The piece of fire, and other Haitian tales /
Courlander, Harold, 1908-1996.
The piece of fire, and other Haitian tales / Harold Courlander; illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush. - 128 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Merisier, stronger than the elephants -- Chief of the well -- Bouki gets Whee-Ai -- Break mountains -- Bouki rents a horse -- Pierre Jean's tortoise -- The cat, the dog, and death -- Sweet misery -- The gun, the pot, and the hat -- The lizard's big dance -- Bouki buys a burro -- Ticoumba and the president -- Nananbouclou and the piece of fire -- The fisherman -- Who is the older? -- The voyage below the water -- Bouki cuts wood -- The donkey driver -- The blacksmiths -- Bouki's glasses -- Charles Legoun and his friend -- Bouki and Ti Bef -- The king of the animals -- Janot cooks for the emperor -- Jean Britisse, the champion -- Waiting for a turkey -- Some comments on Haitian folk tales.
Twenty-six folk tales wherein animals, men, and gods are depicted with the sly humor, gentle simplicity, and sympathetic observation typical of the island people.
0152616101 9780152616106
64012507
Tales--Haiti.
Tales.
Folklore--Haiti.
Haiti.
Tales Haiti
H.D. Carberry Collection of Caribbean Studies.
GR121.H3 / C66 1964 J398 C
398.2
The piece of fire, and other Haitian tales / Harold Courlander; illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush. - 128 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Merisier, stronger than the elephants -- Chief of the well -- Bouki gets Whee-Ai -- Break mountains -- Bouki rents a horse -- Pierre Jean's tortoise -- The cat, the dog, and death -- Sweet misery -- The gun, the pot, and the hat -- The lizard's big dance -- Bouki buys a burro -- Ticoumba and the president -- Nananbouclou and the piece of fire -- The fisherman -- Who is the older? -- The voyage below the water -- Bouki cuts wood -- The donkey driver -- The blacksmiths -- Bouki's glasses -- Charles Legoun and his friend -- Bouki and Ti Bef -- The king of the animals -- Janot cooks for the emperor -- Jean Britisse, the champion -- Waiting for a turkey -- Some comments on Haitian folk tales.
Twenty-six folk tales wherein animals, men, and gods are depicted with the sly humor, gentle simplicity, and sympathetic observation typical of the island people.
0152616101 9780152616106
64012507
Tales--Haiti.
Tales.
Folklore--Haiti.
Haiti.
Tales Haiti
H.D. Carberry Collection of Caribbean Studies.
GR121.H3 / C66 1964 J398 C
398.2