Short Story

Oscar The Goat

There was this goat named Oscar who was born on the Gonzales strawberry farm
in Irapuato, Mexico. When Oscar was just a young kid, too young to remember,
his mother and father died. So instead of being raised by a goat, like a normal

goat should, Oscar was raised by a very loving and motherly dog named Gloria.
Gloria was a good parent and treated Oscar as if he were one of her own pups.
She taught him all she knew about life, the basics: barking, growling, begging,
and above all, her favorite past-time of chasing cars, motorcycles and bikes.

Gloria was well respected in the dog community and was very strict with all the
other dogs, making sure that Oscar never felt out of place. So Oscar, the goat,
grew up believing he was a dog.

Now as you can imagine a goat running with a pack of dogs, chasing cars,

barking and growling is a pretty unusual sight and all the Mexican town folk in
Irapuato got a big kick out of it. They would hoot and holler, point and laugh at
Oscar. They would throw sticks and Oscar would fetch them back. It was great
fun!

But all fun must come to an end, because the truth of the matter is a goat has a

very different ending then a dog, especially in Mexico on Sunday afternoons. So

on an early Sunday morning in Irapuato, Oscar the goat was sacrificed to the
birria gods (birria is a delicious, spicy, goat stew).

Seora Gonzalez, who was known to be incredibly gifted in the kitchen, put up a

sign on her front yard advertising her delicious birria made from fresh goat meat
(Oscar) and soon enough people came to eat the steamy, spicy, oily, red stew for
35 pesos a serving along with hot, homemade, corn tortillas with a small but

delicious dessert of strawberries covered in cream. That's when a black Toyota

pickup truck with California plates pulled up in front of the Gonzalez house with
loud mariachi music blaring.

A Gringo popped out of the pickup truck. He was as Gringo as they get---blond
hair, blue eyes and tall. But there was something funny about this Gringo---he
dressed just like a Mexican farm worker. He had on huaraches (homemade

Mexican sandals) and donned an old beat up straw hat. He spoke fluent Spanish
with lots of slang mixed in----"no mameys" he said, "chido," he said. Everyone

was impressed with his Spanish and a little confused. He slurped down his order
of the birria, stuffed his face with the strawberries, stood up, then politely said,

"provecho" (bon appetite) to the others still eating and asked how much he owed
for the meal.

"50 pesos," replied seora Gonzalez keepong a straight face.

The Gringo gave a big smile and handed over the 50 pesos and then drove off.
Everyone hooted and hollered with laughter at the irony. The gringo that thought
he was a Mexican who ate the goat that thought he was a dog.

Intrinsic Elements
1. Theme

The Goats Fate

2. Characterizations/Disposition
a. Oscar

b. Gloria

: steadfast, patient, and easy going.

: loving and brave.

c. Senero Gonzales

: firm.

d. Gringo

: slang and funny.

3. Flow/Plot

Forward

4. Setting / Background
a. Place

The Gonzales Strawberry fram in Irapvota mexico

The Mexico Town

b. Time

Sunday afternoon the sentence is But all fun must come to an end,

because the truth of the matter is a goat has a very different ending then
a dog.

Sunday morning the sentence is So on an early Sunday morning in

Irapuato, Oscar the goat was sacrificed to the birria gods (birria is a
delicious, spicy, goat stew)

c. Atmosphere

Gratify the sentence is when oscar in foster care and raised by a

mother dog and also live like a dog

Tighten the sentence is Oscar the goat was sacrificed to the birria
gods (birria is a delicious, spicy, goat stew)
5. Point of view / Perspective
the third person

6. Conflict
But all fun must come to an end, because the truth of the matter is a goat
has a very different ending then a dog, especially in Mexico on Sunday
afternoons. So on an early Sunday morning in Irapuato, Oscar the goat

was sacrificed to the birria gods (birria is a delicious, spicy, goat stew).

7. Style of Language
a. Metaphor

So Oscar, the goat, grew up believing he was a dog

b. Simile

So instead of being raised by a goat, like a normal goat should, Oscar

was raised by a very loving and motherly dog named Gloria

8. Mandate

become to a good people, we must give the best one for life and be patient
for all situation