K'iche' Maya Oral History Project
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There were two men who were compadres. One was rich and the other poor. The poor man was not able to work, and sought work with his rich compadre. The rich man reluctantly hired his compadre to go with him in the forest to hunt but then left him in the forest to die.
Publication Date
1-1-1968
Publisher
Latin American and Iberian Institute, University of New Mexico
Keywords
Poverty; envy; wealth; power
Recommended Citation
Mondloch, James; Miguel Guarchaj Ch'o'x; and Diego Guarchaj. "Oral History #102: Two Friends, One of Whom Was Very Ill." (1968). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/laii_kichemaya/45
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