Little Gold Star by Unknown (Spanish Oral Tradition)Once upon a time, in what is now New Mexico, there lived a kind shepherd and his little girl, Teresa. She tended the house while he minded the sheep, and together they lived happily. Until one day, a neighbor lady began to coming to visit.
Soon, she was suggesting they marry, saying that he must be as lonely as she, a widow. But Tomás the shepherd did not want to marry her. That’s when the widow started crying, and now Tomás felt that he must marry her. So he did. No sooner had she moved in with her daughters, Isabel and Inez, than she became cold and cruel to Tomás’ girl.
Poor little Teresa had to do all the chores. Now her father went to market one day, and brought gifts back for the family. For the stepdaughters and their mother, gif
