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partes, arrasándolo todo. Las ramas<br />

se quebraban y huían <strong>de</strong> sus madres,<br />

y las madres se retorcían gimiendo y<br />

alargando los brazos impo tentes.<br />

Fue un verda<strong>de</strong>ro <strong>de</strong>sastre. Cuando<br />

amaneció, en calma los cielos ver<strong>de</strong>s,<br />

dos viejos indios, <strong>de</strong>sgreñados y<br />

transidos272 , estaban sobre un árbol<br />

caído y miraban con resignación las<br />

barbaries <strong>de</strong>l cielo.<br />

—Señor Goyo: siel santo llega a ser <strong>de</strong>l<br />

alto diusté, nostaríamos con tando el<br />

cuento.<br />

—¡Pa que veya; <strong>de</strong>masiado milagrero el<br />

hijuepuerca!...<br />

146<br />

The branches broke and ran away<br />

from their mothers. The mothers were<br />

tangled up moaning and stretching<br />

their helpless arms.<br />

It was a true disaster. In the morning,<br />

the green skies were calm again.<br />

Overwhelmed and in the midst of a<br />

complete mess, two peasants sitting<br />

on a fallen tree looked with resignation<br />

at the barbaric acts of Heaven.<br />

“Señor Goyo, had the saint been taller<br />

the disaster would’ve been bigger and<br />

we wouldn’t be here to tell the story.”<br />

“Now you know, that darned saint really<br />

likes to perform miracles.”<br />

272. RAE: transido, da. (Del part. <strong>de</strong> transir). 1. adj. Fatigado, acongojado o consumido <strong>de</strong> alguna<br />

penalidad, angustia o necesidad. Transido <strong>de</strong> hambre, <strong>de</strong> dolor.

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