Record details

• ISBN: 082632195X (pbk. : alk. paper)
• ISBN: 9780826321954 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• Physical Description: 271 pages ; 23 cm.
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Publisher: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c2000.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

An interloper's introduction -- The eagles who raised a child -- The woman who tended ducks -- The She-calf -- The condor -- The Quena -- The clever priest -- The Baker and the lovers -- The carpenter's wife -- The shepherdess -- The pastureland girl -- The hacienda owner's daughter -- The deserter -- Watch dog and bean blossom -- Wayrurkumacha and Chinchirkumacha -- The Man-bear -- The corn-beer seller -- What the gringo ate -- The stupid gringo -- The rascal priest -- The Idiot (two stories) -- The fox and the mouse (4 stories) -- The boy who didn't want to eat -- The old crone -- The farewell -- The coffin contest -- The wand -- The promise -- The River-Siren -- An apparition -- Child Jesus, yarn-spinner.

Language Note:

English and Quecha.

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Quechua Indians > Folklore.
Tales > Peru.
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Quechua Indians.
Quechua language.
Tales.
Peru.

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Folklore.
Texts.