
In the remote Mexican frontier, a modest family watches their three young daughters grow up under the watchful eyes of their father, Eduardo Llaca. When Guido Salvatore, a wandering laborer, returns from a stint gathering charcoal, he finds himself caught in a bargaining dance that mixes desire, pride, and the harsh reality of scarcity. The negotiations quickly turn into a ledger of shirts, shoes, and the price of a wedding, exposing how love can be tangled with the need for survival.
As Salvatore scrambles to gather enough pesos, the story paints a vivid portrait of everyday life—togetherness at midnight dances, the weight of community expectations, and the humor that springs from desperate haggling. The narrative captures the tension between the fresh optimism of a hopeful suitor and the pragmatic calculations of a father protecting his daughters. Listeners are drawn into a world where every decision is measured against the ticking clock of the next payday.
Language
de
Duration
~16 minutes (16K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Jens Sadowski. This book was produced from images made available by Klassik Stiftung Weimar.
Release date
2021-11-03
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1882–1969
Best known for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, this elusive novelist turned stories of workers, wanderers, and rebels into gripping adventures with a sharp social edge. Even his identity became part of the legend, adding to the mystery around one of the 20th century’s most unusual literary figures.
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