Outside, a universe was waiting… until the day he learned to read
A daily routine, possibly simple and straightforward, but still, it gave a meaning to his life. Certainly, it also gave him the possibility of earning the bread he ate at breakfast, which he would later enjoy together with his parents at home. By the time the sun had risen, Magnifico would have gone through many other chores.
At least, he was gradually leaving his childhood behind him, for now, he stayed all day working at the farm. Before, when he was eight years old, he would have to walk for sixty minutes to get to the village. He would attend classes in the small rural school, with the other kids form the surroundings villages and farms. In a way, he liked to go to school. Rafita, the teacher talked about all these interesting things, and most importantly, he learned to read there (well, also to write…).
That, together with the books he borrowed, opened up a huge new world, which he cultivated for the rest of his life. Besides, he had to admit he had learned useful things, for example, adding and subtracting. How else would he handle the farm´s earnings, when he was older and it was his turn to manage it? Then, there were all the kids he had gotten to know that lived nearby, especially Maria Camila…