The magic orange tree and other Haitian folk tales
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TextNew York Knopf (distrib. by Random House) c1978Description: ix, 212p.; musicContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0394833902
- PZ8.1.W84 Mag
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Stories collected [and told] by Diane Wolkstein.. Drawings by Elsa Henriquez.
The magic orange tree. The two donkeys. Owl. Put that man to bed. Four hairs from the beard of the devil. The case of the uncooked eggs. Tayzanne. Cat and Dog and the return of the dead. The one who would not listen to his own dream. Papa God and General Death. Bouki dances the Kokioko. Papa God sends turtle doves. The singing bone. The gizzard. The monkey who asked for misery. The name. Cat's baptism. "I'm Tipingee, she's Tipingee, we're Tipingee, too". The master thief. Horse and toad. Mother of the waters. A very happy donkey. "One, my darling, come to mama". The forbidden apple. "Papa God first, Man next, Tiger last. The last tiger in Haiti. "Bye-Bye". Songs in English and Creole
A collection of folktales gathered by the author in Haiti with comments on Haitian folklore.
Hardcover
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