| Welcome to the world of the imagination and the fantastic in these ten stories where Good continues its age-old fight against Evil. These stories are highly entertaining, and, in the tradition of folktales, they also carry many moral messages. They show that those who are kind to others, those who protect nature and defend the weak are given worthy rewards sometimes by magical means. On the other hand, those who are greedy, abusive, unkind and wish to harm nature receive deserved punishment. The overriding message is that a person's fortune is often determined by the quality of his or her character. The cultures of both island and continental CARICOM countries are well represented in this collection. From folklore there are supernatural beings - Tata Duende ( The Strange Tale of Cucal Bal) or Tata Dohende (Tek Mi! Noh Tek Mi!); the Caribbean mermaid who lives in the river (Lazy Manny-oh!); and what would be a collection of Caribbean folktales without a ghost story as in Miss Angie? THE TATA DUENDE whose feet are turnd backwards to confuse people Eight authors from across the CARICOM region relate ten folktales originating in their countries. From Belize: Tek Mi Noh Tek Mi! & Nancoon January by Myrna Manzanares. Also The Strange Tale of Tata Duende and Cucul Bal by Michelle Petty. From Guyana: Miss Angie and Edward's Lake by Mohamed F. Yasin From Grenada: Li Salando by Nellie Payne From Montserrat: The Pond Spirit by Jane Grell From Trinidad and Tobago: Ti Jean and Mariquite- A True, True Trinidad Fairy Tale by Eintou Pearl Springer From Jamaica: Lazy Manny-oh! by Cherrell Shelley-Robinson and the Legend of Martha Brae by Jean F. Forbes. Four of the stories are recorded on two audio CDs which accompany the book. They are told by persons experienced in the art of story telling, two of whom are the authors themselves, internationally renowned storytellers Myrna Manzanares and Eintou Pearl Springer. You are really going to enjoy reading and listening to these stories 1 |
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