GLOSSARY:
los arbustos- shrub
la gramilla- grass
alambre de púa- barbed wire
trozo- log
empuñadura- grip, handle
adquirió- to obtain
trastornos- upsetting
divagaciones- wanderings
deshilachadas- worn, frayed
silbando- whistle
descacarado- stripped of bark
bananal-
ralo- sparse
hormigas- ants
plomo- lead
azada- hoe
arrancado bruscamente- uproot
cáscara lustrosa- shiny shell
costado- side
trascendencia- importance
haya resbalado- had slipped
malacara- reference to sweating
resoplando- breath heavily
hilos oscuros- obscure thread
anca- haunch
desprenderán- to remove
capuera- wild brush
tajamar- flood ditch
pedregullo...-volcanic soil w/stiff grass
empequeñecido- to belittle
descascarado- stripped of bark
bulto asoleado- destroyed shape
rayado de sudor- line of sweat