Literary Fiction: Marcos's Mysterious Shipment

No one believed that his contraption could be put to any practical use.

To do it for commercial reasons, with a gigantic hot-air sausage carrying an advertisement for carbonated drinks.

The bishop appeared to bless the bird, but he was not asked to do so.

<p>He joked that they might as well hold on to them and wait for him to crash, so they could take them directly to his funeral.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The day dawned full of clouds, and the sky grew darker and darker with thick gray clouds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It attracted the largest crowd until half a century later, when the first Marxist candidate attempted to become President through democratic channels.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A shipment of enormous boxes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The parade grounds; loose bits of wood, metal, and painted cloth</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>According to an instruction manual written in English, with the help of his imagination and a small dictionary</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A bird of prehistoric dimensions with the face of a furious eagle, wings that moved, and a propeller on its back</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The public was initially fascinated, but their interest quickly waned</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He would take off in his bird and cross the mountain range; it became the most talked-about event of the year</p> Signup and view all the answers