"Los Muchachos del Memphis"

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MaineGirl

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My kids (Spanish 2 students) are going to read this short story. I already anticipate a lot of slang that we will not know. So I am starting this thread early....and I will start posting when we get stumped.

It's a great story btw!
 

clara

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could it be some type of lizard? i am thinking of chi chi peralta's song about the "ciguapita linda".
 

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Thanks, Clara!

Arielito Rivera told me that it is from a Dominican myth about a woman who has backwards feet and only goes out at night.

The kid in the story is described as being able to run as fast forwards as backwards.

This makes sense, anyone else want to chime in?
 

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Yes, sounds like that myth is the inspiration for the song. I referred to the lizard because when I saw Chi Chi Peralta live, the Ciguapa looked lizard-like.
 
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