Bedtime Stories from Other Planets for Children: The Trochodon (in Spanish, Google translated). Historias a la hora de acostarse de otros planetas para niños: El Trochodon (en español, traducido en Google)

Cuentos para dormir para niños-El trochodon. Copyright 18 de febrero de 2018 por Michael Vincent Schwing

En un planeta un poco alejado, cuyo nombre ni siquiera se conoce (aunque se conoce a los forasteros como Solymi después de las personas que viven en él), viven los Solymi (pronunciado So LEE mee). Mientras que muchos pueblos en diferentes planetas utilizan mascotas, generalmente avioides, mamaloides y reptiles como serpientes, lagartos y tortugas, los Solymi tienen una mascota inusual: un gran reptil-mammaloide llamado trochodon (pronunciado TROKE-oh-donn).
Si bien se considera un reptiloide, tiene el pelo corto y difuso y los osos viven jóvenes. Es del tamaño de un perro terrier, pero se sabe que crece tan grande como un perro pastor alemán. Hay historias de otros incluso más grandes, pero la prueba no se ha presentado a la atención del Consejo de Gobierno, encabezada en este momento por el presidente del Consejo Leenard Hission (¡los propios Solymi son en parte reptiloides!). ¿Cómo se convirtió un animal parte reptil cuyo pelaje velludo y delgado puede ser rojo, negro, marrón o dorado y que puede enseñarse a hablar como un loro a convertirse en la mascota principal de los Solymi, que son reptiloides en lugar de uno de los pequeños? Mammaloids como cavies o conejos que también ocurren en este planeta. A continuación un resumen de la historia nativa.

Hace más de cien años, nadie está seguro porque los Solymi han introducido recientemente un calendario mundial, un dialecto lingüístico y un gobierno, un muchacho adolescente se aventuró en las montañas de Tan Sho, a las que durante mucho tiempo ha estado Ha sido prohibido por el dios Drako para entrar. Algunos creen que el cielo está ubicado en las montañas Tan Sho y que el dios Drako solo permite que ciertas personas vayan a vivir, muertas o vivas. Otros creen que esas montañas están llenas de demonios que se alimentan de Solymi ya que no se sabe que nadie haya regresado de las montañas, y la mayoría de los Solymi no desearían enojar al Dios Drako.

El adolescente, Jakto (pronunciado Jock-toe), decidió ir a explorar a lo largo del borde inferior de las montañas Tan Sho.
Jakto vio un movimiento en las rocas y la hierba, pero el fabricante no era tan grande como él y, por lo tanto, era poco probable que fuera Solymi. Subió la ladera de la colina al pie del monte Tan Ka. Intentó seguir el movimiento de la criatura, pero la criatura era más rápida de lo esperado, teniendo la ventaja de la cancha local. Jakto estaba tan concentrado en ver al creador de este movimiento que no prestó atención al oscurecimiento del cielo de la llegada de la noche, a la caída de la temperatura en el lado oscuro del planeta, a la longitud del tiempo desde que se fue de casa por un día, de cómo mamá estaría preocupada y cómo papá lo castigaría por romper el toque de queda. Sólo la Montaña y la criatura en ella captaron su atención.

Se volvió demasiado oscuro para buscar a la criatura y enfriarse. Jakto ahora se dio cuenta de que la noche estaba aquí, la temperatura bajaba y lo lejos que parecía la casa. Le había llevado siete horas caminar aquí y escalar la colina que bordeaba la montaña Tan Ka.
Seguramente la familia lo buscaría, pero él no les dijo que iba en dirección a la montaña. Afortunadamente, encontró algunas plantas comestibles para frenar su hambre. Entonces, el pensamiento más aterrador: ¿Qué pasaría si la criatura encontrara sabroso a los Solymi? Él podría ser comido y nadie lo sabría nunca. Jakto se echó a llorar.

Él no estaba perdido, pero no estaba donde debería estar. ¿Estaba el dios Drako castigándolo por desobedecer a sus padres? ¿Los volvería a ver alguna vez? Con gusto aceptaría las nalgadas y la hora de la cena después si supiera que estaría a salvo en casa.

Su llanto atrajo la atención de una criatura. De varias criaturas. Se acercaron y lo acariciaron, ronroneando y cuadrándose, como si fuera uno de los suyos. Lo acurrucaron a su alrededor y lo mantuvieron abrigado hasta la mañana, cuando todos, excepto dos, salieron corriendo y se escondieron. Jakto extendió la mano y frotó la cabeza y debajo del hocico de una de las criaturas. Parecía gustarle. Frotó y palmeó a ambas criaturas. Ellos ronronearon y chillaron a cambio y no hicieron ningún intento de morder, atacar o huir. El dios Drako no había castigado a Jakto. Había bendecido a Jakto con sobrevivir a la noche en la sombra de la montaña.

