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A fleeting childhood
When a child, he was anxious to become an adult; when an adult, he was anxious to return to his childhood Magnifico knew very well that his father didn’t mind his arriving later than him to the shed. Actually, he once overheard a conversation between his parents in which they had broached that particular subject. “He’s growing so…
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When the goats are grazing
And the more he dreamed about tomorrow, the more he forgot about today An outstanding kid, like any other of the many kids that lived in the country. Magnífico would help his father with the milking; then, he it was time to take all the animals out to the pasture. And of course, he also…
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Selling the cheese
In that simple life, they found all they needed and they found they need anything else The facades at the centre Querétaro, Querétaro, México With the milk from the cows, the goats and the sheep, they made the creamy and delicious cheeses, and they were more than good. They sold quickly…
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In the orchard
Life would set the rhythms to which they danced Magnifico’s mother, also had an orchard and a small greenhouse at the back of their house. There, she grew all sorts of vegetables, different herbs and spices. Eventually all that would end up in the kitchen of the house, with its huge wood burning stove that they…
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The craft of waking
Rising earlier does not make the day begin before Magnifico would quietly think a small while, before he answered: “But I really do try! It’s just that my eyes won’t open earlier. But really, I try very hard and put all I have into it, but, somehow, I just don’t wake up any earlier”. His father listened to…
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The first love
As the years went by, he began to lose all his memories, all but one… his first love Paseo de la Reforma Av. Chapultepec, Cdmex, Mexico The time for the coffee break was after having milked Lencha, followed by Eugenia, and concluding with Maria Camila. This last cow, was Lencha’s youngest…
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And a black mule called Georgina
His dream was very simple… before dying spend a never ending summer beneath its sun, in a house with an orange clay-tiled pitched roof And sometimes during the coffee break, Magnifico, who at the time was known by a different name, the name of his childhood days, asked his father: “Daddy, sir. How is…
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In every smile, a greeting
Even his bad fortune, was received with a smile A smile would be more than enough to exchange a warm greeting between them. Right after, he would sit next to his father, and get ready to begin with, his chores and make the day worth its while. Later, when the moment for a break had finally…
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The shed in the mornings
In the tranquillity of his daily routine, he found a rhythm to life He knew that his father was waiting for him to arrive. So, with a huge effort he quickly got out of his bed, leaving the cozy, warmth of his home behind and under the covers. Dressing as fast as possible and with his warmest…
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