¡A Zaragoza, o al charco!

[avuitoca]

 An Aragonese peasant walks down the road, and meets two travellers who are really St. Peter and Jesus in disguise.

"Where are you going?" asks St. Peter.

"To Zaragoza," says the peasant.

"You should not say that," chides St. Peter.  "You should say, if the good Lord wills it, you are going to Zaragoza."

"I am going to Zaragoza," replies the

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[avuitoca]

Yeah. I think the original story was intended to show how stubborn the Aragonese peasants were supposed to be. Perhaps I can offer a traditional tale more to your liking?

A man and woman get married. After their wedding ceremony, they leave in his horse-drawn buggy.

The dirt road is uneven. They haven't gone far, when the horse nearly stumbles.

The man turns to his bride, and solemnly says, "That's one." They proceed on their way.

After a short time, the horse trips over an obstruction.

Turning to his wife, the man shakes his head sadly. "That's two," he says.

They haven't gone much farther when the horse loses its footing again. The man shrugs at his wife and says, "That's three." He halts the buggy, goes to the back and brings out a shotgun, loads it, and deliberately aims at his horse. All this time, his bride is watching in puzzled silence. Then the husband shoots the horse dead.

Shocked, the wife berates him: "What are you doing? Why the hell did you shoot that animal? That was a perfectly good horse!"

Looking at his wife, the man shakes his head sadly. "That's one," he says.