¡Hoy es jueves jovial! (Today is jovial Thursday!)
La fecha es el veintiuno (21) de abril del año dos mil veintidós. (The date is April 21, 2022.)
Juguemos a las bolas criollas. (Let’s play bolas criollas.)
Bolas criollas (“Creole balls”) is a traditional Venezuelan sport that descended from traditional European boules sports. Two teams of two players each have four heavy balls (one team has red balls and the other green) that they need to place as close as possible to a smaller ball.
Para jugar a las bolas criollas necesitamos: (To play bolas criollas, we need:)
| cuatro jugadores | (4 players) |
| cancha | (court) |
| mingo | (jack—small target ball) |
| cuatro bolas rojas | (4 heavy red balls) |
| cuatro bolas verdes | (4 heavy green balls) |
| cinta métrica | (measuring tape) |
Time to toss and roll! Here are the rules to play bolas criollas.
¡Que tengas un jueves jubiloso! (May you have a jubilant Thursday!)
L. A. Feliz