The Other Stories by Subcomandante Marcos and the Zapatistas

The Other Stories/ Los Otros Cuentos by Subcomandante Marcos and the Zapatistas Index: 1. Old Antonio Dreams 2. The Story of the Others 3. Durito's Presentation 4. The Story of the Lion and the Mirror 5. The Story of the Noise and the Silence 6. Always and Never Against Sometimes 7. The Story of Looks 8. The Lion Kills with a Look 9. The Story of the Air of the Night 10. The Story of the Tiny Mouse and the Tiny Cat 11. The Story of the Sword, the Tree, the Stone and the Water 12. Those Who Came Later Did Understand _________________________________________________________________________________ 1. OLD ANTONIO DREAMS Antonio dreams of owning the land he works on, he dreams that his sweat is paid for with justice and truth, he dreams that there is a school to cure ignorance and medicine to scare away death, he dreams of having electricity in his home and that his table is full, he dreams that his land is free and that this is the result of its people governing themselves, he dreams that he is at peace with himself and with the world. He dreams that he must fight to obtain this dream, he dreams that there must be death in order to gain life. Antonio dreams and then he awakens... Now he knows what to do and he sees his wife crouching by the fire, hears his son crying. He looks at the sun rising in the East, and, smiling, grabs his machete. The wind picks up, he rises and walks to meet others. Something has told him that his dream is that of many and he goes to find them. The viceroy dreams that his land is agitated by a terrible wind that rouses everything, he dreams that all he has stolen is taken from him, that his house is destroyed, and that his reign is brought down. He dreams and he doesn't sleep. The viceroy goes to the feudal lords and they tell him that they have been having the same dream. The viceroy cannot rest. So he goes to his doctor and together they decide that it is some sort of Indian witchcraft and that they will only be freed from this dream with blood. The viceroy orders killings and kidnappings and he builds more jails and Army barracks. But the dream continues and keeps him tossing and turning and unable to sleep.