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The Envious and the Envied Compadres
By WILSON M. HUDSON
There was once a very poor rancher who had as his com-
padre or best friend a rich neighbor. These compadres
lived on adjoining ranches, and in their younger days they
had freely helped one another in bad times; but as Nacio
grew richer he became more grudging, and as Jose grew
poorer he became more proud.
From time to time Jose had borrowed a few centavos from
Nacio until the centavos had changed into more pesos than
Jos6 cared to add up. At last the poor man found himself
with no food in the house except a few nubbins of weevil-
eaten corn. He thought of calling on his rich friend; but
then he :said to himself, "No, I will not let him know my
need; he might refuse me, though he has plenty of corn
and would not miss a few kilos, to say nothing of an egg
or two or maybe even a chicken."
What should he do? Sitting still so as not to use up his
energy, he put his mind to work on a way out of his
situation. Soon he remembered hearing of a city about three
days' journey away where almost anything could be sold
quickly for a good price. There was nothing to do but sell
what little he had--the weevil-eaten corn.
"Wife," he called, "come here."
Wilson Hudson was born in Flatonia, Texas, but while still
very young was taken by his parents to Tampico, Mexico,
where the family lived until the outbreak of the Carrancista
revolution.. Back in the States, he attended the public
schools and later the Universities of Texas and Chicago. He
has taught in The Rice Institute and the University of Chicago,
and now after three and a half years in the Army Air Force
he is teaching English in the University of Texas.
During the 1930's he spent several summers in Mexico.
On one of his trips into the mountains west of Ameca in the
state of Jalisco he heard the story of the Envious and the
Envied Compadries.
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Boatright, Mody C. Mexican Border Ballads and Other Lore, book, 1946; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc67652/m1/43/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.