Lights, camera, action!

The scene opens: The skies are a dark gray, a light rain is starting to come down but you can tell it has already been raining quite heavily because the grass is luminous and there are large lakes already formed at the sides of the roads and in the potholes. 

The camera scans the landscape and everything seems in order until we see the three figures clad in yellow suits, almost knee-deep in muddy water. There’s a bit of splashing as they tug at two pregnant goats that are defiantly pulling against their lead ropes.

The girl pleads to her goat, “Abigail, come on pretty girl, you can do it, I’m taking you to a warm place I know you’ll like” But the goat shifts her weight back stubbornly and swings her head sideways trying to break free of the collar.

After much whooping and hollering, coaxing and cajoling, the goats take a few steps forward and finally they’re on the gravel road.

Once again both goats look sideways and squat down, pulling with even more vigor at their ropes.

In the distance a single figure approaches riding a moto. As it moves closer you recognize the familiar purple and blue sweatshirt and see that it’s Antonio. He pulls up to the goats and jumps off, leaving the engine running. He comes up to Abigail and strokes her head a few times, taking her gently by the collar. The camera follows the two of them as they set off down the road at a casual pace, as though good friends.

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If anyone were to make a Full Belly Farm movie, I’m pretty sure Antonio to the rescue would be like at least 30% of the film. As for the soundtrack, there’s so much music around here it would be very difficult to choose. But for the most part I think the rancheras that are played so frequently wouldn’t really do the trick. So I think the soundtrack would probably be Joaquina singing her songs while washing vegetables.