The Family of Little Feet There was a family.All were little.Their arms were little,and their hands were little,and their height was not tall,and their feet very small. The grandpa slept on the living room couch and snored through his teeth....
And some more…… The special kids, the ones who wear keys around their necks, get to eat in the canteen. The canteen! Even the name sounds important. And these kids at lunch time go there because their mothers aren't home or home is too....
Chanclas It`s me——Mama,Mama said.I open up and she`s there with bags and big boxes,the new clothes and ,yes,she`s got the socks and a new slip with a little rose on it and a pink-and-white striped dress.What about the shoes? I forgot.To....
And some more…… I like coffee, I like tea. I like the boys and the boys like me. Yes, no, maybe so. Yes, no, maybe so… One day you wake up and they are there. Ready and waiting like a new Buick with the keys in the ignition. Ready to....
The First Job In my job I had to wear white gloves.I was supposed to match negatives with their prints,just look at the picture and look for the same one on the negative strip, put it in the envelope, and do the next one.That`s all. I didn`....
Papa who wakes up tired in the dark You abuelito（1） is dead, Papa says early one morning in my room. Esta muerto（2） , and then as if he just heard the news himself, crumples like a coat and cries, my brave Papa cries. I have never s....
Born Bad Most likely I will go to hell and most likely I deserve to be there.My brother says I was born on an evil day and pray for me.Lucy and Rachel pray too.For ourselves and for each other……because of what we did to Aunt Lupe. Her n....
Elenita, cards, plam, water She makes the sign of the cross over the water three times and then begins to cut the cards. They're not like ordinary playing cards, these cards. They're strange, with blond men on horses and crazy baseball bats....
Edna's Ruthie There were many things Ruthie could have been if she wanted to. Not only is she a good whistler, but she can sing and dance too. She had lots of job offers when she was young, but she never took them. She got married instead a....
The Earl of Tennessee Earl lives next door in Edna`s basement,behind the flower boxes Edna paints green each year,behind the dusty geraniums.We used to sit on the flower boxes until the day Tito saw a cockroach with a spot of green paint on....
