The Fisherman's Short Play by Anonymous Translated by Richard Huddleson

The life of a fisherman’s wife is rarely a jolly affair, especially in early modern Mallorca. Depressed by unforgiving poverty and feeling the need for some decent company, poor Llacinta is in dire straits. However, Lent is on the horizon and her fortunes could change swiftly.
With the switch from meat to fish, the event promises to be a real moneymaker if her husband can
reel in the catch and get it to market in time. However, his steadfast taste for the auld hootch could spell disaster. Should her economic outlook shift from bad to worse through her husband’s negligence, Llacinta will need to quickly make some big decisions to solve her pressing problems. Like a snake in the garden, a crafty solution appears to her in the guise of a wayward, meddling priest…