Federico Stories

After the independence of El Salvador, new farmers started to build incredible fortunes in El Salvador. However, some of them were not as successful as others, and they decided to reach a deal with the devil. The devil would give them all the gold and silver they wished for but at a high price for their souls. The weak farmers agreed to the devil’s terms and their souls started to corrupt fast with all the “free” gold and silver they were getting. They started to mint new coins that they had to protect at every cost since they were their treasure. After they minted the coins, they stored them in jars (figure 1) and buried them in secret places that only they knew. Figure 1. A jar that was full of gold.  ¹ These weak farmers didn’t trust anyone and even less any banker who could reuse their treasure in bad ways. This was theirs and only theirs, and only they or their descendants had to know their locations. Years passed, and some of these farmers died without any descendants leaving...

Long ago, Mr. Money used to live alone in his gigantic Mansion in San Pedro Nonualco. One day, he decided it was the right time to propose marriage to Mrs. Fortune (figure 1), and she agreed. Figure 1. Mr. Money and Mrs. Fortune. ¹ After they got married, Mr. Money wanted to discover who was the most successful of them because he wanted to prove that the pants are more powerful than the skirts and proposed a game to his wife. His wife was intrigued and asked him: “How are we going to know it? Do you have anything in mind, honey?” “Look, let’s take two beasts from my barn and ride them to the countryside.” Answered Mr. Money. They rode their horses for a couple of hours until they saw a small cabin in the middle of nowhere. It looked so weak that it might collapse in the blink of an eye. “I’m going to ask for some water there; do you want some?” asked Mrs. Fortune. “It’s fine, let’s go.” Answered Mr. Money. However, the couple from the cabin was so poor that they ...