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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Angel Vigil |
| ISBN: | 1563087030 9781563087035 156308743X 9781563087431 |
| OCLC Number: | 43615551 |
| Language Note: | English and Spanish. |
| Description: | xlvii, 223 p., [15] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 27 cm. |
| Contents: | Essential legends -- Background about the Eagle on the Cactus -- The eagle on the cactus -- Background about Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe) -- Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe) -- Background about La llorona (The Weeping woman) -- La llorona (The Weeping woman) -- Background about La flor de la noce buena (The legend of the poinsettia) -- La flor de la noche buena (The legend of the poinsettia) -- Background about La China poblana -- La China poblana -- The legend of the two volcanos -- La leyenda de los dos volcanes -- Creation stories from indigenous Mexico -- Background about The Five Suns -- The creation of the world: an Aztec myth -- Los cinco soles (La creación del mundo): Un mito azteca -- The flowing waters (The creation of the earth): an Aztec myth -- Into the fire (The creation of the sun and the moon): an Aztec myth -- The trail of stars (How the Milky Way came to be): an Aztec myth -- The broken bones (The creation of people): an Aztec myth -- Food from the Gods (How maize came to the people): an Aztec myth -- Alimento del los Dioses (Cómo el maíz llegó a la gente): un mito azteca -- Music from the Gods (How music came to the world): an Aztec myth -- Música del las dioses (Cómo la música llegó al mundo): un mito azteca -- El Nopal (How the cactus came to the world): an Aztec myth. The murmur of the river (How music came to the world): a Mayan myth -- El murmullo del río (Cómo la música llegó al mundo): un mito maya -- The possum's tail (How fire came to the world): a Mazatec myth -- The gift of the toad (Why people use sticks to make fire): a Yaqui myth -- Badger names the Sun (Why the badger lives underground): a Yaqui myth -- The bridge of many colors (The first rainbow): a Zapotec myth -- El puente multicolor (El primer arco iris): un mito zapoteca -- Song to three stars (Why coyote howls to the sky): a Tarahumara myth -- The comet and the tiger (Why the tiger has black spots): a Mexica myth -- The rain of five years (The story of the creation of the World): a Huichol myth -- Stories from Spanish Colonial Mexico -- Trickster tales: Pedro and the money tree -- Pedro y el arbol de dinero -- Pedro and the pig tails -- Pedro and the magic pot -- Pedro y la olla mágica -- Pedro and the mule drivers -- Pedro and the giant -- Pedro and the hanging tree -- Pedro goes to heaven -- Tales of transformation, magic, and adventure: The wonderful Chirrionera -- La maravillosa chirrionera -- The waterfall of wisdom -- The miracle of Mirajel -- The green bird -- The enchanted forest -- The jewels of shining light -- Background about Juan Oso -- Juan Oso -- Dos compadres stories -- Ashes for sale -- Se venden cenizas -- The magic cap -- The art of lying -- Animal fables: The fox and the coyote -- El zorro y el coyote -- The lion and the cricket -- El león y el grillo -- The mouse and the ant -- The owl and the painted bird -- La lechuza y el pájaro pintado -- The ant who learned to play the flute -- The burro and the fox. |
| Series Title: | World folklore series |
| Other Titles: | Águila encima del nopal |
| Responsibility: | retold by Angel Vigil ; translated by Francisco Miraval. |
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