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I have never read a Cuban story before, so when I had seen the title of "In Cuba, I Was a German Shepherd" story, I decided to read it. It's about a small group of Cuban immigrants living in the US after the revolution in Cuba, and how their lives weren't well as in Cuba. Besides to the sense of nostalgia, and the feelings and emotions of the immigrant. I liked this tale even though it's a poignant tale, I was interested and I felt as I am a one of that group, as well as I know very well the meaning of being an exile.

I impressed by Máximo's joke about a little dog called Juanito, especially, Juanito's replied to the white poodle: "Here in America, I may be a short, insignificant mutt, but in Cuba, I was a German shepherd." (Menéndez, 2001,
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