Mexican alebrijes—a dragon and its Stonemason

🌵Mexican Alebrijes — The Dragon & the Stonemason🐉

In a dusty Oaxacan village, a stonemason named Tito drank too much mezcal and saw a neon dragon in a dream. The dragon said, "Build me, or I’ll sneeze fire on your pants."

So Tito carved it—scales, wings, glitter horns and all. When he finished, the dragon came to life… just enough to complain constantly.

“I look like a glittery lizard with anxiety!”

Tito named him Pepito, and they traveled together: Tito carved, Pepito heckled. Bandits ran at the sound of his overdramatic roars. Kids loved him. Abuelas fed him tamales to shut him up.

To this day, locals say you can hear Pepito grumbling from his workshop:

“Tito gave me abs but no b*tt. Typical.”