Childhood and old age go hand in hand in this beautiful poetic text.

My neighbor Frankie is an old man who has lived many adventures. Mom says I shouldn't pay much attention to him because he's a grumpy grandfather who doesn't know what he's saying anymore. But what Mom doesn't know is that Frankie is the smartest man I know.

Frankie has traveled across half the world on foot and by horse, in trains and cars, in boats and planes. A long time ago, he used to work in the circus, and also in the theater I love when he sits down and tells me all his stories and adventures --he always amazes me Frankie has a lot of pets: a dog, a cat, two turtles... and a talking parrot He can even recite poems and pronounce the most complicated tongue twisters ever without making a single mistake.

It is true that sometimes Frankie gets very angry with his animal friends, but he is a kind person with a giant heart. And most important of all: he is my friend.

Read the first pages of Mi vecino Paco here below: