num_pages: 120
description: The Bird Who Cleans the World and other Mayan Fables is collection of Jakaltek Mayan folktales, first told to the author by his mother and the elders of his Guatemalan village. They deal with the themes of creation, nature, mutual respect, and ethnic relations and conflicts. Told here for the first time in English and illustrated with Mayan images, these stories and fables speak eloquently of an ancient culture, at once preserving its history and recreating its tradition.  
language: English
title: The Bird Who Cleans the World and Other Mayan Fables
titlecomplete: The Bird Who Cleans the World and Other Mayan Fables
genres: Fiction, Literature, Short Stories
ratings_count: 26
publisher: Curbstone Books