A Night at the Museum: Animal Crossing Chronicles [ENG/ESP]

Night floods every corner of our island, and it's time to explore. Many neighbors are sleeping and the brothers' shop has closed. We only have one thing left: to go to the museum. The museum is always open, perhaps because an owl is in charge. We walk among trees and flowers, and the museum welcomes us with its distinguished architecture in the middle of our island.

Una noche en el museo: Crónicas de Animal Crossing

La noche inunda cada rincón de nuestra isla, y es momento de explorar, muchos vecinos duermen y la tienda de los hermanos ha cerrado, solo nos queda algo, ir al museo, el museo siempre está abierto, quizás es porque un búho es el responsable. Pasamos entre árboles y flores y el museo nos da la bienvenida, con su arquitectura distinguida en el medio de nuestra isla.

Right at the museum entrance we are greeted by Socrates, and just behind we have our goal for today: the museum's fossil room. I have contributed several times to this room with different fossils I have found around the island. I don't know if it's a good idea to enter this area of the museum at night; there are some legends told on the island about the skeleton of the great T-Rex.

Justo a la entrada del museo somos recibidos por Sócrates, y justo detrás tenemos a nuestro objetivo de hoy: la sala de fósiles del museo. He contribuido varias veces a esta sala con distintos fósiles que he encontrado alrededor de la isla. No sé si sea buena idea entrar en la noche a esta zona del museo; hay algunas leyendas que se cuentan en la isla sobre el esqueleto del gran T-Rex.

The first room of the fossil area is filled with dim lights that clearly reveal the textures of each fossil. There are all kinds of fossilized creatures and plants, from marine to terrestrial. It is wonderful to think that these were real creatures that existed and walked on the face of the Earth. There is even an ancestral mosquito trapped in amber. Ammonites that look like ancient shells with their infinite spirals, trilobites that seem as if they could still walk on the seabed, prehistoric fish with hollow eyes.

La primera sala de la zona de fósiles está llena de luces tenues que dejan ver con claridad las texturas de cada fósil. Hay todo tipo de criaturas y plantas fosilizadas, desde marinas hasta terrestres. Es maravilloso pensar que estas fueron criaturas reales que existieron y caminaron sobre la faz de la Tierra. Hay hasta un mosquito ancestral atrapado en ámbar. Amonites que parecen antiguas caracolas con sus espirales infinitas, trilobites que parece que aún caminaran en el fondo marino, peces prehistóricos de ojos huecos.

In the display case, the coelacanth and the prehistoric shark are shown. It is a bit striking when we stand in front of them — what would happen if they came to life and moved? These creatures were surely great predators of ancient times, and grandparents of today's sharks and fish. I stood still for a while, simply contemplating and imagining what their movements would be like.

En la vitrina, el celacanto y el tiburón prehistórico se muestran. Impresiona un poco al pararnos frente a ellos: ¿qué pasaría si cobran vida y se mueven? Estas criaturas seguro eran grandes depredadores de la antigüedad, y abuelos de los actuales tiburones y peces. Me quedé un rato inmóvil simplemente contemplando e imaginando cómo serían sus movimientos.

I went deeper into the museum, leaving behind the smaller fossils and reaching the large area where the skeletons of ancient saurians are. There I felt some shivers in the face of the gigantic shadows. Stegosaurus and Parasaurolophus, the names get tangled up for me because they are very similar. With every step, an echo was heard. Bad idea to come alone to the museum at night, especially at this hour. For an instant I thought that one of the skeletons was turning its long neck toward me, and fear seized me. I felt very small in front of these creatures; for a moment I thought I would run away. I held my breath and tried to act brave, but inside I felt that the museum was alive and the dinosaurs were only pretending to sleep.

Me adentré más en el museo, dejando atrás los fósiles más pequeños y llegando a la gran zona donde están los esqueletos de los antiguos saurios. Ahí sentí algunos escalofríos ante las sombras gigantescas. Estegosaurio y parasaurolofo, los nombres se me enredan porque son muy parecidos. A cada paso se escuchaba el eco. Mala idea venir solo al museo de noche y en especial a esta hora. Por un instante creí que uno de los esqueletos giraba su largo cuello hacia mí y el miedo me atrapó. Me sentía muy pequeño ante estas criaturas; por un momento pensé que saldría corriendo. Contuve la respiración, y traté de mostrarme valiente, pero por dentro sentía que el museo estaba vivo y los dinosaurios solo fingían dormir.

I stopped in front of the fossil of one of the first birds; it shone under the spotlight. For an instant I imagined wings unfolding from the stone, breaking the silence of the hall and lifting me into flight. Fear gripped my chest. What if the fossil remembered how to fly?

Me detuve frente al fósil de una de las primeras aves, brillaba bajo el foco. Por un instante imaginé alas desplegándose desde la piedra, rompiendo el silencio de la sala y alzándome en vuelo. El miedo me apretó el pecho. ¿Y si el fósil recordaba cómo volar?

Suddenly I heard footsteps coming from the darkness and echoing throughout the hall, slow and deliberate steps that seemed to come closer and closer. The skeletons have come to life! They're going to eat me! I have nowhere to run!

De pronto escuché unos pasos que venían de la oscuridad y resonaban por todo el salón, pasos lentos y deliberados que parecían acercarse más y más. ¡Los esqueletos cobraron vida! ¡Me van a comer! ¡No tengo a dónde correr!

The footsteps became louder and louder, I spun around suddenly, ready to accept my fate. But it wasn't a specter: it was one of my neighbors. He looked at me angrily because I had mistaken him for a dinosaur ghost. I soon discovered that I wasn't alone; several neighbors had decided to explore the museum at night, so at least today the area would be free of ghosts.

Los pasos se hicieron más y más fuertes, me giré de golpe, listo para aceptar mi destino. Pero no era un espectro: era uno de mis vecinos. Me miró con enfado porque lo confundí con un fantasma dinosaurio. Pronto descubrí que no estaba solo, varios vecinos habían decidido explorar el museo en la noche, así que al menos hoy la zona estaría libre de fantasmas.

And the night turned out better than planned. No fear remained, only knowledge and the company of my neighbors. At least for today, there are no ghosts!

Y la noche parece que fue mejor de lo planeado, no quedó miedo, solo conocimientos y la compañía de mis vecinos. Al menos por hoy, ¡no hay fantasmas!

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	I’m Ernesto, a Cuban passionate about art and writing. Always learning, always growing. Excited to share and learn more every day! I write about art, drawing, video games, nature, and review the things I like. My goal is to inspire and connect with others through my creative journey.

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