Grook del consuelo

• Grook del consuelo ≅ Piet Hein - Consolation grook
• Por favor - Gracias ≅ Please - Thank you

Perder un guante
es desde luego penoso,
pero no es nada
comparado con el dolor,
de perderlo,
desechar el otro guante,
y encontrar
de nuevo el primero.

Losing one glove
is certainly painful,
but nothing
compared to the pain,
of losing one,
throwing away the other,
and finding
the first one again.

Compruebe usted mismo

1 Where do you wear your gloves?

	On your head?
	On your hands?
	On your feet?

2 What's worse than losing one glove?

	Losing both gloves at the same time.
	Not having any gloves to begin with.
	Finding it when you've thrown away the other one.

3 Where do you wear your socks?

	In the bath?
	On your feet?
	On your head?