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¡Hoy es jueves jovial!     (Today is jovial Thursday!)

La fecha es el diecisiete (17) de febrero del año dos mil veintidós. (The date is February 17, 2022.)

Juguemos al trompo.     (Let’s play with tops.)

While playing with tops is a favorite childhood pastime all around the world, trompo is used across Latin America to refer to a wooden top wrapped in string. The string helps to control the spinning of the top.

Para jugar al trompo necesitamos:     (To play  trompo, we need:)

una peonza	(a top)
una cuerda	(a length of string)
el suelo	(the ground)

Ready to pull and spin? Here are the instructions for playing trompo.

¡Que tengas un jueves jovial!     (May you have a playful Thursday!)

L. A. Feliz

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