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High reaching plans
If we could make our lives could reach as far… as our dreams “Since you love to scamper all the way up there in those high places, it’s fitting to build a house high above for you. Down on earth, where the rest of us live, you be bored to death after a while. The…
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A house in the heights
From his vewpoint high above… the world below appeared to be but a fantasy “But, come on, you just love climbing all those hard to get to high places, just like a monkey, so I get this feeling that you’ll get to be very bored after a while! Back there, anywhere you look, it´s just flat…
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Houses and where to place them
Looking back, he understood that his first love of his life was also, so much fun! “So Camila, which would you prefer: some place behind the orchard or in the pine tree’s clearing?” “Well to be honest, neither of them.” Magnifico was puzzled and he remained thoughtful for a few minutes. “Well then, where do you…
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Plans for life
In life, many plans never turn out, but still, we can keep on dreaming “You know, Camila, the land is to build a house, and I was thinking of you for that house.” “Umm… got it! Of course, It will be a pleasure. I’ll be happy to help you build it, but on Sundays, when I…
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Goose bumps and breathlessness
Some memories are forgotten as time goes by, but the heart’s portraits never loose their radiance When everyone had left, he walked Camila home. As they slowly strolled on a path that made a shortcut to the village where Camila’s lived. When Magnífico found himself ambling or just sitting in high…
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The finish line
To attempt the unknown, may be more satisfactory than to achieve it The shouts and the din of the crowd that had gathered on both sides of the road, could be clearly heard in the distance. Thrilled, they watched the two runners close in at an impressive speed. Most of the kids were…
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A brave dare
Gallant acts of chivalry are not lost; they may be found in the anonymous everyday life of the world’s unsung heroes. It was on the straight stretch of the road, just before the curve that comes out to the clearing with the pine tree. On the same spot where the family gathered…
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The young farm workers
Since they were quite young, they had learned to pay their way, and their passing through childhood was brief at its best Two years had gone by already, since they stopped attending school, for there was only first and second grade to pursue, and when they had finished, they were barely seven years old.…
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Just… to get it to start boiling
And in the bleak skies of his old age, the warm skies of his childhood shined once again The morning was still young. Both of the spectacular races were over: the horse race, which Danilo’s father had won, riding his new horse; as well as, the five laps around the park, won by…
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The bucolic life of the country
Some moments ,like a good meal, leave a flavour behind in our memory. It was during one of those nights that his mother talked to him about destiny. She also explained how everyone needed to pursue their own particular mission in life. That was a quiet night, so typical of the countryside evenings. The…