Mountain tales
We continue with the publication of the micro-stories of the first edition of the competition: High Altitude Storieswe let you enjoy "Cuentos de montaña" (Mountain Tales), by Javier Bernal Rubio.
Mountain tales
-by Javier Bernal Rubio-
-Dad, Dad, please tell me the story of the snake that saved Monte Perdido from the fire!
-Son, but I've told you that one so many times that you must know it by heart by now?
-Well, Dad, then tell me the story of Chorche, the lammergeier, when he found Roland's lost sword!
-But I told you that one yesterday!
-So, pleaseTell me a new one, one about bears or marmots!
-Well, let's do something better. We'll go and meet the snake and Chorche, and we'll walk in Roland's footsteps and find Monte Perdido, and there we'll have a thousand and one new stories to tell. There we'll have a thousand and one new stories to tell. How about it, son?
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