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Translator's Acknowledgments Platero and I List of Chapters I. Platero II. White Butterflies III. Twilight Games IV. Eclipse V. Fear VI. Kindergarten VII. The Crazy-Man VIII. Judas IX. Early Figs X. Angelus XI. The Pit XII. The Thorn XIII. The Swallows XIV. The Stable XV. The Castrated Colt XVI. The House across the Street XVII. The Little Idiot XVIII. The Ghost XIX. Landscape in Scarlet XX. The Parrot XXI. The Roof XXII. Return XVIII. The Locked Gate XXIV. Don Jose, the Curate XXV. Spring XXVI. The Cistern XXVII. The Mangy Dog XXVIII. The Pool XXIX. April Idyl XXX. The Canary's Flight XXXI. The Devil XXXLL. Liberty XXXIII. The Romanies XXXIV. The Sweetheart XXXV. The Leech XXXVI. The Three Old Women XXXVII. The Cart XXXVIII. Bread XXXIX. Aglaia XL. The Corona Pine XLI. Darbon XLII. The Child and the Water XLIII. Friendship XLIV. Lullaby XLV. The Tree in the Yard XLVI. The Consumptive Girl XLVII. Benediction XLVIII. Ronsard XLIX. Peep Show L. Wayside Flower LI. Lord LII. The Well LIII. Peaches LIV. The Kick LV. Assography LVI. Corpus Christi LVII. Promenade LVIII. The Cockfight LIX. Nightfall LX. The Stamp LXI. The Mother Dog LXII. She and We LXIII. Sparrows LXIV. Frasco Velez LXV. Summer LXVI. Forest Fire LXVII. The Brook LXVIII. Sunday LXIX. The Cricket's Song LXX. Bullfight LXXI. Storm LXXII. Wine Harvest LXXIII. Nocturne LXXIV. Sarito LXXV. Last Siesta LXXVI. Fireworks LXXVII. The Orchard LXXVIII. The Moon LXXIX. Play LXXX. Wild Geese LXXXI. The Little Girl LXXXII. The Shepherd LXXXIII. The Canary Dies LXXXIV. The Hill LXXXV. Autumn LXXXVI. The Captive Dog LXXXVII. The Greek Turtle LXXXVIII. October Afternoon LXXXIX. Antonia XC. The Forgotten Grape Cluster XCI. Admiral XCII. Vignette XLIII. Fish Scale XCIV. Pinito XCV. The River XCVI. The Pomegranate XCVii. The Old Cemetery XLVIII. Lipiani XCIX. The Castle C. The Old Bull Ring CI. Echo CII. Fright CIII. The Old Fountain CIV. The Road CV. Pine Nuts CVI. The Runaway Bull CVII. November Idyl CVIII. The White Mare CIX. Charivari CX. The Gypsies CXI. The Flame CXII. Convalescence CXIII. The Old Donkey CXIV. Dawn CXV. Small Flowers CXVI. Christmas CXVII. Ribera Street CXVIII. Rainy Season CXIX. She-Ass's Milk CXX. Clear Night CXXI. The Wreath of Parsley CXXII. The Wise Men CXXIII. Mons-Urium CXXIV. Wine CXXV. The Fable CXXVI. Carnival CXXVII. Leon CXXVIII. The Windmill CXXIX. The Tower CXXX. The Sand-Dealer's Donkeys CXXXI. Madrigal CXXXII. Death CXXXIII. Nostalgia CXXXIV. The Sawhorse CXXXV. Melancholy CXXXVI. To Platero in the Heaven of Moguer CXXXVII. Cardboard Platero CXXXVIII. To Platero, en su Tierra