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The monkey people
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Eric Metaxas |
The people in a village in the Amazon rain forest grow so lazy that they eagerly allow a strange man to create monkeys from leaves to do everything for them. |
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Pachamama tales
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Paula Martín |
"A bilingual collection of enchanting folk tales from the peoples of Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Uruguay, and Paraguay accompanied by historical and geographical background as well as color phot… |
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A hen, a chick, and a string guitar
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MacDonald, Margaret Read. |
A cumulative tale from Chile that begins with a hen and ends with sixteen different animals and a guitar. |
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Children of the moon
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Christian Rudel |
In this Yanomami tale, a youngster searches for the truth of the Moon Spirit. Explanatory sidebars present information about the Yanomami way of life. |
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The cook and the king
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María Cristina Brusca |
High in the mountains of South America, a wise cook teaches a stubborn, bossy king how to rule his kingdom wisely. |
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Llama and the great flood
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Ellen Alexander |
In this Peruvian myth about the Great Flood, a llama warns his master of the coming destruction and suggests taking refuge on a high peak in the Andes. |
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Love and roast chicken
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Barbara Knutson |
In this folktale from the Andes, a clever guinea pig repeatedly outsmarts the fox that wants to eat him for dinner. |
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The treasure of Guatavita =
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Harriet Rohmer |
The three-part story of Guatavita's treasure parallels stages of Colombian civilization. |
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Mariana and the merchild
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Caroline Pitcher |
A childless old woman is given a merbaby to raise until the child can safely return to the sea. |
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