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Title Mexican folk tales / translated and edited by Anthony John Campos ; illustrated by Mark Sanders.

Imprint Tucson, Ariz. : University of Arizona Press, ©1977.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Children's Department  JUV. 398.2 M611M    Check Shelf
Description 136 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents Legends of the devil. Juan fetches the devil ; The rich ranchero's maguey fence ; The devil does a good deed ; The pulque vendor tricks the devil ; The priest goes down to hell -- The strange doings of saints. Señor San Antonio retrieves an axe ; Pedro de Ordinales goes to heaven ; A farmer learns a lesson ; The woman who was saved by a miracle ; A stranger comes to León ; Help for a mule caravan ; The cripple and señor San Antonio ; The old woman and el Señor ; The Santo Niño saves a friendship ; The Santo Niño visits a prison -- The foibles of man and beast. It's the pichilingis again ; The reason for turtles ; My godmother's story of buried treasure ; Three challenges for King Solomon ; The farmer who listened to his livestock ; The poor rich man's son gets a second change ; A reward for honesty ; A fiendish compadre gets caught ; A lesson from a lovelorn cow ; A tale of love ; Two sisters and a harlot ; The sabio sees a cow.
Summary Presents folktales of Jalisco, Mexico, dealing with saints, sinners, men, and beasts.
Subject Tales -- Mexico -- Jalisco.
Tales. (OCoLC)fst01142246
Mexico -- Jalisco. (OCoLC)fst01206804
Contes -- Mexique -- Jalisco.
Genre/Form Folk tales.
Added Author Campos, Anthony John.
Other Form: Online version: Mexican folk tales. Tucson, Ariz. : University of Arizona Press, ©1977 (OCoLC)561199367
ISBN 0816506396
9780816506392
0816505608 (pbk.)
9780816505609
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