Del Surubi ...
Ignacio and Ramon were neighbors and compadres. Their farms were located a short distance and their families shared a new friendship. They were men of the island, knew all sectors of nature and were attuned to the river and landscape.
attached importance to the changes of the moon, sensed the growing and water chutes, weave and tended spinal networks. Were wise to come alive and also joined their voices to discuss the price of fish gatherers.
The closer a friendship based on mutual respect and long years of small joys and sorrows common. One morning Ignacio was repairing his boat when he saw that something strange was coming to shore in a hyacinth that was washed away.
Intrigued, he watched intently. And when the plant was near, found that auqel object "strange" that had attracted his attention was not nothing but a hat.
Almost without thinking, jumped into the river Ignacio. Swimming, aquatic plant came up and threw his hat.
was when he found that the base of the crown of that hat leather straw was "Jaguar."
was happy, because a child had heard that leather was cat power, strength and sagacity, who had it. Then he ran to the ranch to show his "Treasure."
Meanwhile, Ramon, who had heard adniración expressions and comments of all came to the ranch of his friend to find out what happened.
Seeing the hat, I felt a strange feeling: Instead of joy, he felt anger, and suddenly the envy spread in his mind, drowning in bitterness.
Since then, everything changed, Ignacio innocently boasted of their possession and Ramon was a dark bitterness. He wondered why that day at the ranch had been repairing a network: they have not done, the hat now be yours. This made him think that he always had bad luck.
His character became sullen and hushed silence over his lips as, an irrational desire for revenge over him.
Once, Ignacio proposed sail upriver and camp for two or three night to hunt otters. Ramon refused at first, but finally agreed. They loaded the boat with provisions, guns, machetes and knives cuerear special animals. Nor forgot to carry a cane pole malezales tacuara to skirt the coast.
Once up the river until you find the right place and camped.
quickly built a blessed and then set traps. Waited a reasonable time and at night, went to see them. The result was optimal for Ignacio had captured fifteen copies. I was elated thinking about money obtained by selling the hides were prized and were paid ten times more than the otters.
But Ramon was not so lucky, only caught one. The defiance that made him think the jaguar skin hat Ignacio summoned magical forces that benefited its owner.
Blind with rage, began to drink and bring a friend. Ignacio quietly endured the insults, but to get one that hurt his honor, could not hold and locked in struggle.
fell rolling down the ravine. And at any given time, Ramon opened with his knife a deep wound in the body of Ignacio. The blood has emerged as a cataract. But even this reassured him, his obsession to snatch the hat. He tried, but the other took him in her hands and pressed it with human effort, before he died.
Mad, Ramon pulled hard and managed to put away the stiff hands, almost petrified, fell into the river hugging the hat.
God to punish him, made him a fish without scales: The Surubí. This has spotted the leather-like skin that caused the tragedy. And they say that hunts at night to go unnoticed, as it retains the shame of the crime committed unfair auqella night away.
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