kampivara ca la kuadragesim : Capybara for Lent
ni'o lo vacmurse bu'u lo za'e tedysfemidju cimtu'a pu cfari i ca'o bo la xosEp isma,El ximenes cu gasnu lo nu lo jesxa'i cu farsni lo bi'u mabrnrodenti noi simsa lo'e gerku be la'o gy Labrador retriever gy lo ka barda i lo go'i se pi'o lo ka certu poi jalge lo nu vo'a ze'u lo nanca be li so'i cu rapcreze'a cu darxi lo rixpau be lo stedu be my lo jesxa'i i lo bi'u nai nunkalte cu nu kalte fi na'e bo lo nu vimcu ro fanza danlu lo pintu'a be bu'u lo nanpau be la venesueluas i go'i fi lo sanmi i to'u nai lo rectu be lo kampivara noi traji lo'i mabrnrodenti fo lo ka barda ni'o zu'u lo'e kampivara bu'u lo drata ke ketco gugde be mu'u lo ge'orgu'e e lo razgu'e cu ve cange te zu'e lo nu crepu lo skapi be vo'a i zu'u nai lo rectu be lo go'i bu'u la venesueluas cu seldjica je kukte cidja i je lo jdima be lo go'i cu pilji li re ji'i ma'u lo jdima be lo bakni rectu ni'o lu ti noi jibri cu zmadu tu'a lo bakni lo ka nandu li'u cu se cusku la ximenes ca lo nu kalte lo kampivara ca lo nicte bu'u la'o sy Hato Santa Luisa sy noi cange gi'e kurctotre li pa xa ki'o i ce'o bo lu i ku'i dunli fi lo ni ce'u ve pleji li'u se cusku xy i xy jo'u ze drata kalte noi pilno lo xumjimcelxa'i ku jo'u lo gasta tubnu cu catra pa bi kampivara ca lo bi'u nai nunkalte ni'o lo nunkalte noi dikni fi lo nanca cu fasnu ca la kuadragesim noi le te ckini be ke'a bei lo kampivara cu simsa le te ckini be la'o gy Thanksgiving gy bei lo xruki i lo la'orxi'ojda cu tolcru lo nu lo mabru rectu cu se citka ca so'a djedi po la kuadragesim i to'e se mu'i nai bo so'i selgu'e be la venesueluas cu xusra lo du'u lo finpe cu zmadu lo mabru lo ka ce'u simsa lo kampivara i ju'o cu'i lo se go'i cu srana lo vrusi be lo kampivara joi silna be'o noi simsa lo vrusi be le finprsardina je xarju ni'o lo kampivara cu se nelci la ugos tcaves noi ralja'a gi'e pu verba bu'u lo glare pintu'a be bu'u la venesueluas be'o noi so'i vo'a bu'u ke'a cu zvati | [From the International Herald Tribune:] As dusk fell on the tropical wetland, José Ismael Jiménez pointed his harpoon at a rodent about the size of a Labrador retriever. With aim that comes from years of practice, he landed his spear on the back of its head. But this hunt was not about ridding Venezuela's southern plains of varmints. It was about dinner. The hunter's only goal was the meat of the capybara, the world's largest rodent. Unlike other South American countries, including Argentina and Brazil, where capybaras are raised mainly for their hides, in Venezuela the rodent's meat is a sought-after delicacy, fetching prices almost double those for beef. "This job is harder than cattle," Mr Jiménez said while on a night hunt for capybaras on Hato Santa Luisa, a ranch spread over more than 16,000 hectares. "But it's just as rewarding." Mr Jiménez and seven other hunters, armed with .22-calibre rifles and steel pipes, killed 18 capybaras during their foray. The annual hunt comes before Easter, when capybara has a status in Venezuela similar to that of turkey during Thanksgiving. While the Catholic Church generally forbids eating meat during certain days of Lent, many Venezuelans insist the capybara is more akin to fish than meat. That may have something to do with how salted capybara tastes, resembling a mixture of sardines and pork. Capybara aficionados include President Hugo Chávez, who grew up on Venezuela's steamy plains where the animals are common. [New York Times capybara hunt slideshow] |
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While the Roman Catholic Church generally forbids eating meat during certain days of Lent, many Venezuelans insist that the capybara is more akin to fish.
Yes. Commandments 1-8 can be bypassed with this excuse as well. "Hey, I'd honor my father and mother but it's really more like eating fish."
Ha! "I may be worshiping this chocolate graven image, but it's been graven into the shape of a piranha. And I am gonna eat it, after I'm done worshiping it."
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