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1 Compay and comay are short for compadre and
comadre. If a man is godfather to your child, he is your
compadre. A woman who is godmother to your
child is your comadre. Since people usually choose good
friends to be their child’s godparent, compadre and
comadre often just mean “good friend.”
2 COMPAY MONO THE MONKEY and Comay
Jicotea the turtle were neighbors and they seemed
to be the very best of friends. Compay Mono was a
hard worker. He had a fine little farm where he raised
all sorts of good food. In the east he planted pumpkins
and in the west cassava. In the north he raised sweet
potatoes and in the south yams. Each day Compay
Mono visited every corner of his farm to pull up the
weeds and make sure no harm had come to his crops.
He was looking forward to a very good harvest.
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