And then there were none

Ten little soldier boys went out to dine;
One choked his little self and then there were Nine.

Nine little soldier boys sat up very late;
One overslept himself and then there were Eight.

Eight little soldier boys travelling in Devon;
One said he'd stay there and then there were Seven.

Seven little soldier boys chopping up sticks;
One chopped himself in halves and then there were Six.

Six little soldier boys playing with a hive;
A bumble bee stung one and then there were Five.

Five little soldier boys going in for law;
One got in Chancery and then there were Four.

Four little soldier boys going out to sea;
A red herring swallowed one and then there were Three.

Three little soldier boys walking in the Zoo;
A big bear hugged one and then there were Two.

Two little soldier boys sitting in the sun;
One got frizzled up and then there was One.

One little soldier boy left all alone;
He went and hanged himself

And then there were None.

Frank Green, 1869

Para leer en inglés me gustan las novelas de misterio, y aunque no podía faltar en mi colección alguna de Agatha Christie (flipo con las traducciones; en español, Diez negritos), tengo poquitas de ella porque Mairi tiene toda la colección en español y me da pereza leer el mismo libro dos veces. Pese a mi nivel de inglés, sus novelas me resultan especialmente fáciles de leer y creo que es por haber leido muchos libros de ella en español. Si te acostumbras a los giros de un escritor, sabes lo que quiere decir pese a no ser capaz de reconocer todas las palabras.

El inconveniente de escoger siempre novelas de misterio o variantes de Harry Potter, es que aprendo un vocabulario de lo más útil, del tipo fingerprints, alibi, sin, cloak, magic wand ... vamos que sería incapaz de mantener la típica conversación EncantadoDeConocerte, pero podría trabajar en C.S.I. o en la versión inglesa de Houdini :-p