Jakto hizo el viaje de siete horas a casa, feliz de seguir vivo, preocupado por cómo lo castigarían sus padres. Las criaturas siguieron. Jakto llegó a casa a salvo, a su choza en la aldea Kor Shan, junto al río Nek Tan, a 150 millas de la capital de Solymi, Solymi Shan Tan. Su familia y sus padres estaban tan felices de verlo que olvidaron su deseo de castigarlo. El dios Drako lo había bendecido aún más en esto. Las personas que nunca antes habían visto a la criatura, se preguntaban qué eran y por qué siguieron a Jakto a la aldea, dejando su hogar en la montaña. Jakto le contó a la gente cómo las criaturas lo mantuvieron abrigado y lo cuidaron durante la noche en la montaña. La gente los llamaba trocodones. Dio la casualidad de que los dos eran un par de trochodones machos y hembras, y en un par de años había suficientes trocodones para que todos en la aldea Kor Shan tuvieran uno, si querían. Hubo tantos nacidos (un promedio de 5 a 8 por camada, inicio matin

Bedtime Stories from Other Planets For Children: The Trochodon

[teaches respect for animals and others, facing your fears]

Bedtime stories for children-The trochodon. Copyright 18 Feb 2018 by Michael Vincent Schwing

On a little out of the way planet, whose name is not even known (though known to off-worlders as Solymi after the people living on it) live the Solymi (pronounced So LEE mee). While many peoples on different planets make use of pets, generally avioids, mammaloids, and reptiloids like snakes, lizards, and turtles, the Solymi have an unusual pet: a large reptile-mammaloid called a trochodon (pronounced TROKE-oh-donn).
While considered a reptiloid, it has short fuzzy hair and bears live young. It is the size of a terrier dog but has been known to grow as large as a German shepherd dog. There are stories of even larger ones, but the proof has not been brought to the attention of the Governing Council, headed at this time by Council President Leenard Hission (the Solymi themselves are part reptiloid!). How did a part-reptile animal whose fuzzy thin coat of hair can be red, black, brown, or golden and which can be taught to talk like a parrot become the primary pet of the Solymi who themselves are reptiloids instead of one of the small mammaloids like cavies or rabbits that also occur on this planet. A summary of the native story follows.

Over a hundred years ago, no one is sure because the Solymi have only recently introduced a world-wide calendar, language dialect, and government, a teen-age boy ventured into the Tan Sho Mountains, to which for a very long time it has been forbidden by the God Drako to go into. Some believe heaven is located in the Tan Sho Mountains and that the God Drako only allows certain people to go there to live, dead or alive. Others believe those mountains are filled with Solymi-eating demons as no one has been known to return from the mountains, and most Solymi would not wish to anger the God Drako.

The teenager, Jakto (pronounced Jock-toe), decided to go exploring along the Tan Sho Mountain’s bottom edge.
Jakto saw a movement in the rocks and grass but the maker was not as large as he and was therefore unlikely to be Solymi. He climbed up the side of the hill at the foot of Mount Tan Ka. He tried to follow the movement of the creature, but the creature was faster than expected, having the home court advantage. Jakto was so intent on seeing the maker of this movement that he paid no attention to the darkening sky of night arrival, of the dropping temperature of the dark side of the planet, of the length of the time since he left home for the day, of how Mother would be worried, and how Father would punish him for breaking curfew. Only the Mountain and the creature on it grasped his attention.

It became too dark to search for the creature and getting cold. Jakto now realized the night was here, the temperature going down, and how far away home seemed. It had taken him three hours to walk here and climb the hill bordering Tan Ka Mountain.
Surely family would look for him but he did not tell them he was going in the direction of the mountain. Fortunately he found some edible plants to curb his hunger. Then the most scary thought: What if the creature found the Solymi tasty? He could be eaten and no one would ever know. Jakto began to cry.

He was not lost, but he was not where he should be. Was the God Drako punishing him for disobeying his parents? Would he ever see them again? He would gladly accept the spanking and corner-time after if he knew he would be safe at home.

His crying attracted the attention of a creature. Of several creatures. They came up and nuzzled him, purring and squeaking, as if he were one of their own. They cuddled around him and kept him warm till morning, when all but two ran off and hid. Jakto reached up and rubbed the head and below the snout of one of the creatures. It seemed to like it. He rubbed and patted both creatures. They purred and squeaked in return and made no attempt to bite, attack, or run away. The God Drako had not punished Jakto. He had blessed Jakto with surviving the night in the shadow of the mountain.

