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Pox (drink)

Okay, kiddo! So, you know how sometimes when you don't feel well, your mom or dad might give you some medicine to make you feel better? Well, centuries ago, people didn't have medicine like we do now. Instead, they would use things they found in nature to make a type of drink called pox.

Pox is made from a special kind of plant called agave, which grows in Mexico. This plant is very important to the people who live there, because it can be used to make a lot of different things, like ropes, paper, and even tequila!

To make pox, people would take the agave plant and roast it over a fire until it turned into a kind of syrup. Then, they would mix this syrup with water and some herbs or spices to make it taste better.

Now, the really interesting thing about pox is that people believed it had special powers. They thought that drinking it could help to heal sicknesses and even protect them from evil spirits!

Today, people still make and drink pox in some parts of Mexico, especially during special celebrations or rituals. So, while we have medicine to help us feel better now, pox will always be an important part of Mexican culture and history.