Mi nombre es Dr. Green.

My name is Dr. Green.

Trabajo en el hospital de la ciudad.

I work at the city hospital.

Hoy quiero contarte algo muy extraño.

Today I want to tell you about something very strange.

La semana pasada, un joven llegó a mi hospital.

Last week, a young man came to my hospital.

Su esposa estaba muy enferma.

His wife was very sick.

No podía despertar.

She could not wake up.

Los médicos dijeron que moriría pronto.

The doctors said she would die soon.

El hombre estaba muy triste.

The man was very sad.

Se sentaba junto a su cama todos los días.

He sat by her bed every day.

No comía.

He did not eat.

No durmió.

He did not sleep.

Una noche, lo vi poner tres hojas verdes bajo la almohada de su esposa.

One night, I saw him put three green leaves under his wife's pillow.

Las hojas eran muy pequeñas y brillantes.

The leaves were very small and shiny.

Olían a flores de primavera.

They smelled like spring flowers.

¿Qué son esas?

"What are those?"

pregunté.

I asked.

"Hojas mágicas,"

"Magic leaves,"

dijo.

he said.

"Mi abuela me los dio."

"My grandmother gave them to me."

"Dijo que pueden devolver la vida."

"She said they can bring back life."

Me reí.

I laughed.

Soy médico.

I am a doctor.

No creo en la magia.

I do not believe in magic.

Pero a la mañana siguiente, algo asombroso sucedió.

But the next morning, something amazing happened.

¡La mujer abrió los ojos!

The woman opened her eyes!

Se incorporó en la cama.

She sat up in bed.

¡Estaba sana otra vez!

She was healthy again!

No podía creerlo.

I could not believe it.

Llevé las hojas a mi laboratorio.

I took the leaves to my lab.

Las estudié durante días.

I studied them for days.

Eran simplemente hojas normales de plantas.

They were just normal plant leaves.

Nada especial.

Nothing special.

Pero entonces comprendí.

But then I understood.

Las hojas no eran mágicas.

The leaves were not magic.

El amor era la magia.

Love was the magic.

El amor del hombre por su esposa era tan fuerte.

The man's love for his wife was so strong.

Le daba fuerzas para vivir.

It gave her strength to live.

La pareja regresó a casa juntos.

The couple went home together.

Estaban muy felices.

They were very happy.

Todavía conservo una de esas hojas en mi escritorio.

I still keep one of those leaves on my desk.

Me recuerda que a veces la mejor medicina no está en un frasco.

It reminds me that sometimes the best medicine is not in a bottle.

A veces está en el corazón.

Sometimes it is in the heart.