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On the way to the farm
Among the most distinctive characteristics of the human race, is the propensity to celebrate their happiness The bells had rung eleven times, and his parents began to organize the short journey to the farm. It was a big group. Even though his classmates and neighbours were but eleven, each was present with the family. Since most of…
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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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A young man
When he was a boy, he wanted so much to be a grown-up…. when he was grown-up, how he missed being a boy! Y así, en su ensueño regresó al domingo, contento pues, la fiesta de cumpleaños era su despedida de la infancia. Para el próximo cumple tendría diez años y…
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Talking about age
And since that birthday, so long ago, the rest followed… one after the other, like if it were a parade in fast-forward “And, do you realize how special this birthday of yours is?” “Not really, sir. It feels very much like all the rest, except for a small difference, if you consider that I’m a bit…
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At lunch
In his imagination, he recreated the flavours of his childhood When they arrived at the clearing, they installed themselves comfortably in the shade of a pine tree. Quiet and clearly pensive, his Father unpacked the lunch. His Mom had included some pork tamales, an assortment of goat and cow cheeses and lulo…
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Father and son get-together
And so he learned how, among the best moments of his life, were those that had been so intimately and happily shared “Well, my son, I was thinking. It seems like everything is alright at the farm. I don´t see any problem if I take Saturday off, so we can spend the day together. I…
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Beneath the moonlight
And how many dreams were unveiled, beneath the pale light of the moon Friday night, two days before the birthday party, Magnifico was on the verge of falling asleep. He was comfortably tucked-in, beneath the heavy blankets, upon his little bed, inside his also, equally little room. A simple, unpretentious bedroom, but nonetheless, cheerfully…
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Always the Champ
In the distant past, we find the seeds of our present actuality When the Mass was over, they cheerfully left, talking and laughing among themselves. Almost immediately, the long expected race began. Father Juan, in his clear, commanding voice, gave the start. Magnifico observed that little boy, that once had been him, as…
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Flowers and celebrations
Some of his most enduring memories where marked by the most extraordinary simplicity of his life When Father Juan finally called them, and they crossed the park to the church for Mass; Magnífico was overwhelmed, as he saw the flowers, so carefully arranged, outside the church. One day later during that year, he…