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The Tiger and the Rabbit, a trickster tale in which the clever Rabbit outwits the hungry Tiger time and again. It was interesting to note that, unlike so many other tales of this kind, the opponents end up becoming friends.
Nangato, in which a small mouse-village, led by the gentle Perez, make their new feline neighbor welcome, only to pay a high price for their naivete.
The Earrings, the story of a young woman who disregards her mother's warning about bathing in the nearby the river and, when attempting to retrieve her earrings afterward, is captured by an evil man. This tale, in which young Julia is shoved into a sack and made to sing, in order that her captor might earn money from the credulous villagers (who believe that the sack is magical), is very similar to that related in Bimwili and the Zimwi, making me wonder if the Puerto Rican variant is of African origin.
The Bed, a cumulative tale in which a growing menagerie of animals join a young boy under a creaky bed, until the bed breaks. Although it doesn't read very well on the page, I suspect that this would make an excellent selection for storyhour, with its ever-growing refrain. It can also be found in Barbara Baumgartner's Crocodile! Crocodile!: Stories Told Around the World, as The Squeaky Old Bed.
The Jurga, in which a miserly old farmer and his wife - a witch who takes the shape of a dog by day, and a bird by night - get their just desserts from a clever worker that they think to abuse.
The Wolf, the Fox, and the Jug of Honey, in which two friends stumble upon a jug of honey, and agree to share it - an understanding violated by the cunning fox, who manages to eat all of it himself. This story reminded me of a similar Scots tale, The Fox and the Wolf, found in Augusta Baker's The Talking Tree and other Stories: Fairy Tales from 15 Lands, in which the fox eats a cask of butter found by the two friends.
Juan Bobo, in which Puerto Rico's storied fool - whose misadventures and misunderstandings always come right in the end, though not through any effort of the hero's - dresses his mother's pig in fine clothing. This tale can also be found (in simplified form) in Carmen T. Bernier-Grand's Juan Bobo: Four Folktales from Puerto Rico.
La Hormiguita, a cumulative tale in which a little ant calls upon the sun to punish the snow which broke her leg, setting off a "hunt" for the most powerful entity, with each new object or force addressed explaining that there is something more powerful even than it. This tale-type can be seen in many traditions, and would make an excellent selection for reading aloud, with its expanding refrain.
The Shepherd and the Princess, in which a humble young shepherd wins the hand of a princess, by solving the king's three riddles.
Señor Billy Goat, in which an older couple, unable to roust the billy goat that is destroying their garden, turn to La Hormiguita - the little ant - for help.
Casi Lampu'a Lentemué, a tale in which young Paco, captured by the village witch, must guess the name of his captor, in order to win his freedom. This was an interesting mixture of motifs already familiar to me, through tales such as Hansel and Gretel and Rumpelstiltskin.
The Gluttonous Wife, in which a poor farmer begins to suspect that his wife, who grows fatter and fatter, although she never wants to cook, is hoarding their food for herself.
The Albahaca Plant, in which a humble carpenter's youngest daughter - both beautiful and clever - engages in a battle of wits with the merry king.
The Dance of the Animals, a story that Belpré has also published on its own, in picture book format (Dance of the Animals: A Puerto Rican Folk Tale), in which a hungry lion and lioness plot to eat their goat friends.
The Three Magi, which tells of a minor misadventure of the Three Magi - the three kings who, in Christian tradition, visited the infant Christ in Bethlehem, and who, in Spanish culture, are thought to bring presents to children on the eve of Epiphany (January 6).
The Cat, the Mountain Goat, and the Fox, in which a lazy cat has all the other animals convinced that she is an invalid, and that they must provide her with food, until a clever fox reveals her trickery.
The Three Petitions, in which a young couple fail (surprise, surprise) to make wise use of the three wishes granted them.
And finally, The Three Figs, in which the humble Fernando offers his best to the king, and is richly rewarded, while the arrogant Santiago, thinking to replicate his neighbor's good fortune, gets a nasty surprise. ( )