The novel The Colloquium of the dogs, written by Miguel de Cervantes and published in 1613, is the fantastic story of two dogs that have the ability to speak.
Summary of The Colloquium of the dogs
the literary work The colloquium of the dogs of Cervantes, is one of the most charming stories that the poet Cervantes has captured, where they are represented by the talk between Cipión and Berganza, dogs that take refuge in the Hospital de la Resurrección, located in the city of Valladolid, away from the gate of the field that popularly called "The dogs of Mahudes".
The literary work the colloquium of the dogs, is a short novel, which as it develops takes the form of a novel within the picaresque genre, but it contains modern aspects.
Knowing that these dogs have the ability to speak, Berganza proposes to tell Cipión, for a whole night, the experiences he has had in the course of his existence with different masters, as well as his stay in cities such as Seville, Montilla and Granada, until it reaches Valladolid.
These two dogs, realizing that they could express themselves through speech, thought it was a miracle from heaven, which they were surprised about, but they were still worried about not knowing how long this blessing would last. enjoy reading From my heaven
Many people at some point will have commented that what dogs lack is talking. For many years, man has tamed dogs, and they have become his faithful friends.
We become their owners, masters and give them due attention and care, they are generally docile and affectionate. These animals get to know our daily events, our feelings and even our emotions, in fact many have the ability to anticipate what we feel.
History of Cipión and Berganza
The fantastic story of the two dogs: Cipión and Berganza, with the ability to speak, the first character acts as the narrator of his own existence, while the second maintains the ideal response.
Being the main protagonists two intelligent dogs, before starting their eager talk, they made sure that no one was around them and listened to them.
In the place where the two dogs were, there was a sentinel who was on guard, but he did not pay attention to them because he was sleeping. What Cipión and Berganza were trying to do with their cunning was not to arouse suspicion of their new ability to express themselves.
Cipión, is a perfect canine for controversy, he only listens very attentively, he rarely appears in history, however, the few times to show how the conversation should continue.
In short, Cipión has a brilliant intelligence and superiority that are distinguished by Berganza.
Berganza, was the one who began the story of his life from the moment he was born, and ended up in a cattle slaughterhouse. In that place he met his first master, Mr. Nicolás, his stay was unfolding very well until there was a day that Berganza, for some reason, did not fulfill his duties.
He had the task of taking a basket with meat to a friend of his master, but, in one of those, while he was on his way to do the job, a woman snatched the basket from his snout and was robbed.
Arriving at the slaughterhouse, his master found out what had happened, tried to kill him, Berganza had to stampede out of the place. He walked through many places, until he came to a flock of sheep, and a new owner opened the doors of the place, dedicated to taking care of the sheep.
It happened that the shepherds, when finding a dead sheep, the dogs were mistreated and Berganza did not escape this, every day a sheep destroyed by wolves appeared. He failed to see the ferocious animal that did the deed, which caused him a strong punishment.
Exhausted from the mistreatment that the shepherd gave him, he thought that the best thing was to flee from the place, until he arrived in Seville, getting a master, a very rich businessman. Berganza, to enter the house, would have to wait for his master to arrive, to whom he showed signs of affection, wagging his tail, bowing his head to the beat that licked his shoes, so the man accepted him, carrying out the work of house guardian.
The family had a domestic, who stole the keys to the house every night, to go share with a house worker, because she was very much in love with him. In addition, she took many things owned by the family, but Berganza did not give her away, and in gratitude she fed him.
Until the day came when Berganza held her so that she wouldn't continue stealing, she sank her teeth and destroyed part of her dress, the enraged woman stopped feeding her to take revenge.
From then on, Berganza begins to wander through all the streets, and meets a bailiff, known to his first master, he recognizes him and takes his friend Nicolás again, who does not accept him, he is hurt because he had escaped. .
The bailiff decides to take him to accompany him to his house, being another master in Berganza's life. So he spent a lot of time at the bailiff's house, but one day he was tired of dealing with thieves and women of the happy life and decides to leave his mistress. He continued with his wanderings.
While he was walking alone on his way, he ran into a poet, who would be his last master, he did not have time for Berganza, he fed on the leftovers of the poet. He stayed with him for a long time, accompanied him to his presentations, until one day they mistreated him with stones, they ended up in the town hospital, it is the same place where he meets Cipión.