The honey jar
By: Rigoberta Menchú with Dante Liano ; pictures by Domi ; translated by David Unger
Contributors: Liano, Dante; Unger, David; Domi
Publisher: Groundwood Books; Distributed in the USA by Publishers Group West
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Toronto; Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780888996701
Subjects: Mayas -- Folklore; Tales -- Guatemala; Maya mythology -- Juvenile literature; Maya mythology; Spanish literature -- Translated into English
Genres: Folklore; Juvenile literature
Work titles: Vaso de miel.
Description: Grandmother Moon and Grandfather Sun were bored -- Creation of plants, animals, and fish -- Keepers of the earth -- Why the elders are the four corners of the universe -- Where it's revealed that each thing has a spirit -- Why you can see a rainbow when deer are born -- Where it's told that monkeys are descended from humans -- Story of the weasel who helped people find corn -- Man who became a buzzard -- Twins make holes in your clothes and send ants -- Amazing twins -- Story of the Hormigo Tree -- Glossary

The Honey Jar retells the ancient stories Rigoberta Mench 's grandparents told her when she was a little girl, and we can imagine her listening to them by the fire at night. These Maya tales include natural phenomena, narratives, and animal stories. The underworld, the sky, the sun and moon, plants, people, animals, gods, and demi-gods are all players in these vibrant stories. Enchanting images by Domi draw on the Maya landscape and the rich visual vocabulary that can be found in the weavings and crafts for which the Maya are renowned
Notes: Translation of: El vaso de miel

Translated into English