... and sauce with the occasional drink of pulque. The sun rose, "warming the brush house, breaking through its crevices in long streaks. And one of the streaks fell on the hanging box where Coyotito lie, and on the ropes that held it." A sudden tiny movement got Kino and Juana's attention. The sudden movement was caused by a scorpion that was down the rope that hung the baby's box from the roof. Instead of the song of the Family, Kino ... had heard a new song, the Song of ... ...

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• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School