Carnavalito
Books for children and young readers , 1972
Destino
Once upon a time, there was a boy named Bongo who worked in a blacksmith's forge. Bongo would wake up every morning at five, when the sky was still dark and the last stars were twinkling. He would then go down to the forge, light the fire, and work tirelessly until it was time to eat. Thus, one after another, the days passed in the boy’s life, brightened only by the affection of the Blacksmith and the stories he told him, until one day, war came to the village and destroyed what little he had.
Bongo was left so alone that he couldn’t stop crying. But then, amid the ruins, a mysterious harlequin appeared with a very special harmonica, who would guide him on a long journey to the land of peace.