'Anton Perulero', a previously unpublished story by Maria Teresa Leon

This article offers a short story, apparently unpublished, by Maria Teresa Leon: 'Anton Perulero', wich was not collected in any book of stories. Probably written in Argentina, at the beginning of the 40's, it has been found in a notebook of this authoress, wich is kept in the National Library (Madrid). The story is destined to a readership of children, and its characters (Mariacastana, Matalas Callando, Anton Perulero himself) are taken from the world of proverbs, set phrases and children's songs; the interest in children's literature and in folklore had been present in Maria teresa Leon's writing from tis beginning.