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9) Adan returns home and tells Silvia the sad
story. Now. without the donkey, it will be much
harder to carry firewood and water to their
house. They have only two bags of maize left to
last them till the next harvest. Adan and Silvia
suspect that Brutelio cheats them by using one
scale when he lends the maize, and another
when he is paid back.
10) Because it did not rain enough during
the growing season, other families are also
having trouble paying their debts. This man,
Carlos, explains to Brutelio that if he pays all
the maize he owes him, he will have nothing
left for his family. He asks for an extension of
the loan.
11) Brutelio refuses to extend the loan.
Instead, he sends Booikiss to take away all the
family’s animals. They have only one pig and
two chickens. As
Bootkiss takes the
animals. Carlos tries
to comfort his wife,
who is weeping. With
nothing left, they may
have to move to the
slums of the city.
12) When Boot
kiss returns with
the animals,
Brutelio and
Explotiva sit
drinking beer
and eating
chocolates, as
usual.
13) Doña Explotiva
is overjoyed. “With
what we have
collected in interest
this year, we can
buy a color television
set-this big!”