El Cucurucho de Almendras / The Paper Cone Filled with Almonds : Colibri Books : 9798985566420 : 09 Aug 2022 : The boy was eight years old, an orphan and always hungry. When his mother died, he went to live with his grandfather who didn't treat him well. To forget about his bad fortune, and to get away from his grandfather, he went for walks in the small town away from the slum where he lived. Hoping to find something to eat, he looked through display windows in stores, butcher shops, and restaurants, but no one gave him anything. One day he was in front of a candy shop and he saw many kinds of delicious and colorful candy. But something caught his attention: a paper cone filled with sugar covered almonds which became his obsession, to the point that he had dreams about it. The paper cone filled with almonds was worth a 10-cent coin, but the boy didn't have it... ************************************************************************************************ Era un niño de ocho año