El Sombreron Pdf

[Adelaida Frodge]

Longago in the land of Guatemala, there was a young girl named Susana; a very beautiful girl with large brown eyes and long dark hair and because she liked to dream, she would often sit outside and gaze up at the stars.

One evening, however, while Susana was looking up at the sky, a strange short man appeared beside her who dressed entirely in black, wore a very large black sombrero, a belt with a buckle of shining silver round his waste and played upon a silver guitar.

He played Susana a beautiful song of love in spanish, "Te amo y nunca te dejo mi amor", he sang, which means "I love you and will never let you go, my love" and when Susana heard it she became enchanted by the song and thought that she was in love with the strange man.

But then, hearing the sound of the music, Susanas strict, god fearing parents came out and, worried that their daughter was talking to a strange man, dragged her inside their house, forbidding her to talk to the stranger.

Only she could hear the music now though, hear it inside her head and heart, driving her mad with love, so mad that she could not sleep and would not eat and, over time, the girl because she didn't eat started to waste away.

Her parents tried everything to remove El Sombrerons spell. They took her to the priest and he blessed her with holy water and they cut her hair short so that she would be less attractive to the demon but nothing they did seemed to work and they couldn't untie El sombrerons mules from the post of their house either, his knot was impossible to loosen and whatever they tried to cut the rope with, it would break.

But then a boy named Pedro, a poor but very fine and upstanding young man, who was deeply in love with Susana, because he could not bear to see her waste away, was determined that he would free her from El Somberon.

But he did not know how and so he wen't to look for La Llorona the weeping ghost who searsces, on moonlit nights, for the bodies of her drowned children in the river; he took her a beautiful silk handkerchief to dry her tears.

Walking about by the river in the moonlight, Pedro listened for the sound of a woman crying and then, suddenly, by the edge of the river, he saw a woman bent and searching in the water, weeping and wailing for her lost children.

Bravely approaching her, he held out the silken handkerchief and, at first, when the ghost saw him she was going to drown him in the river but then, when she saw the handkerchief she snatched hold of it and smiled.

So then, El Sombreron took off his huge sombrero and Pedro saw that he had horns beneath it, as large as a bulls and, getting down on all fours, El Sombreron charged towards Pedro, flames shooting out of his nostrils as he snorted like a bull and a mad look in his eyes.

But then Pedro ran, he ran as fast as he could with El Sombreron chasing behind and because El Sombreron was so fast, sometimes one of his long horns would prick Pedro but this only made the young man run faster but then, infront of him Pedro saw the Ceiba tree, a very ancient and sacred tree and just as he was getting close to it, he leapt suddenly to one side and, because El Sombreron was chasing after him so fast he couldn't stop in time and went crashing into the tree, getting both his long horns stuck in its trunk.

El Sombreron put his hand upon a bible and burned his hand print into its cover but he swore to do what Pedro had asked and a demon cannot break an oath sworn upon the bible, then Pedro use his axe to cut the demon free and, picking up his giant sombrero, he and his pack of black mules disappeared as fast as the wind through the desert.

And when he did the spell that his silver guitar had placed upon Susanas heart was broken and she forgot all about her mad love for El Sombreron and, not only that, when Susanas parents heard what he had done to free their daughter they knew that he was a fine, upstanding young man who loved Susana and would care for her and so they consented to him marrying her and Pedro and Susana both lived happily ever after.

The song 'El Viejo Del Sombreron' by La Sonora Dinamita is a vibrant and humorous narrative that delves into the themes of attraction, competition, and the mysterious allure that some individuals seem to possess. La Sonora Dinamita is known for their cumbia music, a genre that originated in Colombia and combines African, Indigenous, and European elements, often characterized by its danceable rhythms and storytelling lyrics.

The lyrics tell the story of a man who is proud of his car, which he considers his life companion and a tool for impressing women. However, he finds himself outshined by an older man known as 'the old man with the big hat' ('el viejo del sombreron'), who seems to have an inexplicable charm over women. The protagonist expresses his envy and curiosity about the old man's secret to success, even considering buying a big hat himself to compete for the women's attention.

The song uses humor and metaphor to explore the idea that sometimes, it's not material possessions or appearances that attract others, but rather an indefinable charisma. The repeated sound of the car horn ('pi pi') becomes a symbol of the old man's charm and the way he has endeared himself to the women in the story. The song's catchy chorus and playful lyrics have made it a popular hit, inviting listeners to dance and laugh at the whimsical tale of the man with the big hat.

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