The Bird who cleans the world
Subtitle: and other Mayan fables
By: Victor Montejo ; translated by Wallace Kaufman.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Curbstone Press; Distributed by InBook
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Willimantic, CT; East Haven, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 120
Subjects: Jacalteca Indians -- Folklore.; Animals -- Folklore.
Description: These Mayan fables and animal stories were collected and transcribed by the author from Jakaltek-Maya language, one of the 21 Mayan languages that are still spoken in Guatemala. The stories are firmly rooted in the world of nature, demonstrating and insisting on honesty, understanding and respect among people and their cultures.
Notes: An illustration of the author's thesis (M.S.)--SUNY, Albany, 1989.