Presents the authors' retellings of more than ten traditional tales accompanied by information on origins and different versions.

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To begin a story -- Martina Martinez and Perez the mouse -- Dear deer! said the turtle -- The bird of one thousand colors -- Catalina the fox -- Juan Bobo -- The story of the not-so-small animal -- The castle of Chuchurumbe -- The goat from the hills and mountains -- The little horse of seven colors -- The joyful bagpipes -- The happy man's tunic -- Blancaflor -- To end a story.