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K'iche' Maya Oral History Project
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The narrator talks of a great flood which came and covered the entire earth. Those who had climbed the trees were saved, but they were turned into monkeys. Those who buried themselves underground became gophers. Note: This story is similar to another one (#29) in this collection.
Publication Date
1-1-1968
Publisher
Latin American and Iberian Institute, University of New Mexico
Keywords
Origin myth; Animals; religion
Recommended Citation
Mondloch, James; Miguel Guarchaj Ch'o'x; and Diego Guarchaj. "Oral History #042: The Origin of the Monkeys and Gophers." (1968). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/laii_kichemaya/107
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