Stories of Paraná - In Rattlesnake Rattlesnake has

Stories of Paraná - In Rattlesnake Rattlesnake has

In rattlesnake rattlesnake has
Moyses Paciornik

There are days in this column, a lion Lions, without ferocity, Cascavel, no poison, explained why he keeps calling Cascavel Cascavel is, despite not having the most rattlesnakes.
The first time there were flat tire on our plane.
Douglas was one of the Real.
Vineyard in Foz do Iguaçu.
One of the passengers descend in Cascavel.
Hence the extraordinary parade.
At the airfield, even field, all covered with grass that original, nor the little plane and slope, the right wing low,
the animal chatters, rabeia.
In hard braking, looks like it will tip over.
In fright:
- What? What?!
The way of laughing quiet and punchy rider comes in desassustar.
- It was nothing serious.
Descends back to show.
- Stuck on the right tire.
Hit well in this horseshoe nails.
Some horse lost and decided where to land.
The city must have tire fitter.
While repairing the tire - calculate half hour, an hour - can descend, walk around.
From the top we had seen in the vast expanse of stunning woodland failure and more failure, the floor littered with tree trunks felled recently.
Heart-wrenching.
From time to time, isolated hovels.
After some time the airplane will begin to fall toward the two rows of houses, flanking street of mud.
About two hundred yards, if that. The bright red of the tiles shown very little of the old "city."
The street began almost directly from the airfield, situated on a higher plane.
Strolling gave for the record, low houses, wood ... Carts.
Horses.
Jeeps.
Everything.
Trucks, many. Cars are few.
Muddy. All muddy.
Men boots, dykes.
Women either. Warehouse.
Taverns, one maiorzinho. Entered.
Provoke the clerk.
- Only in the woods.
Here in the city had now no more.
- So I may have a soda.
- What?
- A refrigerant gas.
- Oh, yes! Gas.
We have.
Which wants?
- From raspberry (Coke he knew, there had not yet arrived). And well chilled.
- Icy? Only fresh, freshness basement.
Serve? (There, electricity had not yet arrived).
- Serve.
In this heat wave. The seat is killing.
How much?
- Five thousand reis.
- What? Are you crazy? In Curitiba out one thousand reis each bottle.
- In Curitiba? Here is Rattlesnake.
Per thousand reis, go kill its headquarters there in Curitiba.
Now get this. Rinse well.
Boa Viagem.
- No, no, give me anyway.
And they said:
Cascavel Cascavel? Not only in the woods, in the city no longer has.
No, huh? But that was good was gas.
That heat wave, with one seat, well worth the five thousand reis.
Or was crossed? Or was cruising? Or was it ... That money was it?

Moyses Paciornik, medical


Source: Stories of Paraná, Brasil.