Summary sort

Martina, a beautiful cockroach, is

looking for a husband and receives

gifts from her family and advice from

her grandmother on how to find the

perfect match.

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Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha

lived in a street lamp in Old Havana

with her family.

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Papa sends the parrot all over Havana

to spread the news that Martina is

looking for a husband.

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• False

Abuela suggests using the Coffee Test

to see how Martina’s possible husbands

might treat her when they are upset to

see their true character.

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A rooster, a pig and a lizard all fail the

Coffee test because they respond in a

way that shows they would not be a

good match for Martina.

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Martina’s family watched as she sat

and greeted suitors from the balcony.

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The pig comes to greet Martina and

smells of rotten eggs, turnip peels and

stinky cheese which makes the hairs on

Martina’s legs curl.

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The lizard changes colors three times

when Martina spills two cups of coffee

on his tail.

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Martina meets Perez, the mouse, but

before she can perform the Coffee Test

he surprises her by spilling the coffee

on her feet. She is delighted by him and

that he also has a Cuban grandmother.

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• False

Martina learns that you should always

judge someone's character based on

their actions instead of just by the way

they look.

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• False