This is my entry for the #monomad challenge

Friendship is a very serious thing, at least I take it very seriously, so when my friend Yaneth called me and in a distressed voice told me that her sewing machine had jammed and asked if I knew anyone capable of fixing it and coming to my home, I thought of Mr. Chopo.

La amistad es algo muy serio, al menos yo me lo tomo muy en serio, así que, cuando mi amiga Yaneth me llamó y con voz angustiosa me dijo que su máquina de coser se había atascado y que si conocïa a alguien capaz de arreglarla y que fuera a domicilio, pensé en el Sr. Chopo.

He looked at and treated the machine with reverence, and I realized I had brought the right person to my friend's house. The machine was from the 1800s, and I had the impression that Mr. Chopo must have been from around that time as well. The machine was originally operated by turning a handle, but a motor was recently fitted to it.

Miró y trató a la máquina con veneración y me dí cuenta que había llevado a casa de mi amiga a la persona apropiada. La máquina era del 1800 y algo y me daba la impresión que el Sr. Chopo debía ser de por esas fechas también. La máquina originalmente se hacía funcionar girando una manilla, pero recientemente le adaptaron un motor

Listening to Yaneth tell Mr. Chopo how her great-grandmother had given her that machine, and how using it was a special connection for her with the person who had helped her have a happy childhood, clarified for me why she attached so much importance to this very old machine

Escuchar a Yaneth contarle al Sr. Chopo cómo su bisabuela le había obsequiado esa máquina, cómo utilizarla era para ella un vínculo especial con quién había colaborado para que ella tuviera una infancia felíz me aclaró el por qué concedía tanta importancia a esta antiquísima máquinas

The story had a happy ending. The machine didn't need spare parts (which would be very difficult to find now for such an old model). It simply lacked maintenance. A little 3-in-1 oil and a cleaning cloth, combined with Mr. Chopo's skill and good intentions, worked wonders.

La historia tuvo un final feliz. La máquina no necesito repuestos (que ahora sería muy difícil conseguir para un modelo tan antiguo) Simplemente era falta de mantenimiento. Un poquito de aceite 3 en 1 y un pañito de limpiar sumados a la destreza y buenas intenciones del Sr. Chopo, hicieron el milagro.