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Perrico: A Short Story

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At the beginning I bought a bird we called it the perrico. My son roberto loved the bird and my other son panchito because It reminds them of all the good thing when they were young we all love the bird but what I don 't like is the noise. It sounds like a loud screech. One day when I got home I was so tired and exhausted from working hard. My back hurt so much I wanted to scream. But when I got home i got so mad because the bird was making a squaw. I wasn 't thinking so I walked in " ay voy a pagar ese perrico" I grabbed the broom and I waked the bird. All we saw was colorful feathers falling. I saw mi Niño panchito run away to hide him self away. I saw the rest of the family arguing and crying. It was a very sad sight and a terrible

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