K'iche' Maya Oral History Project
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Description
This story is about a bread seller who on his rounds would always give random women gifts of bread and different fruits. When he arrived at his home, he would have nothing left for his wife. One day when he lay down with one of these women she turned into a ghost. He became so frightened that he changed his ways and began caring for his wife.
Publication Date
1-1-1968
Publisher
Latin American and Iberian Institute, University of New Mexico
Keywords
Supernatural; adultery; marital affairs
Recommended Citation
Mondloch, James; Miguel Guarchaj Ch'o'x; and Diego Guarchaj. "Oral History #084: An Adulterer was Frightened by a Ghost." (1968). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/laii_kichemaya/70
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