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Download this Document for Free him with his fists. He accompaniedevery blowwith a curse. I hope you die, youlittledemon,he said between sobs, forhewas crying and he could hardly see. Ambowriggled and struggled and tried tobite Baldos legs. Failing,he buriedhis face inthe sand and howled lustily. Baldo nowleft him and ran tothe black-spottedpuppy which he caughtup in his arms, holdingitagainsthis throat. Ambo followed, crying out threatsand curses. He grabbedthe tailofthe puppyand jerked hard.The puppy howled shrilly and Baldo let it go,but Ambo kept hold ofthe tail as the dogfell tothe ground. Itturnedaroundand snappedat the hand holding itstail. Its sharp little teeth sank into the fleshy edge of Ambos palm. With a cry, Ambo snatchedaway his handfrom the mouth ofthe enragedpuppy. Atthat moment the windowofthe house facing the streetwas pushedviolentlyopen and the boys father,Tang Ciaco, looked out. He saw the blood fromthe toothmarksonAmbos hand. He called out inarticulatelyand the twobrotherslookedup in surpriseand fear. Ambohid his bittenhandbehindhim. Baldo stoppedtopick upthe black-spottedpuppy,butTang Ciaco shoutedhoarselytohim not to touch the dog. AtTang Ciacos angry voice, the puppy had crouched back snarling,its pink lips drawn back, the hair onits back rising. The doghas gone mad,the man cried,coming downhurriedly. Bythe stove in the kitchen,he stoppedto get a sizeablepieceoffirewood,throwing an angry look and a curseatNana Elang forlettingher sons play with the dogs. He removedasplinterortwo,then hurrieddownthe ladder, cursingin aloud angry voice.Nana Elang ran tothe doorway and stood there silently fingering herskirt. Baldo and Ambo awaited the coming oftheir fatherwith fear written ontheir faces. Baldohated hisfather asmuch ashefearedhim. He watchedhim nowwith half amind toflee asTang Ciaco approachedwith the pieceoffirewood held firmly in one hand. He a big, gauntman with thick bonywrists andstoopshoulders. Ashort-sleevedcotton shirt revealedhis sinewy arms onwhich the blood-vesselsstood outlike roots. His short pantsshowed his bony-kneed,hard-muscledlegs covered with blackhair. He was acarpenter.He had come homedrunkthenight before. He was not an habitualdrunkard,but nowandthenhe drank great quantitiesofbasi and came home and beat his wifeand children. ~-,,, __ ,. Hewould blame them fortheirhard life and poverty. Youare aprostitute, ~_ he wo~ldr6arat his wife, and as he beat his children,he would shout,I -~. . - will kill you both, you bastards. IfNana Elang venturedto remonstrate, he would beat them harderand curse her forbeing an interferingwhore. I am king in my house,he would say. Nowas he approachedthe two,Ambo coweredbehindhis elder brother.Heheld ontoBaldosundershirt,keeping hiswounded hand at his back,unabletoremove his gazefromhis fathersclose-set,red-specked eyes. The puppy with ayelp slunk between Baldos legs. Baldo looked at the dog, avoidinghis fatherseyes. TangCiaco roaredat them to get away from the dog: Fools! Dont yousee it ismad? Baldo laid ahand onAmbo as they movedback hastily. He wantedto tell his fatherit was not true,thedog was not mad, itwas all Ambos fault,but his tongue refusedtomove. The puppy attemptedto follow them,butTang Ciaco caughtit with a sweepingblow ofthe pieceoffirewood. The puppy wasflung into the air. It rolledover once beforeitfell, howling weakly. Again thechunkoffirewood descended,Tang Ciaco gruntingwith the efforthe put into the blow,and thepuppyceasedtohowl. It lay on its side, feebly moving its jaws from which darkblood oozed. Once moreTang Ciaco raisedhis arm, but Baldo suddenlyclungtoitwith both handsand beggedhim tostop. Enough,father,enough. Dont beat itanymore,he entreated. Tears flowed down his upraisedface. TangCiaco shook him offwith an oath. Baldo fell on his face in the dust. He did notrise, but cried and sobbed and tore his hair.The rays of the risingsun fell brightlyupon him, turnedtogold the dustthat he raised withhiskicking feet. TangCiaco dealt the batteredpuppy anotherblowand at last itlay limpy still. He kickedit over and watchedfor a sign oflife. The puppy did not movewhere it lay twistedon its side. He turnedhis attentionto Baldo. Get up, he said, hoarsely, pushingthe boywith his foot. Baldo was deaf. He went on crying and kickingin the dust. Tang Ciaco struckhim with the pieceofwoodin his handand againtold him toget up. Baldo writhedand cried harder,claspinghis handsover the backofhis head. Tang Ciaco took hold ofone ofthe boys arms and jerkedhim tohis feet. Then he began tobeat him, regardlessofwhere ~,~. the blows fell. ~. .~do encircledhis head with his loose arm and strovetofree  ·~ ·-. hifil8elf,running aroundhisfather,plunging backward, ducking and twisting. Shamelesssonofawhore,Tang Ciacoroared. Stand still, Ill teachyou toobey me. He shortenedhis grip on the arm ofBaldo and laid on his blows. Baldo fell tohis knees,screamingformercy. He called onhis mother tohelp him. NanaElangcame down, but she hesitatedat the footofthe ladder.Ambo rantoher. Youtoo,Tang Ciaco cried,and struckat the fleeing Ambo. The pieceoffirewood caught him behindthe kneesand he fell on his face. Nana Elang ran tothe fallen boyand pickedhim up, brushing his clotheswith her handstoshake offthe dust. TangCiaco pushedBaldo toward her. The boytotteredforward weakly, dazedand trembling. He had ceasedtocry aloud,but he shook with hard,spasmodicsobs which he tried vainly tostop. Heretake yourchild,Tang Ciacosaid, thickly. He faced the curiousstudentsand neighborswhohad gatheredby the sideofthe road. He yelledat them togoaway.He said itwas none of their businessifhe killed his children. They are mine,he shouted. I feed them and Ican do anything Ilike with them. The studentsran hastilytoschool. The neighborsreturnedtotheir work. TangCiaco went tothe house,cursingin aloud voice. Passingthe deadpuppy, he pickeditup byits hind legs and flung it away. The black and whitebody soaredthroughthe sunlitair; fell among the tall corn behindthehouse. Tang Ciaco, still cursingandgrumbling,strode upstairs. He threw the chunkoffirewood besidethe stove. He squatted bythe lowtableand began eating the breakfasthis wifehad preparedfor him.