“Maruja, Maruja! What happened here!?” my mother yells out.
She is pounding on the counter & hollering, but I think it’s all a waste of energy. Mom knows Maruja is deaf and she is in her room – No way will she hear mom’s yelling!
But I guess this is one way to vent-out her frustrations.
I go get Maruja from her room while mom keeps yelling. “You’ve burned another dinner. How many times do I have to tell you! Don’t leave the stove on and unattended.”
Maruja has got to be in her late 40’s. She is very timid, deaf and talks w/a bad lisp.
She has black straggly hair, a bulbous nose, rough complexion and in my eyes, the only thing missing is a big hairy, wart on the chin to complete the image I have created of her.
Its obvious why we all call her ‘Maruja la Bruja’ (Maruja the Witch)
Needless to say that I don’t very much like her and her cooking…
AGHH – I hate it!
I get Maruja to follow me into the kitchen & then I run off to the living room to watch Bugs Bunny. Maruja enter the kitchen, sees the smoke & runs over to the range to see what has happened. She gasps as she realizes what mom is yelling about.
I turn up the volume on the TV as I know what’s gonna come next…
I love this re-run! It’s Broom-stick Bunny.
Witch Hazel is preparing “pretty potion” tea for Bugs, who showed up – trick or treating – as a witch (in Halloween costume) & starts doing Bug’s hair. I love this line from Witch Hazel :
“Tell me, who undoes your hair? Why, it’s absolutely hideous!”
But the laughter & jokes do not drown out mom’s yelling.
I guess mom has just about had it! Mom works long days & does not have time to cook or clean house and look after us kids. That’s why she hired Maruja in the first place!
But her cooking is eating up lots more time then mom expected. Maruja’s cooking is burned about 70% of the time anyway, but what difference does it make – it tastes awful to begin with and only dad & Danny seem to like it.
I don’t even thinks its edible!
I guess that it does not help that we kids don’t like her much and play tricks on her. Mom sure is pissed!
Not sure who turned up the temperature on the stove, but I think this time, it did the trick. Maybe the trick was just too good…
See, now Nancy is having to cook lunch & dinners; Patty gets to sweep & set the table; Danny has to mop the floors & do dishes; and I have to clean my room…
This summer, it looks like we are going to have to take care of ourselves.