In this version of a traditional tale, Senor Calavera arrives at Grandma Beetle's door, ready to take her to the next life, but after helping her count, in English and Spanish, as she makes her birthday preparations, he changes his mind.
"The Journey of Tunuri and the Blue Deer" is a modern adaptation of a traditional story of the Huichol Indians of western Mexico. Young Tunuri becomes lost in the woods and meets the magical Blue Deer, who introduces Tunuri to Father Sun and Mother Earth while leading him back to his human family. Through this lovely tale and the traditional ...
Subcomandante Marcos and a host of other writers tell folktales from the Zapatista rebellion against the Mexican Government. Domitila Dominguez and Antonio Ramirez each illustrate a story. Mexican writer Elena Poniatowska and Native American poet Simon Ortiz explain the significance of the Zapatista Rebellion. 38 illustrations.
"Voice in the Wind (La Llorona)" - "The Adventures of Ovejita and Senor Coyote" - "The Badger and the Rattlesnake" - "Good Compadre, Bad Compadre" - "Legend of the Lovers" - and more
Here is a collection of 15 bizarre Mexican folk tales by different writers, featuring witches turning men into blue oxen, a boy who can become a flea at will, and the Virgin Mary as a fairy godmother. Stories include the adventures of "The Mule Drivers Who Lost Their Feet," "Pedro the Trickster," "Cinder Juan," "The Seven Oxen," and "The Two ...
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