Relatos Fabulosos #78

Hilario’s morning stroll takes a comically abrupt turn when he walks straight into a telephone pole, only to stumble forward and vanish into an open manhole—his furious outburst swallowed by sudden darkness.

Panchito’s summer beach trip takes a delightfully absurd turn when his mother tries every trick in the book to feed him—orange slices, watermelon, a sandwich—but he’s unimpressed. Just as she gives up, she spots him completely absorbed in munching on a chunk of sand, scooped up with the plastic shovel he’s been clutching all along.

Roderico, a stout gentleman with a fondness for relaxation, ventures to the local bath house in search of renewal. After shedding his clothes and wrapping himself in a large white towel, he spends hours in the steam sauna—emerging hours later with a surprisingly slender frame.