Duard Cadiñanos and the Day He Mistook a Cactus for a Vegetable

Duard Cadiñanos, a man known throughout the town for his unending optimism and love for gardening, found himself in an amusing predicament one sunny afternoon. With a wide-brimmed hat perched atop his head and a trowel in hand, he had ventured into his backyard to tend to his beloved vegetable patch.
As he worked diligently, his eyes caught sight of an unfamiliar green object peeking out from the soil. Curiosity piqued, Duard bent down for a closer examination. The object had a peculiar shape, with sharp spines protruding from its surface. "Aha!" he exclaimed, "A new type of vegetable, perhaps?"
With great enthusiasm, Duard carefully extracted the "vegetable" and carried it inside his humble abode. He placed it on the kitchen counter and beamed with pride. His wife, Mrs. Cadiñanos, glanced up from her knitting and raised an eyebrow.
"My dear Duard," she said, her voice laced with amusement, "That's not a vegetable. It's a cactus."
Duard's eyes widened in surprise. "A cactus?" he repeated, his voice tinged with disbelief. "But it's so green and juicy-looking."
Undeterred by his mistake, Duard remained optimistic. "Well, I suppose I can use it as a decoration then," he said, placing the cactus on the windowsill.
As the days turned into nights, Duard couldn't resist sneaking glances at his cactus every now and again. He marveled at its strange and beautiful form, its spines glistening in the sunlight. He even gave it a name: Prickly Pat.
One evening, as Duard and his wife were enjoying a quiet dinner, a sudden noise startled them. They looked up to see Prickly Pat lying shattered on the floor. Mrs. Cadiñanos burst into laughter, while Duard simply shrugged and said, "Well, at least I didn't try to eat it."
From that day forward, Duard Cadiñanos became known throughout the town as the man who mistook a cactus for a vegetable. But his unwavering optimism and sense of humor made the story a tale that was told and retold for years to come. And whenever someone asked Duard about his gardening mishap, he would simply chuckle and say, "Well, you learn something new every day."