The Wild Book by Engle Margarita

Author:Engle, Margarita [Engle, Margarita]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2012-03-20T00:00:00+00:00

I have time to weave crickets

from strips of palm leaf.

The crickets are called

esperanzas—hopes.

When I give one to Mamá,

she tells me the little insect

will bring her great luck.

She gives me a hug

in return.

Before the Hunt

Every caimán hunt begins

with a huge party.

My father roasts a pig

spiced and wrapped

in banana leaves,

then lowered into a pit

in the deep red soil,

where wood and flames

will transform it

into un guateque,

a farmer's feast.

When the cousins arrive,

we start dancing and singing

funny liars' songs.

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