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La Familia del Lazarillo
The hero of these adventures was born in a town in the province of Salamanca in Spain shortly after the discovery of America. ...
The parents of Lazarillo were Tomé González and Antoña Pérez. Since Lazarillo was born near the river Tormes, he took the name of Lazarillo de of Tormes when he went out into the world in search of adventures. ... )
When Lazarillo was very young, his father was put in jail. ... Within a while Lazarillo had a little mulatto brother.
But Zayde earned so much money and now Lazarillo was so content and he loved Zayde and his little mulatto brother.
El empleo del Lazarillo
After a few years of this content life, Zayde the black man (Moor) lost all of his money and left the family. ... Such began the adventures for which Lazarillo would become famous. ...
Even though he earned plenty of money, the blind man was very greedy and he never gave Lazarillo anything to eat other than a piece of old, hard bread. ... In order to eat enough, Lazarillo had to rob food from the bag. ... )
Lazarillo liked wine, but he had to steal it from his master. Once when Lazarillo was taking a drink of wine, his master caught him in the act and hit him so brutally in the head that he lost consciousness. The poor Lazarillo was sick for a few days because of the blow that the blind man gave him. ...
La aventura de las uvas
Lazarillo and his master went from town to town in search of food and money.
They arrived at a town called Almoroz, near the city of Toledo, where a man gave a bunch of grapes to Lazarillo. ...
Lazarillo didnt intend, on this occasion, to deceive his master; but the blind man began to take the grapes two at a time. So Lazarillo began to take his grapes three at a time.
After both of them finished eating the bunch, the blind man said: - Lazarillo, you have deceived me. ... -asked Lazarillo. ...
Now Lazarillo knew better than ever that his master was very intelligent.
One night while the two were making preparations to eat in an inn, the blind man became angry at a trick that Lazarillo played and he almost killed him with blows, by hitting him.
Now Lazarillo was so afraid of his master that during the night he left the inn and took the road to Torrijos, a small town. ...
Lazarillo halla otro amo
Lazarillo of Tormes didnt find any work in Torrijos. ... The priest believed that Lazarillo was an intelligent boy and he asked him if he knew how to help with mass. Lazarillo answered yes, and the priest took him into his service. ...
Lazarillo had to sleep on the straw and the priest only gave him some crumbs and, every four days, an onion. ... Lazarillo bought a key for the chest and no having any money of his own, he paid for it with some of the bread that was in the chest. ...
Lazarillo was happy for a few days now that he had so much bread to eat, but finally the priest began to believe that there was a thief in the house. ...
-Lazarillo! ...
El cura y la serpiente
Just as Lazarillo feared, the priest figured out a way to prevent the mice from entering the chest. ...
When the priest left the house the following day, Lazarillo went to see the chest. ... Lazarillo suffered plenty. ... While his master was sleeping, Lazarillo went to the kitchen, where he got a knife. ... He covered up the new hole with some more wood, but, during the night, Lazarillo opened one more after another. ... That night Lazarillo ate the bread and the cheese. ...
One night the priest heard a noise in the straw where Lazarillo was sleeping. ...
Lazarillo was badly injured and the priest found the key to the chest and the trick used by the boy. ...
El escudero pobre
Lazarillo went from town to town, always asking for bits of bread. ...
Upon seeing Lazarillo the squire asked him:
-Boy, do you want a master? ...
Lazarillo was very happy with his new employment and went with his new master. ... In many places Lazarillo saw the merchants selling bread, meat, and other food. ... -though Lazarillo. ...
-Yes, sir -responded Lazarillo. ...
Lazarillo was very weak due to the hunger he had. ...
Vuelve el hambre
The squire and Lazarillo spent the afternoon talking, and when evening came, the squire said:
-Dear Lazarillo, we have passed the time in nice conversation and we have not mentioned dinner. ... After dressing and putting on his sword the squire said that he was going to hear mass and that Lazarillo should stay in the house.
Lazarillo didnt want to spend the entire day in the house.
Approximate Word count = 3962
Approximate Pages = 15.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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