Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-242) and index.
Contents:
Jibaro readaptations of fairy tails: Snow White and La Cenizosa (Cinderella). Blanca Nieves = Snow White -- Blanca Nieves (1) = Snow White (1) -- Blanca Nieves (2) = Snow White (2) -- Blanca Flor = White Flower -- La Cenizosa = Cinderella -- Maria, la Cenizosa = Maria, Cinderella -- Rosa, la Cenizosa = Rosa, Cinderella -- Rosita, la Cenicienta = Rosita, Cinderella -- Rescuing encantados. El principe clavel = The Carnation Prince -- El principe becerro = The Calf Prince -- La tres rosas de Alejandria = The Three Roses of Alexandria -- Los siete cuervos = The Seven Crows -- El caballo misterioso = The Mysterious Horse -- El caballito negro = The Little Black Horse -- El padre y los tres hijos = The Father and the Three Sons -- El caballo de siete colores = The Horse of Seven Colors -- Fantastic and impossible quests. La flor de olivar = The Flower of Olive Grove -- La joven y la serpiente = The Maiden and the Serpent -- Los tres trajes = The Three Dresses -- Juan Bobo: a deceiving trickster. Juan manda la cerda a misa = Juan Bobo Sends the Pig to Mass -- Juan mata la vaca = Juan Kills the Cow -- Juan Bobo se muere cuando el burro se tire tres pedos = Juan Bobo Dies When the Donkey Farts Three Times -- Juan y los objetos magicos = Juan and the Magical Objects -- La olla que calienta el agua sin fuego = The Pot That Heats Water without Fire -- El conejo que llama su amo = The Rabbit That Calls His Master -- El pito que resucita = The Whistle That Brings People Back to Life -- Juan y los ladrones = Juan and the Thieves -- Beware of strangers. Los ninos perdidos = The Lost Children -- Los ninos huerfanos (1) = The Orphaned Children (1) -- Los ninos huerfanos (2) = The Orphaned Children (2) -- La mata de aji = The Pepper Plant -- El Pirata Cofresi: a national hero and other notable bandits. El nino Cofresi = The Boy Cofresi -- Cofresi defiende su honor = Cofresi Defends His Honor -- Cofresi en el palacio misterioso = Cofresi in the Mysterious Palace -- Recordando a Cofresi = Remembering Cofresi -- Contreras = Contreras -- Brief stories and anecdotes. Dios, el rico y el pobre = God, the Rich Man, and the Poor Man -- El carbonero = The Charcoal Maker -- La mala esposa = The Bad Wife -- La vieja miserable = The Miserable Old Woman -- Juan sabe mas que el rey = Juan Knows More Than the King -- Juanito, el Hijo de la Burra = Juanito, the Son of the Donkey -- La Cucarachita Martina = Martina, the Charming Cockroach -- Aranita Martina y Ratoncito Perez = Aranita Martina and Ratoncito Perez.
Summary:
Esta nueva y emocionante antologia reune cuentos populares puertorriquenos que fueron transmitidos oralmente durante generaciones antes de ser finalmente transcritos comenzando en 1914 por el equipo del famoso antropologo Franz Boas. Estos encantadores cuentos ofrecen a los lectores un vistazo a la imaginacion y las aspiraciones de los jibaros, los campesinos de Puerto Rico. Algunas historias brindan un distintivo toque caribeno a cuentos clasicos como "Blanca Nieves" y "Cenicienta". Otros ficcionalizan la vida de personajes historicos locales, como el famoso pirata Roberto Cofresi, representado como una figura al estilo de Robin Hood, quien subvierte el orden social colonial. La coleccion tambien presenta personajes locales tan queridos como Cucarachita Martina, la amable cucaracha que se enamora de Ratoncito Perez, su devoto esposo raton que le trae deliciosa comida. Incluyendo una nueva traduccion al ingles de estos cuentos populares, asi como las versiones originales en espanol, la coleccion tambien contiene una introduccion del historiador literario Rafael Ocasio, quien destaca la importancia historica de estos cuentos y los valores culturales del jibaro que estos imparten en los relatos. Estas historias vibrantes, divertidas y conmovedoras brindaran a los lectores una vision unica de la rica herencia cultural de Puerto Rico. "Beginning in 1913, curious U.S. scientists eagerly performed field research in the new American colony of Puerto Rico, studying its geology, archaeology, botany, and zoology. Under the direction of anthropologist and folklorist Franz Boas, the project also included the documentation of hundreds of oral folk stories told through generations, highlighting popular Puerto Rican characters immersed in the island's social and cultural practices of the peasant, or Jibaro. Characters from international fairy tales, such as Snow White and Cinderella, were modified to fit Puerto Rican surroundings in exciting, unique adaptations. Other tales included cursed characters turned into animals, or stories that reflected a strong connection to Jibaro agrarian traditions. Characters like Juan Bobo stand out even today as personifications of the universal traits of human resilience ascribed to the Puerto Rican Jibaro. Folk legends of historical characters, such as the infamous Puerto Rican pirate Roberto Cofresi, reflect the island's colonial status, including the economic restrictions that led to his rise as a notorious thief. Finally, no anthology of Puerto Rican oral folklore would be complete without a few versions of Cucarachita Martina, the kind cockroach who falls in love with Ratoncito Perez, her beloved mouse husband. Whether you are encountering these stories for the first time, or have heard them your whole life, this delightful bilingual collection will be sure to tickle your heart and your funny bone, and leave you fascinated once again with the island of Puerto Rico"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.