Nobody here hears the dogs barking/ Aquí nadie oye ladrar a los perros (ENG/ ESP)


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Nobody here hears the dogs barking

The government military arrived yesterday at about 12 o'clock at night. We knew it was them because of the barking dogs. The dogs in the neighborhood only bark at strangers and the only ones who are able to enter at that hour, and in that area, is the government. We all locked ourselves in our homes, looking to sleep, to close our eyes, to steal a little peace and quiet from life, even though we knew what the government was looking for.

From the trucks, about fifty soldiers came down. Maybe more. There were more soldiers there than the last time the hill collapsed and we called for help because the houses were walled up with mud and debris. On that occasion we called the firemen, the people from the mayor's office and we even went to the radio station to file a report. They only sent ten soldiers, almost children, to help us. When they arrived, we had already done part of the work ourselves, and the only thing they did was to stand still with their long guns.

There were the dogs barking like crazy. The soldiers all went to the house of Fidel, a young university student, bearded and thin, who always spoke ill of the government. In that house, the most ramshackle of all, the dogs spent the night every day. There was no one there to scare them away, to get rid of fleas, or to bathe them. It was as if they were in the street: without owner or government. The military surrounded Fidel's house, they murmured among themselves and the dogs kept barking, jumping from one side to the other. There were no shots, only the sound of boots on the dry bushes as they walked.


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When the dogs stopped barking, we knew that the military had left. Then in some houses the lights went on. It was as if we had all stopped breathing for that period of time and the heart started up again. From that moment on, noises began to be heard in the houses as a sign of life: water makes noise, electricity, breathing. Suddenly, about an hour later, the barking was heard again in a loud and chaotic manner: the military had returned.

They went for reinforcements. If before there were fifty, now a hundred soldiers came down. They had their faces covered and long guns. They were on the prowl for two hours, and for two hours the dogs barked too much. Suddenly we heard the silence in the night and we sensed that they were gone. It was not long before the sun would be up and many of us, late at night because of the noises, fell asleep, perhaps calmly, safely, with the peace of mind that the silence of the dogs gave us.

That is why today, when the shots rang out, we opened our eyes in surprise, terrified, not knowing what to do. By inertia, we jumped up and looked out of the windows and saw how the military took Fidel away. He looked so weak, so small, and the military with their weapons, their uniforms and their war helmets, so fierce. No one had heard the dogs barking, not even Fidel who had also fallen asleep. The silence of the dogs had calmed us. We did not know that the government had also put an end to the dogs, that with their weapons, just as they had done with us, they had provoked their silence.

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Until a future story, friends


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Aquí nadie oye ladrar a los perros
Los militares del gobierno llegaron ayer cerca de las 12 de la noche. Supimos que eran ellos por los ladridos de los perros. Los perros del barrio solo ladran a los extraños y los únicos que son capaces de entrar a esa hora, y a esa zona, es el gobierno. Todos nos encerramos en nuestras casas, buscando dormir, cerrar los ojos, robarle un poco de tranquilidad a la vida, aunque sabíamos lo que el gobierno estaba buscando.

De los camiones, bajaron como cincuenta soldados. Tal vez más. Había más soldados ahí que la última vez que el cerro se derrumbó y pedimos auxilio porque las casas quedaron tapiadas de granza y escombros. En esa oportunidad llamamos a los bomberos, a la gente de la alcaldía y hasta nos fuimos a la radio a poner la denuncia. Solo mandaron a diez soldaditos, casi unos niños, para que nos ayudaran. Cuando llegaron, parte del trabajo ya lo habíamos hecho, nosotros mismos y lo único que hicieron ellos fue quedarse parados, quietos, con sus armas largas.

Ahí estaban los perros ladrando como locos. Los militares se fueron todos a la casa de Fidel, un joven universitario, barbudo y delgado, que siempre hablaba mal del gobierno. En esa casa, la más destartalada de todas, los perros pernoctaban diariamente. Allí no había nadie que los espantara, que les quitara las pulgas, ni los bañase. Allí era como si estuvieran en la calle: sin dueño ni gobierno. Los militares rodearon la casa de Fidel, murmuraron entre ellos y los perros siguieron ladrando, brincando de un lado a otro. No hubo disparos, solo el ruido que hacían las botas sobre los matorrales secos cuando caminaban.

Cuando los perros dejaron de ladrar, supimos que ya los militares se habían ido. Entonces en algunas casas se prendieron las luces. Era como si todos hubiésemos dejado de respirar por ese lapso de tiempo y el corazón arrancara de nuevo. A partir de ese momento, se empezaron a escuchar ruidos en las casas como señal de vida: el agua hace ruido, la electricidad, la respiración. De repente, como a la hora, los ladridos se volvieron a escuchar de manera estrepitosa y caótica: los militares habían vuelto.

Fueron a buscar refuerzos. Si antes fueron cincuenta, ahora bajaron cien militares. Tenían el rostro cubierto y armas largas. Estuvieron merodeando por dos horas y las dos horas los perros ladraron demás. De repente escuchamos el silencio en la noche e intuimos que se habían ido. Ya faltaba poco para que el sol saliera y muchos de nosotros, trasnochados por los ruidos, nos quedamos dormidos, tal vez tranquilos, seguros, con la tranquilidad que nos daba el silencio de los perros.

Por eso hoy, cuando se escucharon los disparos, abrimos los ojos sorprendidos, despavoridos, sin saber qué hacer. Por inercia, saltamos y nos asomamos a las ventanas y vimos cómo los militares se llevaban a Fidel. Se veía tan débil, tan chiquito y los militares con sus armas, sus uniformes y sus cascos de guerra, tan feroces. Nadie había escuchado los ladridos de los perros, ni Fidel que también se había quedado dormido. El silencio de los perros nos había tranquilizado. No sabíamos que el gobierno también había acabado con los perros, que con sus armas, al igual que han hecho con nosotros, habían provocado su silencio.











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This is a wonderful tale with a lot of political intrigue

We knew it was them because of the barking dogs. The dogs in the neighborhood only bark at strangers and the only ones who are able to enter at that hour, and in that area, is the government.

I really like the important role that the dogs play in the story. They're like guardians of the people. Well done!

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Exactly! Sometimes, animals are able to announce danger. Thank you for your support and comment. Regards

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I really liked this story, very pleasant to read and I also liked that fantastic realism that is contained about the power of sensing an uncertain future that dogs can sense.

Thanks for sharing.
Good day.

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Animals have that power and so do some people. Greetings

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Guao, @nancybriti1, un relato terrible, tan bien escrito que pensé era real, creí que era algo que estabas viviendo actualmente. Sentí, ansiedad, angustia e impotencia. Cuando leí los comentarios fue que me Di cuenta de que era ficción. Escribes muy bien, te felicito. Un lujo pasar por tus letras. Éxito.

Wow, @nancybriti1, a terrible story, so well written that I thought it was real, I thought it was something you were currently experiencing. I felt anxiety, anguish and helplessness. It was when I read the comments that I realized it was fiction. You write very well, I congratulate you. A luxury to go through your letters. Success.

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Gracias por la información!

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¡Eso es genial @nancybriti1! ¡Estamos encantados con tu progreso en Hive! ¡No te detengas ahora para lograr este nuevo objetivo!

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Que lindo relato nos acabas de dejar. los animales como asi los llamamos son parte fundamental de nuestro desarrollo como individuos. Tener la capacidad de conectar con ellos es un poder que no todos tenemos y creo que divulgar esto que comentaste genera abrir mentes para crear nuevos conceptos en personas que no estan muy conectadas con la vida real.
Gracias por compartilo

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