Project Gutenberg 2010-03-09 Public domain in the USA. 56 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous A Pata no Choco Produced by Pedro Saborano (produced from scanned images of public domain material from Google Book Search) "A Pata no Choco" by Anonymous is a dialogue-driven short story likely written in the early 19th century. This humorous piece revolves around two characters, Maria Pires and Tereza Fernandes, who engage in a lively conversation about a mysterious and troubling incident involving a hen that has ceased laying eggs. The book delves into themes of superstition and the absurdities of rural life, showcasing the cultural quirks and beliefs prevalent during that time. In the narrative, Maria expresses her distress over her hen, which seems to be under a supernatural influence that prevents it from returning to its normal behavior. The two women share their thoughts on various folk remedies and solutions while discussing ominous dreams that foreshadow maleficence involving the hen and its eggs. As they explore these themes, humor intermingles with superstition, illustrating how community gossip and shared fears intertwine in their lives. Ultimately, the story reveals not only the nature of their worry but also the wisdom and camaraderie that sustains friends in the face of absurdity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pt Portuguese literature -- 19th century Dialogues PQ Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 38846 38763 2024-09-13T10:59:44.716237 2023-09-14T05:20:55.597515 text/html text/html 34644 2010-03-09T09:27:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 13820 2010-03-09T09:27:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 59029 2024-09-13T10:59:47.596195 application/epub+zip 58099 2024-09-13T10:59:45.807280 application/epub+zip 58099 2024-09-13T10:59:45.096232 application/epub+zip 126005 2024-09-13T10:59:49.029188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119698 2024-09-13T10:59:47.153215 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119866 2022-09-14T13:48:18.482158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32751 32652 2024-09-13T10:59:44.525211 2023-09-14T05:20:55.434527 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 32418 2010-03-09T09:26:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 13040 2010-03-09T09:27:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18299 2024-09-13T10:59:49.159205 application/rdf+xml 11078 2024-09-13T10:59:45.434198 image/jpeg 3012 2024-09-13T10:59:45.263214 image/jpeg 59572 2024-09-13T10:59:44.721240 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Unknown