Monday, February 22, 2010

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Three Portuguese under an umbrella, Rodolfo Walsh

1
Portuguese
The first was tall and skinny. Portuguese
The second was short and fat. The third Portuguese
was medium. Portuguese
The fourth was dead.




2 - Who was he? - Commissioner Jimenez asked.
- I do not - said the first Portuguese.
- I do not - said the second Portuguese.
- I less - said the third Portuguese.

3
Daniel Hernandez made four hats on the desktop.
The first hat was wet Portuguese forward.
The second Portuguese hat was dry in the middle.
The third Portuguese hat was wet out.
The Portuguese quarter hat was all wet.

4
- What were they doing in that corner? - Commissioner Jimenez asked.
- expected a taxi - the first Portuguese said.
- It rained a lot - said the second Portuguese.
- How it rained! - Said the third Portuguese. Portuguese
The fourth death was sleeping in his heavy overcoat.

5
- Who saw what happened? - Daniel Hernandez said.
- I looked toward the north - said the first Portuguese.
- I looked toward the east - said the second Portuguese.
- I looked towards the south - said the third Portuguese. Portuguese
The fourth was dead. He died looking towards the west.


6 - Who was the umbrella? - Commissioner Jimenez asked.
- I do not - said the first Portuguese.
- I'm short and fat - said the second Portuguese.
- The umbrella was a kid - said the third Portuguese. The fourth Portuguese
said nothing. He had a bullet in the neck.


7 - Who heard the shot? - Daniel Hernandez said.
- I am nearsighted - said the first Portuguese.
- The night was dark - "the second Portuguese.
- thundering and thundering - said the third Portuguese. Portuguese
The fourth death was drunk.


8 - When they saw the dead? - Commissioner Jimenez asked.
- When the rain ended - "the first Portuguese.
- When finished thunder - said the second Portuguese.
- When he finished his death - said the third Portuguese.
When finished die.


9 - What they do then? - Daniel Hernandez said.
- I took off my hat - said the first Portuguese.
- I found - said the second Portuguese.
- My homage to the dead - said the third Portuguese.
The four hats on the table.

10
- So what did? - Commissioner Jimenez asked.
- One cursed the luck - said the first Portuguese.
- One closed the umbrella - said the second Portuguese.
- One brought us running - said the third Portuguese.
The dead man was dead.

11
- You killed him - said Daniel Hernandez.
- Me, sir? - Asked the first Portuguese.
- No, sir - said Daniel Hernandez.
- Me, sir? - Asked the second Portuguese.
- Yes, sir - said Daniel Hernandez.


12 - One killed, one died, the other two did not see anything - said Daniel Hernandez. - One facing north, one east, one south, the west dead. Had agreed to monitor each other a side street, to have more chances of finding a taxi on a stormy night.
"The umbrella was a kid and you were four. While waiting, the rain will wet the front of the hat.
" The one facing north and looking south did not have to turn around to kill looking west. They had only move left or right arm at his side. The one who looked at this, however, had to turn around completely, because his back to the victim. But when you roll over wet the back of the hat. His hat is dry in the middle, ie wet and forth. The other two hats were dipped only forward, because when their owners turned to look at the corpse, had stopped raining. And the hat of the dead were completely soaked by the wet pavement.
"The murderer used a very small caliber gun, a Catkiller of those guys that play or have some women in their portfolios. The blast was confused with thunder (tonight was particularly intense thunderstorm). But the second Portuguese had to locate in the dark about the only really vulnerable to a weapon so small: the neck of his victim, between the thick overcoat and hat misleading. In those few seconds, the strong downpour soaked the back of her hat. His is the only one with this characteristic. Therefore it is the culprit. "

The Portuguese first went to his house. The second was not allowed. The third was the umbrella. The Portuguese quarter was dead. Muerto.

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