Jimmy liked to visit his grandmother.
A Jimmy le gustaba visitar a su abuela.
She lived in a very big, very old house on top of a hill.
Ella vivía en una casa muy grande y muy vieja, en lo alto de una colina.
Grandmother was very old, but she always smiled when she saw Jimmy.
La abuela era muy mayor, pero siempre sonreía cuando veía a Jimmy.
She made hot chocolate just the way Jimmy liked it.
Le preparaba chocolate caliente tal como a Jimmy le gustaba.
She taught Jimmy how to sew.
También le enseñó a coser.
Together, they made clothing for Jimmy’s toy soldiers.
Juntos, hacían ropa para los soldados de juguete de Jimmy.
When they talked, Grandmother talked about two things.
Cuando hablaban, la abuela siempre hablaba de dos cosas.
The King and Queen of England…
Del Rey y la Reina de Inglaterra…
…and the ghosts upstairs.
…y de los fantasmas de arriba.
Sometimes the ghosts were noisy.
A veces los fantasmas hacían ruido.
Grandmother said they moved furniture when she tried to read.
La abuela decía que movían los muebles cuando ella trataba de leer.
Page 11 Illustration: Grandmother holding a book with an amused smile; furniture slightly rearranged behind.
Jimmy was not allowed to go upstairs.
Jimmy no tenía permitido subir las escaleras.
Sometimes Jimmy looked at the old wooden stairs.
A veces Jimmy miraba las viejas escaleras de madera
He imagined what might be up there.
Se imaginaba qué habría arriba.
But Jimmy stayed downstairs.
Pero Jimmy se quedaba abajo.
One day, Jimmy’s father said Grandmother had gone to sleep forever.
Un día, el papá de Jimmy le dijo que la abuela se había dormido para siempre.
Everyone said she was peaceful and happy.
Todos decían que estaba en paz y feliz.
They went to her house and shared cookies and drinks.
Fueron a su casa y compartieron galletas y bebidas.
Jimmy thought maybe Grandmother was upstairs now.
Jimmy pensó que tal vez la abuela estaba ahora arriba.
Page 19 Illustration: Jimmy looking thoughtfully toward the staircase again; calm curiosity.
No one told him he couldn’t go anymore.
Nadie le dijo que ya no podía subir.
Page 20 Illustration: Open staircase leading upward into soft light; empty and peaceful.
Jimmy stopped and thought.
Jimmy se detuvo a pensar.
Page 21 Illustration: Quiet page—Jimmy sitting on the bottom step, hands folded, reflective.
He remembered sewing together and drinking hot chocolate.
Recordó coser juntos y tomar chocolate caliente.
Page 22 Illustration: Soft memory-like overlay of sewing table and mugs; gentle nostalgia.
Jimmy smiled and stayed downstairs.
Jimmy sonrió y se quedó abajo.
Page 23 Illustration: Jimmy walking back into the sunlit kitchen, smiling gently.
Some things are nicest just the way we remember them.
Algunas cosas son más bonitas tal como las recordamos.
Page 24 Illustration: Empty kitchen table with two mugs; small red heart subtly hidden; optional small Shih Tzu near a table leg.