The Magic Orange Tree: And Other Haitian Folktales
When Diane Wolkstein, herself a well-known storyteller traveled throughout the Haitian countryside in search of stories, she harvested a rich collection of twenty-seven tales, each of which is illuminated by fascinating introductory notes. From orange trees growing at the command of a child to talking fish, these stories present us with a world of wonder, delight, and mystery.\ \ \ A collection of folktales gathered by the author in Haiti with comments on Haitian...
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When Diane Wolkstein, herself a well-known storyteller, traveled throughout the Haitian countryside in search of stories, she harvested a rich collection of twenty-seven tales, each of which is illuminated by fascinating introductory notes. From orange trees growing at the command of a child to talking fish, these stories present us with a world of wonder, delight, and mystery.
ForewordSpirit, Sovereignty, Story: The Magic Orange Tree Twenty Years LaterIntroduction2The Magic Orange Tree13The Two Donkeys23Owl29Put That Man to Bed37Four Hairs from the Beard of the Devil43The Case of the Uncooked Eggs49Tayzanne57Cat and Dog and the Return of the Dead65The One Who Would Not Listen to His Own Dream71Papa God and General Death75Bouki-Dances the Kokioko79Papa God Sends Turtle Doves87The Singing Bone91The Gizzard99The Monkey Who Asked for Misery113The Name117Cat's Baptism123"I'm Tipingee, She's Tipingee, We're Tipingee, Too"129The Master Thief135Horse and Toad143Mother of the Waters151A Very Happy Donkey157"One, My Darling, Come to Mama"165The Forbidden Apple171"Papa God First, Man Next, Tiger Last"177The Last Tiger in Haiti183"Bye-bye"189Songs in English and Creole195Acknowledgments211
