Candelária's Curse
Candelária's Curse by Charles Fletcher Lummis is a novel that tells the story of a young woman named Candelária who is cursed by a witch doctor after refusing his advances. The curse causes her to become increasingly isolated and alone, leading to a tragic fate.
By Charles Fletcher Lummis · First published 1897 · Genre: Historical Fiction, Drama, Adventure · 3,235 words
First lines
What a snip-click! snip-click! snip-click! of the big steel shears, till the corral rang like an exaggerated telegraph office! Hoarse voices kept calling out "_Numer' uno! _" "_dieziseis! _" "_veintetres! _" and tall, handsome Lorenzo, standing in a corner with the tally card in his hand, penciled a mark opposite No. 1, No. 16, No. 23, and so on as each man called out the number by which he was known. The calls came fast, and for each one a shabby gray shadow, looking like the ghost of a boy with a home hair-cut, "only more so," went scurrying into the ranks of his yet unshorn fellows. The big corral was full as it could hold. Fifteen hundred sheep were there, so tightly packed that a mouse tossed upon their backs could hardly have found its way to the ground between them. Only in the triangular corners of the fence (which was built of logs laid up in zigzags) was there a trifle of room; and it was from these that all the noise came.
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: Charles Fletcher Lummis
- Date: 1897 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Drama, Adventure, Romance
- Length: 3,235 words
- Structure: 1 section, 46 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Historical Fiction — The setting and characters fit within a specific historical period and real events. The book revolves around the life of Candelária in the historical context, which is a central theme of historical fiction.
- Drama — The book deals with intense, dramatic events such as personal conflicts, struggles and redemption. The intense personal interactions categorize it as drama.
- Adventure — The narrative includes elements of adventure, including exciting experiences and events.
- Romance — Elements of romance are present in the relationships between characters, although they are not the primary focus of the narrative.
Tags
mystery · supernatural · historical fiction · adventure · folklore · cultural heritage · Latin America · urban legend · family saga · suspense · drama · identity