Fairy Tales from Brazil
by Elsie Spicer EELLS (1880 - 1963)
This book, subtitled "How and Why Tales from Brazilian Folk-Lore", is a collection of short stories, most of them etiologial myths from Brazilian Indian Folklore. (Summary by Leni)
Listen next episodes of
Fairy Tales from Brazil:
08 - How the Monkey Became a Trickster ,
09 - How the Monkey and the Goat Earned Their Reputations ,
10 - How the Monkey Got a Drink When He Was Thirsty ,
11 - How the Monkey Got Food When He Was Hungry ,
12 - Why the Bananas Belong to the Monkey ,
13 - How the Monkey Escaped Being Eaten ,
14 - Why the Monkey Still Has a Tail ,
15 - How Black Became White ,
16 - How the Pigeon Became a Tame Bird ,
17 - Why the Sea Moans ,
18 - How the Brazilian Beetles Got Their Gorgeous Coats