The Three Caballeros Ride Again
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| First publication | 2000 |
"The Three Caballeros Ride Again" is a 2000 Donald Duck comic by Don Rosa.
The story was first published in the Danish
- The Three Caballeros Ride Again served as the title story to Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: The Don Rosa LibraryVol. 9
Plot
However, José Carioca, an old friend of Donald's, is at the hotel where Donald is heading, flirting with a woman named Rosa. Her boyfriend, the bandit Alfonso Bedoya appears and tries to kill José, who jumps from the window into Donald's rumble seat. Alfonso tries to shoot them, but they escape. Donald and José, remembering the old days, decide to teach Alfonso a lesson, but Donald takes a wrong turn and they find themselves lost in the desert.
They find themselves being shot at by their old friend
While the train is being loaded with
The caballeros derail the silver kegs' flatcar and escape to Copper Canyon in Donald's car. However, they find out that the substance in the kegs is not silver after all, but mercury used to extract silver from ore. There is no silver remaining, but instead of feeling disappointed, the three caballeros share a hearty laugh, agreeing that they have had a great adventure, and the fact that there is no reward at the end just makes it a better story.
They ride back to the hotel in Divisadero, where the owner is threatening to fire José unless he comes up with a very special performance.
Leaving the jamboree, Huey, Dewey, and Louie return to the hotel where they are stunned to see the three caballeros ride on stage on Panchito's horse, performing their song to riotous applause from the audience. They are even more amazed when José and Panchito tell them their Uncle Donald is the bravest, truest friend they know, as well as a better man than them for having the courage to raise three boys.