u2014El a\u00f1o pasado\nvotaron a esta empresa como el mejor lugar para trabajar. Adem\u00e1s, se compromete\na reducir su huella de carbono. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2014Se\u00f1orita Martin… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

     \u2014Y ha aumentado su\nmargen de beneficio considerablemente en el \u00faltimo trimestre. \u00a1Qu\u00e9 asombroso! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2014Se\u00f1orita…. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2014Tambi\u00e9n que sus fiestas de Navidad son legendarias. Imagina\nllevar a tu personal a Ashford Castle durante un fin de semana con todos los\ngastos pagados. Me muero de ganas de trabajar aqu\u00ed.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2014Se\u00f1orita… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2014Sus complementos para las vacaciones son estupendos.\nEstar\u00e9…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2014Se\u00f1orita Martin.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2014\u00bfS\u00ed? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2014Ha habido un error. Mis dos hijos y yo llevamos un negocio\nde limpieza de ventanas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2014\u00a1Oh! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2014No somos una empresa internacional aunque limpiamos las\nventanas de mi hermana cuando la visitamos en Londres el a\u00f1o pasado. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2014\u00a1Oh! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2014Respecto a nuestra huella de carbono, vamos a muchos\ntrabajos en bicicleta. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2014\u00a1Oh! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2014Nuestras ganancias han aumentado. Durante el periodo de\nconfinamiento, como la gente pasa m\u00e1s tiempo dentro, quieren ver a sus nietos a\ntrav\u00e9s de ventanas limpias. Nuestro negocio est\u00e1 en auge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2014Pero no soy una limpiacristales. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2014Queremos a alguien que lleve la contabilidad. Antes lo\nhac\u00eda mi mujer, pero ha empezado a bailar salsa. Ahora ya no se interesa por la\ncontabilidad.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2014Soy muy buena con la contabilidad. Yo puedo hacerlo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2014\u00a1Enhorabuena! El empleo es tuyo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2014Muchas gracias se\u00f1or. \u00bfY la fiesta de Navidad para los\nempleados? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2014Normalmente vamos al pub a tomar cerveza.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Autora: Anne Doyle <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Trayecto al trabajo. La importancia de saludar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Cada\nd\u00eda coge el tren desde su casa hasta la oficina. No mira a nadie ni nadie le\nmira a \u00e9l. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Sin\nembargo, le gusta la compa\u00f1\u00eda de sus compa\u00f1eros de viaje. De vez en cuando, uno\nde los regulares le saluda. \u00a1Es tan feliz cuando le saludan a \u00e9l! Le da una\nbuena sensaci\u00f3n que le dura todo el d\u00eda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Desayuna\nsolo cada ma\u00f1ana, duerme solo cada noche y cada d\u00eda, trabaja solo en su oficina\ngrande en esta ciudad llena de gente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Le interesa su trabajo pero espera con ansias el trayecto de cada ma\u00f1ana en tren hacia la oficina. Este viaje es el punto culminante de su d\u00eda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Tal\nvez, esta ma\u00f1ana, alguien le saludar\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Autora: Maeve Stapleton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u00bfQu\u00e9 quieres decir?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Mientras trabajaba como profesora de ingl\u00e9s en Madrid, hubo\nmuchos incidentes chistosos tanto dentro como fuera del aula debido a las\ndificultades de idioma. Tuve que mostrar un libro ilustrado a los estudiantes\nque ten\u00eda una serie de im\u00e1genes sobre la vida diaria y la rutina del personaje\nprincipal, un tal Sr. Thompson. En una de las fotos se estaba cepillando los\ndientes. Se\u00f1al\u00e9 la imagen a un alumno y dije con voz muy alentadora al\nestudiante: \u201cWhat\u2019s he doing?\u201d. El alumno respondi\u00f3: \u201cHe is brushing your\ntits!\u201d. Bueno, mis brazos se cruzaron sobre mi pecho por impulso\u2026 mientras\ncomenzaba a hacer sugerencias sobre c\u00f3mo mejorar su respuesta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    En otra ocasi\u00f3n, les ped\u00ed a los alumnos que escribieran una\ncarta solicitando una entrevista en respuesta a un anuncio de trabajo y que\nterminaran la carta con el saludo correspondiente. Un alumno estudiante termin\u00f3\nla carta diciendo “beast regards”… \u00a1Admito que casi me muero de\nrisa!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    No es que yo lo hubiera hecho mejor. Ten\u00eda un conocimiento\nmuy b\u00e1sico de espa\u00f1ol cuando llegu\u00e9 a Madrid y un miedo constante a decir algo\nincorrecto. Recuerdo cuando, reci\u00e9n llegada, cobrando valor para pedir la\ncuenta en un restaurante, practiqu\u00e9 mentalmente y dije a un sorprendido y\ndesconcertado camarero: “\u00bfQuieres pagar ahora?”. \u00c9l me se\u00f1al\u00f3 y dijo:\n“La cuenta”. Entonces aprend\u00ed a pedir la cuenta. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Creo que as\u00ed es como aprendemos a tener el coraje de cometer\nerrores y recordar la ayuda que nos brindan profesores y extra\u00f1os.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Autora: Bernie McCormick<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n\n\n\n

    This year we\u2019ve had a different kind of Labour Day, in\nIreland, in Spain and in the rest of the world. At the Instituto Cervantes in\nDublin we didn\u2019t want to stop celebrating it and to do so we launched a\ncreative writting competition, in Spanish, about the current world of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We want to thank all the participants for their effort.\nWe\u2019ve enjoyed reading every single one of the stories and we feel like the\nparticipants have enjoyed writting and letting their imagination run wild, in\nSpanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The winning stories are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. An interview, by Anne Doyle.<\/li>
