El oscuro secreto (Alas de fuego 4)

This whimsical children's story explores how young shrimp might react to the Spanish saying, "Camarón que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente" (the sleeping shrimp gets carried away by the tide).

Catrina and her family are moving to the coast of Northern California because her little sister, Maya, is sick. Cat isn't happy about leaving her friends for Bahía de la Luna, but Maya has cystic fibrosis and will benefit from the cool, salty air that blows in from the sea. As the girls explore their new home, a neighbor lets them in on a secret: There are ghosts in Bahía de la Luna. Maya is determined to meet one, but Cat wants nothing to do with them. As the time of year when ghosts reunite with their loved ones approaches, Cat must figure out how to put aside her fears for her sister's...

While a mighty lion sleeps, a small mouse runs up its back and gets tangled in its mane. The lion is angry. No one should disturb the king of the beasts! The lion says that it will eat the mouse. But the mouse pleads for its life. The mouse claims that one day it may be able to save the life of the lion. The lion laughs at that. How could a tiny mouse save a mighty lion? But the lion decides to free the mouse anyway. Later, the lion is caught in a hunter's net. The lion cannot escape. Can the mouse save the lion from the hunter's trap?

Este libro reúne seis relatos de juegos, llenos de travesura e inventiva, que se disfrutaban en las calles y los caminos de nuestro país. Hoy los presentamos con el afán de recuperar aquella memoria y motivar una sana desobediencia en nuestra sociedad, cada vez más agobiada por tecnicismos y desatenta a una valiosa tradición. Volvamos a lo mejor de la infancia, al placer de jugar con la potencia transformadora del cuerpo y de la imaginación. Con estas páginas y en las circunstancias que vivimos, buscamos dignificar nuestro bicentenario.