Anwer Live

A NEW LIFE

BY


PERPEJOY


CARACAS, AUGOST 2012


COPY RIGHTS 2012






















When I was a child, I liked babies; although, what I liked the most was their innocence, fragile, and tender attitude. Nonetheless, I did not like it so much when they cried and when it was time to change their diapers.
For long time, I asked myself where the babies camefrom, but everything was a mystery, and people used to give me this answer:
It is a little tiny seed that you plant, water, and take care until it becomes in a person.
I used to say what a silly story. Isn’t there other way to explain that process?
Well now I grew, and I have decided to explain it to all children.
Here I go, so boys and girls listen very carefully.

(An adult with glassestalking)


Do you know, where the babies come from?

(niños responden)

No no No no No no No


(Adult talking again)


Well, I will tell you. Let’s begin

First of all, a masculine cell called spermatozoid makes his way into a feminine cell called ovule.
(aquí se coloca mucho espermatozoide nadando hacia el óvulo y se identifican con sus nombres)

Do you know what doesthis process is called, kids?
(Aquí aparecen los niños otra vez viéndose las caras como desconcertados)

NO NO NO NO NO NO
(Adult talking again)

Well, from now on you are going to listen my voice narrating the rest of the story.


“This process it is what we called fecundation. It is some kind of marriage between a masculine and a feminine cell. Therefore, they sharetheir chores and responsibilities.





We can also compare this process with a bank account.





(SE COLOCA UN HOMBRE Y UNA MUJER EN UN BANCO)





The ovule, given by the mother with its 23 chromosomes, is deposited in the bank of life with the spermatozoid, given by the father, also with its 23 chromosomes. As a result, if we add it all together we will have:


23 + 23 = 46chromosomes



(COLOCA UN HOMBRE Y UNA MUJER CON 23 BASTONCITOS DE COLORES)
(PERSONA ADULTA PREGUNTANDO)
Ah! I almost forget it. Do you know what the chromosomes are?

Chromosomes are canes inside cells that determine the sex, skin color, eye color, creativity, weight, height, and personality of a person.
(LOS NIÑOS Y NIÑAS HABLAN ENTRE SÍ)
(VUELVEN APARECER DIBUJAN BASTOCITOS)
Back tomy story, with a balance of 46 chromosomes in the bank account of life, it has begun the formation of one cell called the zygote.
(APARECEN DOS NIÑOS UNO DE ELLOS EXPRESA MUY INTERESANTA Y EL OTRO MUY COMPLEJO)

That is how a new life begins.
The Zygote (appears one cell) is divided into four (appears four, eight, then sixteen cells), then divided into 8, into 16, and so forth until fivehundreds of them are formed.
(APARECE VARIOS NIÑOS Y DICEN)
That is how the process ends?
(RESPONDE EL ADULTO)
NOOOOOOOOOO. That is when everything starts.
(PREGUNTA EL ADULTO)
Do you want to hear some more?
(APARECEN LOS NIÑOS RESPONDEN A CORO)
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes...
(EL ADULTO CONTINUA)

After the fecundation process, another one begin

(APARECEN VARIAS CARITAS UNA DICEN)Others?
Which ones?
(EL ADULTO RESPONDE)
Gestation
(VULEVEN APARECER LAS CARITAS DOS PREGUNTAS CUANDO COMIENZA Y OTRAS TRES EN QUE CONSISTE?)
(EL ADULTO RESPONDE)
Well, kids listen carefully.
Gestation is a process that starts at the beginning of the last menstruation day of the mother.
(APARECEN LAS CARITAS LOS NIÑOS PREOCUPADOS OTROS ASOMBRADOS UNI DE ELLOS DICE)

So, what is going tohappen now?


(EL OTRO DICE)
Yes, what it is going to happen?
(EL ADULTO RESPONDE)
The embryo begins to grow. (se coloca una embrión) Later on it will become a fetus and finally a boy or a girl.

(APARECEN DOS NIÑOS UNO DICE) Is it going to be like me? (EL OTRO) and like me? (HAY UNA PAUSA) and all that, really happens inside the mother?
(ADULTO RESPONDE)

Yes

(LOS NIÑOS SE VEN LAS...