I believe you're referring to the short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
The subtitle "A Tale for Children" is appropriate for a number of reasons. First and foremost, the story contains more than a few elements of magical realism , to which children respond more naturally than adults. The idea of a very old man with enormous wings suddenly showing up in a remote village might seem (to adults, at any rate) a little...
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