Monday, January 23, 2012

Mistaken Identity

Feodor was walking through the forest, when he was suddenly overcome with a terrible thirst. He searched the woods for some source of water, looking for some creek, mountain stream or well…
Suddenly, Feodor happened upon a small butterfly sitting on a rock.
“Well look at that,” he exclaimed. “A refreshing mountain spring! Why, I’ve been looking all over for a drink of water. What a refreshing, beautiful sight!”
The butterfly, pleased at the attention she was receiving, smiled and looked up at Feodor. “I know, right? I mean, look at my wings, they’re, like, the most beautiful wings ever!”

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Diálogo en el Bosque

Iba Filiberto caminando por el bosque, y tenía mucha sed. Caminó por todos lados, buscando algún arroyo, pozo, río, alguna fuente de agua…
De repente encontró a una mariposa sentada sobre una piedra.
“¡Por fin, he encontrado un manantial! ¡Qué cosa más hermosa!” exclamó Filiberto.
La mariposa respondió con agrado. “Gracias, señor,” le dijo. “Ya sé, tengo unas alitas bien bonitas, ¿qué no? Son de pelos, ¿no crees?”

Friday, January 6, 2012

Escaping Christmas

I thought I would escape from the saccharine glee of gringo Christmas traditions by heading deep into Mexico for the holidays.
No such luck.
In the town of Tequila, Jalisco, birthplace of the intoxicating liquor, the hotel TV played non-stop Hollywood films about the joy of the season. With a Spanish overdub, Tim Allen’s soul is somehow redeemed because he learns to derive happiness from decorating his house with an eight foot tall snowman. While the actors who lend their voices to Tim Allen and Dan Akroyd in ¡Una Navidad de Locos! are Mexican, they lend no touch of Mexican realism to the gumdrop-and-sugar-cane film. It’s still dripping with amphetaminic cheer…just like every other U.S. made program that appears on the television this month.
Santa Claus haunts the markets of even the smallest towns of Central Mexico, threatening to overtake and swallow whole the manger scenes that sit in his obese shadow.