Because one of her grandmothers lives down the street and the other in a far away country, Liliana experiences the very different ways of life when she visits them.
Fernando Florez and his family go on an excursion to San Vicente in time for the kite festival, but they have no kite until they all join together and make one from objects they have gathered including a map and string from a toy.
Maria Lili and her grandmother barter a dozen eggs at the market square to get the ingredients to cook their traditional Saturday chicken sancocho. Includes recipe.