Capítulos 9 y 10 Comprensión Escrita PDF

## CAPÍTULO 9 ### ¡Perdidos! When they opened the library door, Pepe stopped and said: -Guillermina... What if we don't know how to get back? -We'll leave signs like in the story of Tom Thumb. Guillermina ripped a round button covered with fabric from her nightgown and placed it at the beginning...

## CAPÍTULO 9 ### ¡Perdidos! When they opened the library door, Pepe stopped and said: -Guillermina... What if we don't know how to get back? -We'll leave signs like in the story of Tom Thumb. Guillermina ripped a round button covered with fabric from her nightgown and placed it at the beginning of the first hallway they walked through. Suddenly, they heard a thud behind them: *Bang!* Pepe froze. Guillermina said: -The library door has closed. Keep going. Pepe walked on, feeling the ground with his feet. They reached the end of another hallway when they heard the sound of footsteps: *plas, plas, plas, plas...* Pepe stopped breathing. A cold sweat covered his forehead. He didn't want to hear it, but the footsteps were there, and... a murmur... Yes, someone was talking around the corner. From the darkness, they saw a glimmer of light, and then a shadowy figure, holding a lantern. It was an old woman. She was carrying a broom and a feather duster, which she used to dust the books. -It's a witch, -whispered Pepe.- I need to pee and poop. -Pepe! -exclaimed Guillermina.- Wait a second, man! The old woman swiped the feather duster across the books, saying: -Here you are, beautiful, For the children And the curious; All so good, So studious; Always so quiet, So dusty. Guillermina, resolute, said: -She's the cleaning lady. We'll ask her. Madam... -What? -the old woman turned: she had a wart on her nose and one eye was bigger than the other.- What are these children doing here? -We came for a book, -said Guillermina. -Well, I'm dusting. -Don Arturo says you can't be here, -said Guillermina. -Oh! That grumpy old man only wants the books for himself! Don't listen to him. You can stay here all night if you want. -Can we stay at night, too? -asked Guillermina. -What's the difference! -exclaimed the old woman.- With a good light... I see you brought a new book. It looks nice. She took a book out of her apron pocket. It was the *Book of the Dwarfs!* Guillermina exclaimed when she saw it: -But, Madam, you can't touch that book! -It's old and dusty! You see? The old woman flipped through the pages and dust started to fly out, rising and falling in little, sparkling motes. When the dust settled, the old woman was gone. They only heard footsteps and laughter fading into the distance. ## CAPÍTULO 10 ### ¡Cada vez más perdidos! Guillermina yawned: -Oh... I suddenly feel sleepy... -She stared blankly, as if hypnotized.- Hold my hand, Pepe. I'm blind. -Guillermina, come on...! -said Pepe, crying. -Let's go, little brother, be brave and follow the signs we left. Pepe, still crying, focused his flashlight, looking for the last button. But he couldn't find it. He looked at the floor, in the distance... Nothing! Everything was in perfect order. -Guillermina -he exclaimed,- the old lady cleaned everything! She's a viking! -Just like the story of Tom Thumb -said Guillermina.- Do you remember? -No -answered Pepe.- I don't know anything about books! I'll burn them all! Holding his sister's hand, he started to walk aimlessly. Suddenly, he saw something on the floor. It was the *Book of the Dwarfs!* It was there, in the middle of the hallway, lying around carelessly. He was so angry he kicked it with all his might. Then, complete darkness descended. Pepe groped blindly, confused as to where his flashlight, Guillermina, the hallway, and the library with all the books had gone. What was this emptiness? -Guillermina, where are youuu? -he shouted at the top of his lungs. -Heereee... Inside the stomaach of the boooww... -sounded a faint reply. It was his sister's voice. Where was she? Desperate, Pepe reached out and felt something. It was a book. He opened it and a bright light emerged. It was the *Book of the Dwarfs!* Pepe was happy. He didn't know how the book could emit light, but now that didn't matter. What surprised him was seeing Guillermina on the page. Yes, it couldn't be true, but there she was. What was Guillermina doing on the page of a book? Far away, on the same page, he saw the door of a house. A woman came out, carrying a bucket of bones, and threw them on a growing mound that reached up to the roof. When he saw Guillermina, he exclaimed: -A little girl! How dare you come here! -I'm blind, Ma'am,- said Guillermina. -Get out! The ogre who wanted to eat Tom Thumb and his brothers lives in this house. Since the children escaped, he's been furious and has eaten his own daughters. -Guillermina! -cried Pepe, sobbing over the book's page. A loud burp came from inside the house. -That's the ogre, -said the woman.- He has indigestion problems. A stout man wearing a huge hat emerged from the house, shouting: -We have a little girl! -We'll eat her! He grabbed Guillermina, trapping her in his hat, and carried her away. Pepe was so scared, he threw the book down and ran away. He was lost - completely lost! Cries of despair echoed.