    2. Journey to work, by Maeve Stepleton.<\/li>
    3. What do you mean?, by Bernie McCormick.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Well done to the winners! And without further ado, here are\nthe stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      An\ninterview<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014Good morning miss. Miss\u2026?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014Martin. Geraldine Martin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014Welcome Miss Martin. Let\u2019s begin. What do you know about\nMcCormack & Sons?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014Last year this company was voted best place to work. And it\nis also commited to reducing it\u2019s carbon footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014Miss Martin…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014And you have also increased your profit margin considerably\nin the last quarter. Astonishing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014Miss…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014Also that your Christmas parties are legendary. Imagine\ntaking your staff to Ashford Castle for a weekend with all expenses paid. I\ncan\u2019t wait to work here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014Miss…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014Your holidays allowances are wonderful. I will be…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014Miss Martin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014Yes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014There\u2019s been some mistake. Myself and my sons have a window\ncleaning business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014Oh!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014We\u2019re not an international company even though we cleaned\nmy sister\u2019s windows when we visited her in London last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014Oh!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014In regards to our carbon footprint, we get to many jobs by bicycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014Oh!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014Our profit has increased. During the lockdown period, as\npeople are spending more time indoors, they want to see their grandchildren\nthrough clean windows. Our business is at a peak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014But I\u2019m not a window cleaner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014We want someone to take care of accounting. My wife used to\ndo it, but she has started salsa dancing. She\u2019s no longer interested in\naccounting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014I\u2019m very good with accounting. I can take care of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014Congratulations! The job is yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014Thank you very much sir. And what about the staff Christmas\nparty?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2014We usually go to the pub and have a beer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Text: Anne Doyle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Translation by Holly Duffy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Journey to work. The importance of greeting.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Every day he gets the train from his house to the office. He\nlooks at no one and no one looks at him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      However, he likes the company of his travel companions.\nEvery now and again, one of the regulars greets him. He\u2019s so happy when someone\ngreets him! It gives him a good feeling that lasts all day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      He has breakfast alone every morning, he sleeps alone every\nnight and every day he works alone in his big office in this city full of\npeople.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      He is interested in his job but very much looks forward to\nthe journey to work every morning on the train. This journey is the highlight\nof his day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Maybe, this morning, someone will greet him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Author: Maeve Stapleton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Translation by Holly Duffy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      What do you mean?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      While I worked as an English teacher in Madrid, there was a\nlot of funny incidents, both in and out of the classroom, because of the\nlanguage difficulties. I had to show an illustrated book to the students that\nincluded a series of images about day to day life and the main character\u2019s routine,\na certain Mr. Thompson. In one of the photos he was brushing his teeth. I\npointed the image out to one of the students and said, in a very encouraging\nvoice, to the student: \u201cWhat\u2019s he doing?\u201d. The student responded: \u201cHe is\nbrushing your tits!\u201d. Well, my arms crossed over my chest as an impulse… as I\nbegan making suggestions about how he could improve his answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      On another occasion, I asked the students to write a letter\napplying for an interview in response to a job advertisement and finish off the\nletter with the corresponding greeting. One student finished off the letter by\nsaying \u201cbeast regards\u201d… I\u2019ll admit I nearly died from the laughter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      It\u2019s not that I was any better. I had a very basic knowledge\nabout Spanish when I arrived to Madrid and a constant fear of saying something\nincorrectly. I remember when, only having recently arrived, gaining the courage\nto ask for the bill in a restaurant, I practised mentally and said to a shocked\nand bewildered waiter: \u201cDo you want to pay now?\u201d. He pointed at me and said:\n\u201cThe bill\u201d. And so I learnt how to ask for the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      I think that\u2019s how we learn to have the courage to make\nmistakes and remember the help that is offered to us by teachers and strangers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Author: Bernie McCormick<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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