One Hundred Years of Solitude

prodigious fables about flying
carpets and whales that fed on
entire ships and their crews. It
was during those days that in
a moment of carelessness
little Aureliano appeared on
the porch and his grandfather
recognized the secret of his
identity. He cut his hair,
dressed him taught him not to
be afraid of people, and very
soon it was evident that he
was a legitimate Aureliano
Buendía, with his high