Project Gutenberg 2010-03-09 Public domain in the USA. 160 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous A Pata no Choco Produced by Pedro Saborano (produced from scanned images of public domain material from Google Book Search) "A Pata no Choco" by Anonymous is a dialogue-driven short story likely written in the early 19th century. This humorous piece revolves around two characters, Maria Pires and Tereza Fernandes, who engage in a lively conversation about a mysterious and troubling incident involving a hen that has ceased laying eggs. The book delves into themes of superstition and the absurdities of rural life, showcasing the cultural quirks and beliefs prevalent during that time. In the narrative, Maria expresses her distress over her hen, which seems to be under a supernatural influence that prevents it from returning to its normal behavior. The two women share their thoughts on various folk remedies and solutions while discussing ominous dreams that foreshadow maleficence involving the hen and its eggs. As they explore these themes, humor intermingles with superstition, illustrating how community gossip and shared fears intertwine in their lives. Ultimately, the story reveals not only the nature of their worry but also the wisdom and camaraderie that sustains friends in the face of absurdity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. pt Portuguese literature -- 19th century Dialogues PQ Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Category: Short Stories Category: Humour 38977 2025-06-13T05:48:25.136293 text/html 34644 2010-03-09T09:27:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 13820 2010-03-09T09:27:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 79682 2025-06-13T05:48:29.030298 application/epub+zip 78516 2025-06-13T05:48:26.818297 application/epub+zip 78516 2025-06-13T05:48:25.708294 application/epub+zip 147130 2025-06-13T05:48:30.668297 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140839 2025-06-13T05:48:28.418273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119866 2022-09-14T13:48:18.482158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32751 2025-06-13T05:48:24.868302 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32418 2010-03-09T09:26:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 13040 2010-03-09T09:27:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18493 2025-06-13T05:48:30.804262 application/rdf+xml 11071 2025-06-13T05:48:26.263304 image/jpeg 3011 2025-06-13T05:48:25.983294 image/jpeg 78264 2025-06-13T05:48:25.142291 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Unknown en.wikipedia