On Easter Sunday, the narrator, a Republican soldier,..... a pontoon bridge on the Ebro Delta during the Spanish Civil War to explore the land beyond…

On Easter Sunday, the narrator, a Republican soldier,..... a pontoon bridge on the Ebro Delta during the Spanish Civil War to explore the land beyond to determine the Fascist enemy's movements. On returning to the bridge, the narrator.... an old man, who is seventy-six years old. The old man has left his hometown of San Carlos, where he took care of a cat, two goats and four pairs of pigeons. He tells the narrator that he was the.... to leave the town. The narrator warns the man not to hang around but to hitch a ride on one of the trucks heading for Barcelona. The old man thanks him but it's not clear whether he intends to follow this suggestion. He keeps asking the narrator if the animals will be .... without him. He knows the cat will be able to survive on its own but he is worried about the others. The story ends with the narrator telling the readers that the Fascist army is advancing towards the Ebro river and the old man will not have long to get away. But the old man seems.... to move away