The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

LA MARIPOSITA

ONE DAY, A LITTLE MARIPOSITA, VOLE QUE VOLE AROUND THE GARDEN,
DE REPENTE, SHE ASUOTO, WHEN SHE ASOTO, SHE REFLECCIONO, OH, WHAT
TONTA I AM, I FORGET TO OPEN MIS ALITAS.

Submitter comment: THIS JOKE IS AIMED AT THE PEOPLE OF BORDER AREAS BETWEEN THE U.S. &
MEXICO. THESE PEOPLE ARE CALLED POCHOS, BECAUSE THEY ARE OF NEITHER
COUNTRY. THE LANGUAGE THEY SPEAK IS A MIXTURE OF ENGLISH AND SPANISH
AND ONLY THEY UNDERSTAND IT. THIS JOKE, THEREFORE HAS NO MEANING
OR GIST IF TRANSLATED ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

Where learned: MEXICO ; CD VALLES

Date learned: 00-00-1977