The hummingbird king
Subtitle: a Guatemalan legend
By: written and adapted by Argentina Palacios ; illustrated by Felipe Davalos.
Contributors: Dávalos, Felipe, ill.
Series: Legends of the world
Publisher: Troll Associates
Published: 1993
Place of publication: [Mahwah, N.J.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Mayas -- Folklore.; Quetzals -- Folklore.; Mayas -- Folklore.; Indians of Central America -- Guatemala -- Folklore.; Folklore -- Guatemala.
Description: A young chief who had been protected by a hummingbird is killed by his jealous uncle and then transformed into a quetzal, symbol of freedom.