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Heart of Heaven, Heart of Earth and Other Mayan Folktales
James D. Sexton and Ignacio Bizarro Ujpn
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1999 Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by James D. Sexton 1999 Folktales by Ignacio Bizarro Ujpn and James D. Sexton All rights reserved
PRODUCTION EDITOR: Robert A. Poarch DESIGNER: Janice Wheeler
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Heart of heaven, heart of earth and other Mayan folktales / [compiled by] James D. Sexton and Ignacio Bizarro Ujpn. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 1-56098-894-0 (cloth : alk. paper). ISBN 1-56098-770-7 (paper : alk. paper) 1. Tzutuhil IndiansFolklore. 2. Cakchikel IndiansFolklore. 3. TalesGuatemalaAtitln, Lake. I. Sexton, James D. II. Bizarro Ujpn, Ignacio. F1465.2.T9H43 1999 398.2'089'974152cd21 98-30616
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Manufactured in the United States of America 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 5 4 3 2 1
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials ANSI Z39.48-1984.
The glyphs on the cover, title page, and accompanying the chapter titles are reproduced from Sylvanus Griswold Morley, ''An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs," Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 57 (1915). On the cover is an inscription from Stela F (East Side), Quirigu, Guatemala.
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CONTENTS
Preface
vii
Acknowledgments
viii
Introduction
1
Folktales
Heart of Heaven, Heart of Earth: A Tzutuhil Tale
23
Story of the Goddess of the Lake
25
Tale of the Teacher
29
The Story of a Tzutuhil Named Adrin from San Pedro La Laguna
30
Story: Everything Was Created
38
A Very Old Story [of Creation]
40
Story of a Hunter
41
The Two Brothers and the Fortune
44
The Angels Who Were Eternally Punished for the Evil They Committed On Earth
47
The Man Who Wanted to Learn to Be a Brujo and a Characotel
49
The Oldest Tale of My Town
53
Story of the Seor of Esquipulas
56
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The Woman Who Died for Three Days and Went to Get Acquainted with Hell
59
The Louse Who Caused the Death of the Womanizing King: A Tzutuhil Story
61
Story of an Enchanted Place, Paruchi Abaj
67
The Story of the Assistants Who Worked with the Germans
70
Simple Simn
71
Story of the Dog and the Cat
73
The Story of the Tecolote
75
Story of the Black God, Dueo of the Night
77
Story of Maximn
80
The Legend of Francisco Sojuel: A Tzutuhil Story
82
Story of the Emigration and Tragedy of a Cakchiquel People
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The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials ANSI Z39.48-1984.