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PURO MEXICANO
They went to the best jewelry store in town and bought a
diamond necklace. Then instead of paying for it the rich com-
padre pointed to his gray cap and said, "Debo de gorra."
"What does that mean?" said the clerk.
"It means, stupid, that I don't have to pay for the necklace."
Evidently the clerk thought otherwise, for he had the rich
compadre arrested.
To-day, the poor cornpadre lives in luxury while the rich
compadre is in a madhouse.
"It worked," says the rich corn padre over and over again. "It
worked; I saw it with my eyes. It is a magic cap, I tell you. The
one who wears it never pays for a thing; all one needs to say
is, 'Debo de gorra.' "
Treason in Saints
In an Indian rancheria at the foot of a sierra lived two corm-
padres, Juan and Tomis.
Juan was gentle and kind, and by the sweat of his brow
earned an honest living, while Tomas, on the other hand, was
lazy and lived by his wits.
Compadre Juan had been plowing his field in preparation for
the planting of corn and beans. One morning upon entering
the corral he found that one of his oxen was gone. He stood
for a moment thinking, and then he said: "Perhaps it is my
compadre Tomis; perhaps it is he who stole the ox. I will go to
his house and look for evidence."
Before reaching the home of his compadre, he met the latter's
little son.
"Good morning, hijito," he said. "Where is your tata?"
"At home," replied the child. "He has killed an ox and is
stripping the flesh to dry. The hide is up there under the cliffs."
Juan was calm.
"That is good," he said. "That is indeed very good, hijito.
Maybe your tata will divide the meat with me."
Upon reaching the house, Juan greeted both his compadre
and comadre and said: "Compadre Tomas, I have come to ask44
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Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964. Puro Mexicano, book, 1969; Dallas, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc77209/m1/56/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.