While the portly Mesoñero—platicante el dinero

De tan rico forastero through his appetite to win—

Brought from out the meagre larder of his precious poor posada

A sabrosa sazonada, mess of beans, in dripping fried;

I was mindful of a greasy Padre, very fat and wheezy,

Who, with action free and easy, came and sat him by my side;

Saying, "Senor por mi vida, if I share your slight comida,

It is not because I need a meal, but that I wish to show

Mi poquito de respeto por tan principal sujeto."

"Tan afable y discreto Padre I am glad to know: