The piece of fire, and other Haitian tales / Harold Courlander; illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush.

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.

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