“ChildrenandadultsalikewillenjoyNasario’sbrillianttellingoftheeventsthatwerepartofhisgrowingup.AsIreadthestoriesIheardNasario’svoiceandIcouldseeclearlythepeopleandplaceshedescribes.Iwasremindedthatthestoriesourgrandparentstoldnotonlyentertainedus,theytaughtusvaluablelessons.“Themagicofstorytellingisstillwithus.Athomeorintheclassroom,storiessuchasthesewillsparktheimaginationandencouragereading.“--RudolfoAnaya,authorofBlessMe,UltimaThepopularcuentosthatparentsandgrandparentsinruralNewMexicoonceuponatimetoldtheirchildrenarearichsourceofthefolkloreoftheregionandoffersatisfyingentertainment.InthiscollectionofbilingualstoriesabouttheR穩oPuercoValley,whereNasarioGarc穩agrewup,hesharesthetraditions,myths,andstoriesofhishomeland.Herecountsstoriesoftheevileyeandroosterracing,theWailingWomanandthepunishingofthesantos.PrecedingeachtaleisGarc穩a’sbriefexplanationofthehistoryandculturebehindthestory.
