The “ventolines” lived in the clouds at sunset. They were like angels and had very large green wings. Their eyes were white like waves when they untangle, and their faces were like those of angels. When an old fisherman got tired of pulling up the nets, the ventolines would come down from the sunset clouds and load the fish into the boat and wipe the sweat off the fish, or wrap them with the green wings when it was cold. Then they would take the oars and bring the boat close to the docks. If there was no wind they would blow so that the breeze would be enough for the boat to sail.

The “espumeros” were chubby little men, dressed in a tunic the color of seaweed and were always playing with the foam as they ran along the crest of the waves or the trails of the boats. Some are dark-haired, bright-eyed, and guide the boats in foggy weather. Others are blond and are in charge of going to the homes of the sailors’ relatives to bring them news about them. They usually go to land to pick flowers to make necklaces for the mermaids, who exchange them for seashells: with them filled with freshwater, they fly over the fields when there is dryness, watering them. And if bad weather approaches, they warn the fishermen to return to port.

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