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Juan Bobo's Story Of Pedro: A Spanish Folk Hero
Pedro’s Story

Who is Pedro? He is a Spanish folk hero. Pedro is a clever trickster, who cheats the greedy and corrupt tyrants. He thinks and plans ahead to outwit them. Pedro Urdemales is also a foolish man who goes by the name Juan Bobo. Juan Bobo takes everything literally. Juan Bobo always get into bad situations, but is lucky in the end. Pedro has been around for about 900 years and has skipped from culture to culture. He is still heard around the world. Pedro and Juan Bobo are both characters who show the underdog side and give people hope. In the end Pedro is a ludicrous deceiver who is a character of great interest in many cultures around the

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