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The Jeweled Frog and the CondorPeruvian Legends, Myths & TalesBy a quiet pond, at the side of a cloud-topped mountain in Peru, lived a small green frog and his large green family. When the early evenings darkened the sky, the frogs would gather on the slippery banks by the water and listen to family legends and to stories of the land that lay beyond their... |
The Pied Piper of PeruPeruvian Legends, Myths & TalesMy name is Juana. For many years I lived with a colony of mice in a priory in Lima, Peru. We had a good life with the friars who lived there and found plenty of food in the kitchen and pantry. We had snug little homes in nearby nooks and crannies. |
The Fox and the GullsPeruvian Legends, Myths & TalesOnce upon a time a gull laid her eggs on the shore of Lake Titicaca in Peru. There were three eggs altogether and the whole day long the mother gull sat on them to keep them warm, only leaving the nest occasionally to catch herself a fish from the lake. |
The Crying LlamaPeruvian Legends, Myths & TalesThe world almost ended long time ago. The seas rose, and the people of the earth were lost forever in the swirling waters - not all the people, fortunately, one man was saved. This is how it happened… |
Three Presidents in Six DaysPolitics NewsFollowing constitutional turmoil, a new political and security landscape is emerging under the new Peruvian president, Francisco Sagasti. |
The History of the Peruvian National FlagHistory of PeruThe red and white colors of the Peruvian flag were an inspiration of General José de San Martín. There are various theories and interpretations about its composition. |
Huatya Curi and the Five CondorsPeruvian Legends, Myths & TalesA long time ago, at the jagged top of the world where the snow lives, there was a poor young man named Huatya Curi. His name meant Potato Eater, for he lived off the vegetables he found in the mountain fields of the Yauyo villagers. His name also meant orphan, because love for him was a cold wind, not a... |
The Grateful DovePeruvian Legends, Myths & TalesOnce there were two bad boys who liked to torture animals. They hated to work in the vegetable patch, and they did not care to do chores for their old parents. They wanted to do no work at all. One day they ran away from home, bringing along their little brother, whom they had tricked with false... |
The Mouse HusbandPeruvian Legends, Myths & TalesA mouse fell in love with a pretty young woman and changed himself into a slender young man, long-faced, however, and with tiny, bright eyes. He spoke with a thin, whistling voice, and his manners were excellent. |
The Dancing FoxPeruvian Legends, Myths & TalesFoxes love to dance. They dance in the dark with young women who slip quietly from their beds and come running out into the night. But the fox who dances must wear a disguise. |
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