Oral History #046: A Man Learned From a Snake How to Understand the Animals

Authors

James Mondloch
Miguel Guarchaj Ch'o'x
Diego Guarchaj

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Description

This story is of a man used to go to the Pacific coast of Guatemala to work. There a snake spoke to the man, and gave him the ability to understand the languages of the animals. The snake warned the man that if he told other people about his ability, he would die. The man didn't heed the snake's warning began to tell the people that he had that power, and for that reason he died.

Publication Date

1-1-1968

Publisher

Latin American and Iberian Institute, University of New Mexico

Keywords

diviner powers; supernatural spirits

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Mondloch, James; Miguel Guarchaj Ch'o'x; and Diego Guarchaj. "Oral History #046: A Man Learned From a Snake How to Understand the Animals." (1968). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/laii_kichemaya/111

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