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The Cegua (Costa Rica)

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During colonial times, in Cartago in Costa Rica lived an alluring girl. She was stonishing as an orchid, with incredible curves, beautiful busts, shapely legs, and a face like no other. However, she was supercilious and didn't have any consideration for her parents. She often humiliated and disobeyed them because she was very upset that they were extremely poor. She couldn't understand why their parents didn't work harder so they could leave the poorest neighborhood and join the elite where she belonged. Years passed and one day, the alluring girl received an invitation from a wealthy and handsome Spanish man to attend a dance in his mansion. Her mother opposed it since the Spaniard was recognized as a womanizer who had no morals toward women. The young girl got enraged with her mom. She blasphemed against her and filled their humble house with expletives. Her mother just watched her daughter and cried in silence. The young girl was so frustrated that suddenly she raised he...

Cigua (Honduras)

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Cigua was a very hard-working Honduran girl. She was alluring and everyone loved her. She lived in a rural area with her parents. She always helped her mother at home, especially washing clothes in a nearby river. When Cigua turned 15 years old, a young man fell in love with her. It was love at first sight. The boy belonged to a good and wealthy family from the same town. The boy without thinking twice went to ask for the girl's hand. Cigua's parents realized the boy belonged to a wealthy family and accepted his proposal. In the following days, they agreed on their marriage date and started to organize everything. Several months passed and the wedding day arrived. Once at the altar, the priest asked the new couple to give him their baptismal certificates (a mandatory requirement). The boy presented his one, but the girl did not have any. She was not baptized. The couple begged the priest with all their hearts, but they could not get married. He declined each and every single s...