Día de los difuntos

Grandfather: Yanier
Nephew: Franco
Grandmother: Bárbara
Mother: Valerie

 Storyteller: (In a city in Mexico. The mother of

Franco and his granny are in the living room.
There is an altar of the dead in the wall. they it
are watching

 Mother: I think it´s almost finished

 Grandmother: it is very beautifull.The Franco
enters the room running

 Mother: how many times have I told you not to

run?

 Franco: what is that

 Grandmother: It is an altar for your grandpa

 Franco: but my grandpa is no longer with us or
is he going to come back?

 Grandmother: somehow if it is but your eyes do

not see it, only your spirit feels

 Franco: you are scaring me

 Grandmother: We are going to sit down and I

will say everything to you it brings over of the
All Souls' Day

 Grandmother: Listen to your fondness on

November 2 in every Mexico the All Souls' Day
is celebrated. It is a tradition that we do an altar
to honor the life of important someone of our
family

 Franco: In order that an altar?

 Grandmother: Because on this Day it is easier

than the soul of your granddad come to visit us.
This altar it was helping in his way, and it will
 serve as portal to guide it and to give him the
welcome.

 Franco: Why has it to be today?.

 Grandmother: Because our forebears were

thinking that today a Bridge is opened between
the world of the alive ones and the world of the
souls. So today it will come to share the food
with us.

 Mother: One is estate late, and it is time to be

going to sleep. Give a kiss to your granny.

 Storyteller : (White of egg kisses his Granny)

 Franco: Good nights Granny.

 Grandmother: Good nights Franco that you

sleep with the little angels.

 Storyteller: the lights go down.

 Storyteller: the lights come on.

  Storyteller: (Franco enters to the scene. It
brings an empty glass in the hand)

 Franco: I am thirsty! I go to the kitchen for a bit

of water. There is someone there? I can see
you!

 Grandfather: Shhhh, do not speak so loudly.

They all are sleeping.

 Franco: Are you your granddad?

 Grandfather: yes I am Franco

 Franco: what are you doing here?

 Grandfather: I came to visit and to see the altar

that they did for my them

 Franco: Do you like me? My breast and my

grandmother did it
 Grandfather: Yes, it's very nice. How’ve you
been?

 Franco: I am already well I am in eighth of

secondary. I am going to wake up my parents
and my grandmother

 Grandfather: Do not wait for you!. Nobody can

see me; do not be how it is that you can do.

 Franco: You meet a bit pale grandfather

 Grandfather: Maybe for the long trip. I am

going to eat a bit of this mass

 Franco: you like?

 Grandfather: Oh, yes, this one delicious!

 Franco: are you from heaven?

 Grandfather: Oh, yes

 Franco: Then you have seen the child Jesus?

 Grandfather: Oh, yes

 Franco: Are you happy in these where?

 Grandfather: Oh if, but I surprise all you.

Already this dawning. I have to return to the
Sky.

 Franco: Please don't go

 Grandfather: I have to do it. Only I entrust you

that you take care to your family.

 Franco: If I promise it to you. Do not forget my

granddad

 Grandfather: always stay with you.

 Franco: Wake up, Grandma, wake up!

 Grandmother: what happens?

 Franco: I saw my grandfather.

 Grandmother: that is not possible

 Franco: come along

 Mother: To where they go so early

 Grandmother: Franco says that it saw your

father

 Mother: well we go

 Franco: My granddad ate mass and tamales.

 Mother and Grandmother: We believe you
Franco makes us happy that you have seen
your grandfather

 Franco: As my granddad says to you oh if.

End