Summary of Capítulo 9 "Tortitas Envenenadas" Libro del año 2022 "Aventuras en la Jungla"

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In "Tortitas Envenenadas," the Maestro's family must pass several tests in order to gain his approval. However, none of their efforts work and the villagers come to mock them every Wednesday night. One day, the family goes to the market to buy supplies for a school they plan to build. On the way home, they stop at a sugar refinery and buy black sugar. The next day, when the children come home from school, they find that their mother has made tortillas from the rice and sugar. They all begin to feel ill and are taken to the hospital. If the Maestro had not acted, they would have died.

• 00:00:00 This chapter, titled "Tortitas Envenenadas," follows the family of the "Maestro" as they try to pass several tests in order to gain his approval. However, none of their efforts work and the villagers come to mock them every Wednesday night at the "cult of adoration" to which the family must travel. One day, mother Pepe asks her sons to go to the market to buy vegetables. On their way, the girls discuss their plans to build a house of medicine and school. This sets father's heart aglow and he tells his son, "I want to go to school too." Kiri is excited and decides to go to school too. Papa agrees and they go to the market to buy necessary supplies. After buying tortillas at three separate stores, the family makes their way home. Along the way, they stop at a sugar refinery where they buy black sugar called "gula malaca." They also buy essential oils and food items for the school. Finally, they make three trips to bring everything home. Upon returning, Papa says he can't give Kira the tortillas because he has to work the next day. Kira asks if she can keep them, to which Papa agrees. The next day,
• 00:05:00 When Pepe's children came home from school, they found that their mother had bought a lot of things and called everyone to come and eat tortillas made from rice. Pepe's wife then went to the river and sat down with the children, but she could not help but feel ill too. They all noticed that they were feeling bad, and soon they began to experience an intense pain in their stomachs. They asked their mother, but she could not help them. They asked their father, but he could not help them either. Then they asked their older brother, but he said he was busy. They asked their older sister, but she said she was busy too. They asked their mother's esposa (wife), but she said she was not available. They asked the maestro (teacher), but he said he would have to call the jefe (boss) María. The jefe María came, and they all told him what was happening. He realized that they had been poisoned and asked his wife to get the medicine. Pepe's wife then went to get the maestro, and the other villagers came. The jefe María called for an ambulance, and the children were taken to the hospital. If the maestro had not acted