Candileja s Story

The Candileja, is a fiery ball with
three torches, with arms like red
candela tentacles, which produces
the noise of broken vases. He goes
after drunks, infidels and
irresponsible and fearful parents.
which also scares travelers who
travel late at night. Grandparents
and great-great-grandparents, in
the homes of large families, told
this legend over and over again
to teach their children and
grandchildren who misbehaved a
lesson.
As they say, many years ago there was
an old woman who had two
grandchildren whom she pampered
too much, tolerating even the
strangest occurrences, rudeness and
wantonness.

When the old woman died, Saint

Peter scolded her for the lack of
rigidity in the education of her two
grandchildren and condemned her to
purge her sorrows in this world
The misbehavior of the grandchildren even required the old woman to play between three flames of candle that
the role of a pack horse to saddle her up and then ride her between the two of signify: the body of the old woman
them; the grandmother agreed for the happiness of her two grandchildren, and that of the two grandchildren .
who walked throughout the house as on the meekest horse.

RETOLD BY Andrey David

The end Duque Pérez, Grado 11- 1