En muchos casos, durante tu aprendizaje del inglés te pedirán que escribas textos de ficción. Además de poner a prueba tu imaginación, esta actividad tiene sus propias reglas. En relato de ficción breve (en inglés, “short story”) debe tener una introducción, un problema y un desenlace o resolución de aquél. Esta es la estructura básica y muy general de un cuento o “short story”.
Otro nivel importante a tener en cuenta es la construcción de los personajes. En los relatos breves, el hecho de tener poco espacio para elaborar su personalidad implica que debes ser muy hábil para lograrlo. Recuerda, además, que el tiempo verbal más usado en este tipo de textos es el Present Simple y no el pasado, como es usual en español.
Un último momento clave es la elección de un título. En inglés, los títulos se escriben con mayúscula inicial en todas las palabras, excepto en las siguientes categorías:
- artículos: a, an, the;
- conjunciones coordinantes: and, but, or, for, nor;
- preposiciones: on, at, to, from, by.
Aquí te dejamos un ejemplo de short story escrito con atención a los elementos antes mencionados.
Bunny the Funny Rabbit
Bunny is a funny Rabbit. So funny, he is usually called “Funny” Bunny by his friends. “Funny” Bunny works from 10 until 6 at a coffee shop. He is known to make the best mokaccinos in town.
“Funny” Bunny’s workplace is just around the corner from Amanda’s house. Amanda is the girl Bunny is in love with. He has been trying to find the courage to ask her out, but he never seems to find the correct moment to do it.
Autumn is coming and Amanda has been visiting Bunny’s coffee shop to have some fine mokaccino with her friends. Bunny thinks to himself: “¡At last! This is my opportunity to talk to her”, but he can’t do it while she is surrounded with people; and, since Amanda is so popular, she is never alone.
One day, Amanda’s friends sit in their usual table. Bunny glances at them hoping to see her, but she’s not there. He approaches the group to take their coffee orders and he can’t help but ask: “Has something happened to that cute brown-hair bunny that always comes with you?”. He can’t believe his long, gray ears: he has actually asked about her to her unknown friends!
They giggle at each other and tell him: “She wasn’t feeling well. She really wanted to come, because she loves her afternoon mokaccino, but she couldn’t make it.” So “Funny” Bunny has an idea. He asks his boss, Mr. Dong, for just 15 minutes off, prepares the best mokaccino he’s ever done, and writes one of his best jokes on a paper napkin. He runs to Amanda’s house, leaves the mokaccino in front of her door and rings the bell. Then runs back to the coffee shop.
He knows she will recognize his great mokaccino and she will laugh at his joke, so he just breathes heavily while he prepares coffee for the rest of the afternoon, hoping she will come and see him the day after.
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