Nachito would spend all day playing songs on an out of tune mandolin. Nachito got “feeble-minded” after marrying his wife Inés who then had to take care of him. We also learn Urbano was also Nachito Rivera’s brother-in-law. He also sold fruit he had stolen or bought for less from other places, along with whatever other junk he had on him. He sold the narrator Pink flowers, even though they were easy to find on the hillsides. The narrator explains that “Urbano Gómez was more or less our age - maybe a few months older” and was a bit of a swindler or trickster. Eventually when she became poor she had to rummage through the trash to find scraps to feed her children with. The narrator tells us she would always get into arguments with the saleswomen in the market. “Eggplant” died in her last childbirth, but in life she was a scrapper. Only two of her children, Urbano and Natalia, survived. The wakes were always expensive so she lost her fortune this way. She had money, but it all went into elaborate burials since all her children died shortly after being born. They called Urbano’s mother “Eggplant” because she would always get pregnant whenever she fooled around. This one got hiccups often and one time interrupted Mass at the moment of the Elevation: “it seemed like she was laughing and crying at the same time.” She wound up marrying Lucio Chico the tavern owner. He was often called “Grandfather” and his other son, Fidencio, had two “frisky” daughters, one of which had the mean nickname of “Stuck Up.” The other daughter was tall and blue-eyed and many said she wasn’t his. The narrator tells us that Urbano Gómez died a while ago, perhaps fifteen years, but that he was a memorable person.

პედრო პარამო by Juan Rulfo