P L A T E R O A N D    I I have taken the poems of a Spanish poet Juan Ramón Jiménez - about a small donkey living with his master in Spain and his death and life in donkey's paradise. I am attempting to illustrate them in my own childlike way. There are 30 in a story sequence with sections from the poem. The ones shown here are just a select few. Ellinore Bianca attends Mass In the evening the Angelus is ringing. The little village girl attends mass. Don José who wears a black hat and coat - is the priest. Sometimes Platero watches in the company of the little girl. © Copyright 1982, Ellinore Ginn The Daughter of the Charcoal Dealer The little daughter of the charcoal dealer was a pretty but dirty little girl, who sat in the doorway singing songs to her little brother. Platero lulled by the sweet music, would sometimes fall asleep in the long grass. © Copyright 1982, Ellinore Ginn Granadilla and the Fishermen After the October rains there was activity in the fishermen's houses. The men were dressed in a nautical way and wore heavy chains and boots. Granadilla wore a frilled skirt of many colours. She helped with the nets. The great ships of the wine merchants would come to the harbour as the haul of the fishermen was usually oysters, eels and crabs. © Copyright 1982, Ellinore Ginn Top of Page Platero is very ill One day the poet found Platero stretched out on his bed of straw. Old Warbon the Doctor who had looked after him was as fat as a watermelon. Poor Platero had eaten some poisonous roots and his eyes were sorrowful. © Copyright 1982, Ellinore Ginn Platero in Paradise/Heaven Of course the Angels looked after Platero in heaven. It is nice to think that perhaps the little donkey with his soft ears and large beautiful eyes gave rides to the smaller angels, who in turn tickled his ears. © Copyright 1982, Ellinore Ginn Ellinore Ginn invites you to read the story of 'Platero and I' which was taken from poems and then illustrated with paintings. The story of 'Platero and I'