:07:17
Three children eat a slice of bread dipped in water.
:07:19
Until recently bread was almost unheard of here.
:07:21
It was given them by their teacher...
:07:25
...who makes the children eat in his presence...
:07:28
...fearing their parents will take it from them
if they take it home.
:07:36
The children are summoned to school.
:07:45
These ragged, barefoot urchins receive the same education...
:07:49
...as children the world over.
:07:52
Clothing is brought back by Hurdanos who leave...
:07:55
...each summer for Castilla and Andalusia.
:07:59
They go there mainly to beg.
:08:02
When they return, they exchange clothing for potatoes.
:08:22
These hungry children...
:08:25
...are learning algebra.
:08:33
In some villages of Las Hurdes most of the children are orphans.
:08:37
They are abandoned children whom the women of Las Hurdes...
:08:40
...bring back from Public Assistance in Cuidad Rodrigo...
:08:43
...a two-day walk away across the hills.
:08:47
The women raise the children in exchange for 15 pesetas a month.
:08:51
This miserable sum is enough for an entire family...
:08:55
.. until the not-so-distant day when the practice is outlawed.