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The three wishes : a collection of Puerto Rican folktales / selected and adapted by Ricardo E. Alegría ; translated by Elizabeth Culbert ; illustrated by Lorenzo Homar.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Alegría, Ricardo E.
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Tales--Puerto Rico.
- Tales.
- Folklore--Puerto Rico--Juvenile literature.
- Folklore.
- Folklore--Puerto Rico.
- Puerto Rico.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Juvenile works.
- Physical Description:
- 128 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Harcourt, Brace & World, ©1969.
- Summary:
- Twenty-three folktales reflect the Puerto Rican culture which blends Mongolian, Negro, and Caucasian elements.
- Contents:
- The animal musicians
- The three brothers and the marvelous things
- The bird of seven colors
- Juan Bobo, the sow, and the chicks
- The woodsman's daughter and the lion
- The ant in search of her leg
- The rabbit and the tiger
- Death's godchild
- Perez and Martina
- The chili plant
- The plumage of the owl
- Lazy Peter and his three-cornered hat
- Juan Bobo and the cauldron
- The three wishes
- The young girl and the devil
- The troubadour and the devil
- The witch's skin
- The castle of no return
- Juanito and the princess
- The singing sack
- Lazy Peter and the king
- Juan Bobo and the princess who answered riddles
- Count Crow and the princess.
- Local Notes:
- The Balch Institute Library and Archives.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Alegría, Ricardo E. Three wishes.
- OCLC:
- 4895
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