Oral History #009: The Lacandón (A Man Was Swallowed by a Sea Monster)

Authors

James Mondloch
Miguel Guarchaj Ch'o'x
Diego Guarchaj

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Description

Narrator tells a story about a man swallowed by a sea monster who later escapes and finds himself in a strange land with corn owners who could not eat and digest the corn, for they had no anuses. The man lied telling them that he could make anuses for them if they would give him their magic deer. He flew away on the deer and never went back to help the people.

Publication Date

1-1-1968

Publisher

Latin American and Iberian Institute, University of New Mexico

Keywords

Folklore; Lacandon; magic; corn

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Mondloch, James; Miguel Guarchaj Ch'o'x; and Diego Guarchaj. "Oral History #009: The Lacandón (A Man Was Swallowed by a Sea Monster)." (1968). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/laii_kichemaya/147

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