The Magic Orange Tree: And Other Haitian FolktalesWhen 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. With a foreword by Edwidge Danticat |
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apples asked audience Banda beans began bird Bouki calabash called Carrefour-Dufort Chofi CLAP crac Creole Cric cried Damballah Dances the Kokioko darling Delaba devil dinner Dong Dong ga da donkey door eggs Ekoray father fish four hairs gave give gizzard goat Grow and grow Haiti heard HEE-bub HEE-huh Horse and Toad hungan Jacmel Kenscoff killed king Léogane Léon listen little girl looked Madame Magic Orange Tree Malice Mama married meow meow meow morning Odette Oh brother Oh-oh old woman Papa Papa God Pee o lay Pétionville Philamandré Port-au-Prince princess real mother returned Rooster sack Samba dance sang shouted Singing Bone song soon spirit spoke Stay stepmother storyteller Swamé Tayzanne tell Tipingee Tiroro told took turn and turn Turtle turtle dove Velina voice waited walked wife woke young