The king of the mountains a treasury of Latin American folk stories

Jagendorf, M. A. (Moritz Adolph) 1888-1981 (editor.). Boggs, Ralph Steele, 1901-1994 (editor.).

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Physical Description: print
313 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York, Vanguard Press [©1960]

Content descriptions

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Don't make a bargain with a fox (Argentina) -- The eternal wanderer of the pampas (Argentina) -- The girl and the puma (Argentina) -- Jack who could do anything (Bahamas) -- Smart working man, foolish boss man (Bahamas) -- The house that Strong Boy built (Barbados) -- The king of the mountains (Bolivia) -- Greed in heaven, growth on Earth (Bolivia) -- The hero in the village (Bolivia) -- So say the little monkeys (Brazil) -- Clever little turtle (Brazil) -- The boy who was lost (Brazil) -- Lion and man (Chile) -- The fox who was not so smart (Chile) -- The good man and the kind mouse (Chile) -- The Lord said, this is My house (Colombia) -- The great flood (Colombia) -- The mysterious lake (Colombia) -- Juan in heaven (Costa Rica) -- The silly owls and the silly hens (Cuba) -- Who rules the roost? (Dominican Republic) -- The Haitians in the Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic) -- Faithful to death (Ecuador) -- The head of the Inca (Ecuador) -- How much you remind me of my husband! (El Salvador) -- Pedro Alvarado and the Indian girl (El Salvador).