Margarita lives in a great big house surrounded by a tall hedge. From her favorite tree, she can see down into her beautiful, safe garden below. She can also see the shacks next door where her friend Rosario lives and where Rosario's mother makes the tortillas Margarita eats every day. One day, after Margarita leaves her tricycle outside, she hears whispering and sees Rosario and her brother drag it into their yard and hide it. Should she tell her mother? Full-color paintings.
Summary From her perch in a tree, Margarita can see many things. She can see her yard and garden. She can see the hedge in which she has hidden her tricycle. In the distance she can see Volcán de Fuego, which she fears will erupt some day. Across the hedge she can see the shack her poor neighbors live in. Then she sees her friend, Rosario, accompanied by Chepe, Rosario’s brother, stealing the tricycle from the hedge and hiding it near their shack. Confused and hurt, Margarita does not confront her friend, choosing instead to lie to her mother about how she lost the tricycle out of fear for Rosario’s safety and, perhaps, out of guilt over her own complicity.
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