Lies that win lawsuits
So summary that they debase
Aquarium glass
Of city fish
Who lost their guts
On a bank of whitebait
On a beach without a sea.
Fishes of the City - Joaquin Sabina.
FISHES OF THE CITY
Cuauhtémoc arrived in the big city when he was just 19 years old, full of dreams for ballet and how it is normal at that age, fleeing from family control. He had been accepted into the great Ballet school of the country, that immediately made him the pride of the family.
Although it had never been a forced decision, when the students graduated, soon after they all decided to change their names to Igor and Natalia, in honor of the great Russian dancers of the 19th century, after doing so, without exception, they got work with the best Ballet companies in the city.
Cuauhtémoc who had been named in honor of his grandfather, a great fisherman who managed to raise a family of 8 children and a sick wife, thanks to fishing, little by little some of his children also became fishermen, including the Cuau's dad, who had a deep passion for fishing.
The teachers knew that Cuauhtémoc had great talent and they always insisted that if he did not change his name to Igor, it would be impossible for him to make his way into the world of Ballet. Cuauhtémoc, who also believed in his talent, believed that it was not necessary to change his name, that people would be able to appreciate his talent regardless of the name or surname. He wanted to be himself and not become the same as everyone else. There was no day in which he did not dream of fish.
When he participated in castings and contests, he was immediately left out, judges Igores and Natalias, from the list of names, eliminated him just by seeing his name.
So for 10 years, his best years had already passed him by and he had finally decided to change his name, after many talks with his friends. Because of his age it was no longer so easy, but he still found good jobs and later as a teacher. He sometimes regretted not having changed his name earlier.
When physical discomforts, wrinkles and gray hair began to appear, work became scarce again and he continued to dream of fish as when he was Cuauhtémoc. He had distanced himself from his family due to the shame of taking the name of his grandfather, for that of a Russian dancer. He worked in the big city as a carpenter, it was there when he decided to return to the name of Cuauhtémoc and go to the sea near his family.
That afternoon on the boat with his father, he felt that he was really enjoying the sunset for the first time and the sea breeze hitting his face. His father, who was already older, fell asleep enjoying the sea breeze. Cuau continued fishing without stopping, when his father woke up, he saw 30 identical fish in the bucket. -If you don't want to fish always the same, move the boat, not everything is luck Cuau. They moved the boat, Cuau threw the hook back into the water, he caught what seemed to be a very large tuna, the old rod broke and the Tuna continued on his way.
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