A very special pet
A very special pet
Story By: Nicholas Mohr
The story is about Fernandez family. The family is poor and big. The family has just migrated to New York from Pureto Rico. The family is so poor that it has to sell all it's property just to meet the cost of the travel. The family has migrated to New York with the hope of getting good job and earning some money.
The family has a special pet named Joncrofo. The mother had bought it with the hope that the hen will lay eggs and she will be able to feed her family with fresh eggs. The neighboring children have a lot of play things, but the Fernandez children do not have any play things. They have just Joncrofo and the children are proud of it, the neighboring children have a lot of play things, but they do not have Joncrofo. There is the the close, warm and intimate relationship between Joncrofo and the Fernandez children.
Even in New York the family is not able to save money. What it earns is all spent, Christmas is coming and the kitchen store is already empty. Time has come for Joncrofo to lay eggs, but the hen does not. The mother fulfills all the possible treatment but they are of no use. Joncrofo is already burden to poor family. The mother decides to kill Joncrofo and her family will get fresh meat at Christmas. People do not generally kill there pet. It is the poverty which forces the mother to kill the hen.
The mother can not kill Joncrofo in the presence of the children. So she sends them away to play on the ground. Joncrofo lives in the kitchen. The mother knock the door, take a broom in her hand and runs after the Joncrofo. There is the long struggle between them. Finally the mother hits Joncrofo with the broom. Joncorfo falls unconscious on the floor. The children hear some noise coming from the kitchen. They find the kitchen room locked from in side. They suspect somethings wrong has taken place.
The mother opens up the kitchen door. The children cry and weep when they see Joncrofo unconscious on the floor. The mother is not in position to kill Joncrofo. She picks it up, caress and feed some drops of wine. JOncrofo is able to get back the lost unconscious. The strong ends with the image of Pureto Rico. The family wants to come back to Pureto Rico after it earns a lot of money in New York. The family has the dream of buying a bigger piece of land.
0 comments:
Post a Comment