The Magic Orange Tree and Other Haitian Folktales

by WOLKSTEIN, DIANE

• ISBN13: 9780805210774
• ISBN10: 0805210776
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-01-21
• Publisher: Schocken

Summary

When Diane Wolkstein, herself a well-known storyteller, traveled throughout the Haitian countryside in search of stories, she harvested a rich collection of twenty-seven tales, each of which is illuminated by fascinating introductory notes. From orange trees growing at the command of a child to talking fish, these stories present us with a world of wonder, delight, and mystery.

Author Biography

DIANE WOLKSTEIN lectured and performed throughout the world. The author of eighteen books for adults and children, she died in 2013.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Spirit, Sovereignty, Story: The Magic Orange Tree Twenty Years Later
Introduction	p. 2
The Magic Orange Tree	p. 13
The Two Donkeys	p. 23
Owl	p. 29
Put That Man to Bed	p. 37
Four Hairs from the Beard of the Devil	p. 43
The Case of the Uncooked Eggs	p. 49
Tayzanne	p. 57
Cat and Dog and the Return of the Dead	p. 65
The One Who Would Not Listen to His Own Dream	p. 71
Papa God and General Death	p. 75
Bouki-Dances the Kokioko	p. 79
Papa God Sends Turtle Doves	p. 87
The Singing Bone	p. 91
The Gizzard	p. 99
The Monkey Who Asked for Misery	p. 113
The Name	p. 117
Cat's Baptism	p. 123
"I'm Tipingee, She's Tipingee, We're Tipingee, Too"	p. 129
The Master Thief	p. 135
Horse and Toad	p. 143
Mother of the Waters	p. 151
A Very Happy Donkey	p. 157
"One, My Darling, Come to Mama"	p. 165
The Forbidden Apple	p. 171
"Papa God First, Man Next, Tiger Last"	p. 177
The Last Tiger in Haiti	p. 183
"Bye-bye"	p. 189
Songs in English and Creole	p. 195
Acknowledgments	p. 211
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