12 marzo 2009

Un cuento al estilo de Borges. Sólo un juego.

La historia me la refirió Julián Segura, un librero muy prestigioso de Turdera. Aunque poco probable, le creí cuando desempolvó de un cofre de caoba una foto donde se lo veía más joven y secundado por Borges y María Kodama. Yo había visto esa misma foto en un fascículo de la enciclopedia de los artistas, pero allí estaban Borges, María Kodama y Bioy Casares. Ingenuamente le hice el comentario a Don Julián y me refirió que ésta la había tomado el mismo Bioy. No venía al caso pero fue interesante saber que habían estado allí buscando material para un trabajo sobre literatura fantástica. Los volúmenes de la biblioteca alimentaron por largos meses las ansias de aquellos exploradores incansables.

De aquel trabajo nació el libro que publicaron en conjunto Borges y Bioy, pero la historia más fantástica fue para mí la que quedó atesorada en el recuerdo del bibliotecario.
Borges, me contó Segura, tenía un humor muy fino. Recuerdo la anécdota de un cuento en especial. Largas noches discutieron con Bioy sobre si incluirlo o no en la antología. A Bioy le parecía que no y quien ofició de árbitro fue María Kodama. Como usted sabrá, la historia no se publicó.
Yo no puedo develarle los pormenores de aquellas charlas pero sí puedo contarle la historia o mejor aún, se la ofrezco para que usted mismo la lea.

El volumen pertenecía a la enciclopedia de Aimaru Toneku y también estaba guardado en la caja de caoba. Un señalador que estaba firmado por Borges y Bioy y dedicado a Julián Segura, marcaba la página número quinientos. Las piernas me temblaban cuando tomé el libro en mis manos. Pregunté a Don Julián dónde se sentaban ellos en aquellas noches y me señaló un rincón de la sala, cerca de una chimenea. Me senté en aquel sillón y abrí el libro en la página señalada, pero no leí. Cerré los ojos y traté de recordar a Kodama, traté de recordar su voz y cuando la encontré fue ella quien leyó la historia.

“Anterior al reinado de los hombres no hubo reinos, pero sí habitantes del mundo. Hubo la época de los dinosaurios, pero aún anterior a ellos existió el tiempo de las víboras y las tortugas. Ellas convivían y ciertamente que era una buena convivencia. Todo hasta que inventaron aquel juego. Las víboras se erguían sobre sus anillos y ganaban gran altura hasta alcanzar las copas de los árboles. Allí se mantenían todo el tiempo posible mientras que las tortugas, lentas y sin la posibilidad de erguirse eran las encargadas de ayudar a las víboras cuando éstas, cansadas, caían moribundas al suelo. Cuando esto sucedía las demás víboras que participaban del juego comenzaban a reírse pensando en lo lenta y torpes que son las tortugas. Desde entonces, como un reflejo, como un recuerdo, cada vez que en el reino humano alguien se tropieza y se cae las víboras se ríen y las tortugas van lo más rápido posible a ayudar.”

Cerré el libro.

24 comentarios:

Macarena dijo...

No lo puedo creer! Encontre su blog, entre a un flog y leo EL PROFESOR PERALTA y dije al fin, siempre me intereso saber que escribia y que pensaba más alla de lo que se dice en clase.
La verdad es qe puedo decirle qe estoy FELIZ de tenerlo como profesor y que cada clase con usted es un aprendizaje muy grande y más que nada siempre surge alguna meta nueva.
Tengo muchiisimas ganas de leer todo lo que escribe, pero tengo sueño asique le aseguro que lo primero que voy a hacer mañana cuando prenda la computadora va a ser entrar a su blog y leer lo que escribe.
aaaaaaah!! No me quiero olvidar de decirle que la clase de hoy estuvo buenisima y que voy a hacer un cartel con mi nombre de nuevo, con cosas que sienta que aprendi en las clases, porque el anterior esta muy cargado de canciones que me gustan pero no tienen que ver con lo que son estas clases, y se que tanto yo como todos mis compañeros nos sentimos privilegiados de verdad porque comparta algo de lo que usted es con todo tercero B.
Le mando un abrazo, y un GRACIAS enorme ( SIN IMPORTAR CUAN CHUPAMEDIAS PUEDA PARECER)
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Macarena

Gracias por el gracias. Espero que te gustenlas historias que voy subiendo al blog. El flog no lo actualizo mucho, pero siempre subo algo que tiene que ver conla escuela. Espero también sirva para comunicarnos entre todos.
Nos vemos en clase.
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Aca estoy de nuevo, esta vez para desearle un muy feliz cumpleaños porque se lo dijimos el viernes, pero tambien se lo digo hoy!
La verdad que aveces las palabras quedan chicas, son pocas, no alcanzan para explicar todo lo que usted nos dio en tan poco tiempo, y otra vez caigo en lo mismo pero GRACIAS!
y le quiero contar que me olvide de decirle algo tambien aprendi a no callar, defendi mis ideales.
Gracias (de nuevo) profe,
Un MUY feliz cumple!
Le deseo TODOOOOOOOOOOOO lo mejor.

Ivana Rovensky dijo...

Profesor: o mejor dicho "ex profesor"...LLegué a su blog por mi hermana que me lo mostró esta tarde, y ni bien llegué del profesorado no pude resistir la tentación, y me senté a leer...Y es imposible evitar que se me vengan a la cabeza los recuerdos de sus clases. Algunas como en la que para explicarnos acerca de la "intertextualidad" utilizó el bombón asesino de "Circe", en relación con la canción de cumbia...Y así miles de momentos más que estoy felíz de haber compartido con usted. Fue sólo un año que tuve la posibilidad de ser su alumna, pero logró que esas clases no se olviden nunca. Si bien siempre me gustó la literatura, daba gusto estudiarla con una persona que demuestra todo el tiempo el amor por lo que hace.
GRACIAS PROFE!! por todas sus enseñanzas (que van más alla de la literatura...Espero que se acuerde de mi, y volver a cruzarlo algún día...Da gusto tener profesores como usted...Y ojalá algún día logremos que esas víboras dejen de reír...

Saludos...

Ivana Rovensky (3º AH 2007)

Marcelo Peralta dijo...

Ivana

Me acuerdo de vos, además alguna vez nos cruzamos en el normal. Gracias por todo lo que decís, por mantener este lugar vivo, ya que sin uds. no existiría. El cuentito de las víboras lo escribí para mi hija, se lo leía cuando ella era chiquitititita. Me alegra que sigas estudiando, supongo que te dedicarás a la docencia, ya verás entonces lo que vale el cariño de los alumnos, la fuerza que te da para seguir. Gracias, de corazón.

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