K'iche' Maya Oral History Project
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Once upon a time the people in a village would hear the dogs barking loudly at night. The men of the village went out to discover that a man transformed himself into a dog every night. The men killed the dog which and so the transforming witch was killed.
Publication Date
1-1-1968
Publisher
Latin American and Iberian Institute, University of New Mexico
Keywords
Magic; animals; myth
Recommended Citation
Mondloch, James; Miguel Guarchaj Ch'o'x; and Diego Guarchaj. "Oral History #074: Jun Ajq'u' (A Transforming Witch)." (1968). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/laii_kichemaya/90
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