彼得罗·德·阿拉尔贡/PedrodeAlarcon
彼得罗·德·阿拉尔贡（1838—1891），出生在西班牙的安达卢西亚，那里曾出过许多知名的西班牙作家。阿拉尔贡早年学习法律，后投笔从戎，立下战功，被授予圣菲尔南多十字勋章。之后，他又开始了写作生涯，曾经写过剧本、小说和诗歌，其作品深受人们喜爱。
OldBuscabeatas' backbegantocurveduringtheperiodofwhichIamgoingtotell, andthereasonwasthathewassixtyyearsold, , andthesepumpkinshadattainedanorangecolorbothinsideandout, , itsstateofripeness, andevenbyitsname, , andsadlyexclaiming, "Soonweshallhavetopart!"
, whichhadcosthimsomucheffort, andsaidtheterriblewords, "!" Andhewalkedbacktothehousewithslowsteps, andspentthenightwiththeagonyofafatherwhoisgoingtomarryoffhisdaughteronthefollowingday."Mypoordearpumpkins!" Hesighedagainandagain, , "WhatelsecanIdobutsellthem? ."
Imaginethenhisextremeastonishment, furyanddesperationwhen, goingthefollowingmorningtothefarm, , "Oh, ifIcatchyou, ifIcatchyou!"
Thenhebegantoreflect, coldly, andhedecidedthathisbelovedpumpkinscouldnotbeinRota, , pumpkinsfetchedaverylowpricethere.
"TheyareinCadiz!" Hedecidedaftermuchthought."Thatrascal, therobber, robbedmelastnightatnineorteno', andIwillbeverymuchsurprisedifIdonotcatchtherobberandrecoverthedaughtersofmylabour." Sosaying, heyetremainedabouttwentyminutesnearthesceneofthedisasterasifcountingthemissingpumpkinsorplanningterriblepunishmentsfortherobber, untilitwaseighto'clockandheleftinthedirectionoftheboat.
'clock, carryingpassengers, justasthecargoboatleaveseverynightatmidnightcarryingfruitandvegetables.
