The Stub Book Summary and Analysis of The Essay

The Stub Book - Pedro Antonio de Alarcon Summary of the Essay The Stub Book Rota was a small town where farmers grew fruits and vegetables. The quality of its tomatoes and pumpkins was famous. The soil of the Rota was not soil but pure and clean sand cast up by the ocean, blown by the wind. Farmers were very laborious. There was not even a tiny stream flowing through the field. Farmers had made wells from which they drew the precious liquid for their vegetables. They watered tomatoes seeds or pumpkin pip by hand like a father who gives water to his child. They loved their vegetables like their children. They even kissed, blessed and even gave names to the plants and vegetables. Uncle Buscabeatas was one of those farmers. He was sixty years old. He had spent 40 years tilling his field near the shore. He had grown some enormous pumpkins that they were turning yellow. He knew them by colour, shape and even by name. He planned to sell them the next day. He was sad because he was going to be s…