Jakto made the three hour trip home, happy to still be alive, fretful for how his parents would punish him. The creatures followed. Jakto arrived home safe, to his hut in the village Kor Shan, by the river Nek Tan, 150 miles from the capital of the Solymi, Solymi Shan Tan. His family and parents were so happy to see him that they forgot their desire to punish him. The God Drako had blessed him further in this. The people who had never seen the creature before, wondered what they were and why they followed Jakto to the village, leaving their mountain home. Jakto told the people how the creatures had kept him warm and cared for him during the night by the mountain. The people called them trochodons. It so happened that the two were a male and female mated pair of trochodons and in a couple years there were enough trochodons for everyone in the village Kor Shan to have one, if they wanted. There were so many born (average 5 to 8 per litter, start mating at one year old) that they took some to the capital city Solymi Shan Tan. There they became quite popular. They were treated as watchdogs, gifts from the God Drako to his people the Solymi.

The Solymi blessed the trochodons with a home, food, and love and attention. And the trochodons returned the love and affection. And out of gratitude for the God Drako watching over him and protecting him, keeping him alive that night by the mountain Tan Ka, and blessing him in so many ways, Jakto became the High Priest of the God Drako when he became of age and the ancestor of a hereditary line of High Priests of the God Drako, who had given some of his pets in the Tan Sho Mountains to be pets for the Solymi.

Bedtime Stories from Other Planets for Children-Damon and Pythias type stories [teaches values of friendship, loyalty, and brotherhood]

Bedtime Stories for Children-copyright (for Tolars III and Beleri VII stories, not retelling of Damon and Pythias story which is not under copyright, copyright 18 Feb 2018)

[teaches values of loyalty, friendship, brotherhood]

Earth, Sol System, Syracuse Italy, in ancient Greek times:

Summary of the story of Damon and Pythias under the Tyrant Dionysius of Syracuse (ruled 405 to 367 BC, unless his son Dionysius II who ruled 367 to 356 and 347 to 344 BC)
Damon and Pythias were very close friends like brothers. Pythias angered the Tyrant Dionysius who ruled Syracuse, the major city of Sicily Island at the time. Pythias was condemned to death by Tyrant Dionysius. He was allowed to leave to settle his affairs in Greece before being put to death. This was allowed because his friend Damon agreed to take his place and be put to death in the place of Pythias should he not return.
Pythias was delayed for some reason but he did return to Syracuse, just in time to keep Damon from being killed in his place. Tyrant Dionysius was so impressed by the return of Pythias and their brotherly love that he forgave Pythias and asked both Pythias and Damon to be his personal friends, which was a great honor.

The Same is told of Khutsor and Akbor of the planet Tolars III. However in this case, Akbor was imprisoned, but not killed, by the King Cherukhan VI. Khutsor became a governor for King Cherukhan VI. Five years later when King Cherukhan was succeeded by his son King Shvaragdan V, Akbor was released from prison and reunited with his friend Khutsor. The descendants of Khutsor and Akbor are still governors of adjacent provinces to this day. There have been several marriages between these two lines of governors and also a couple marriages with the royal line. For example, Khutsor married Belita, first cousin of King Shvaragdan V, through his brother Tsardash.

The same story is also told of Talorgan and Prince Orkhan of the planet Beleri VII.

Prince Orkhan was the son of the King Biligtu-Khan XI of the planet Beleri VII and Prince of Dalogis.
Talorgan was from a commoner line and not royal like Prince Orkhan. Talorgan was a merchant in Dalogis and owned a store and restaurant at which Prince Orkhan often ate and sometimes shopped at. Somehow they became immediate and fast friends after getting to know each other. They became closer than brothers, which neither one of them had. However, King Biligtu-Khan XI thought that friendship with a commoner was beneath his son, of a royal line reigning for over 500 years. When Prince Orkhan and Talorgan refused to end their friendship, King Biligtu-Khan XI ordered the execution of Talorgan. When nothing would dissuade the King from his evil-minded desire to execute Prince Orkhan’s friend, Prince Orkhan stepped up and volunteered to take the place of Talorgan so that he may sell his business and say good bye to his family. One week was the agreed time. While the King was proud of the courage of his son, he despised that his plan of immediate execution had been delayed, by his own son no less!
Talorgan returned on the last day of the week after taking care of his family. He actually gave the business to his parents and all his belongings and money in the bank to his siblings. Their names are not recorded except that his mother was Talia the Merchant, through whom he inherited the store.
King Biligtu-Khan XI then realized his error and expressed that he was sorry for trying to break up such a good friendship that even God obviously smiled upon. The King freed them both and gave Talorgan his daughter Shushanna as a wife, made him vizier, and Prince of Dalokiya, that same Dalokiya which is the greatest harbor and largest shipping city on all of Beleri VII, even responsible for all space traffic to and from Beleri VII. The commoner who befriended the most powerful Prince became married to royalty and blessed by many riches and many children, ancestor to a line of “commoner” governors, the only commoners allowed to inter-marry with the royal family of Beleri VII.