Have you ever wondered how the stars got into the sky? Native American cultures came up with their own answers to that very question. The Navajo people believed clever Coyote was responsible, while the people of the Cochiti Pueblo told about an adventure of a little girl named Kotcimanyako. What did these characters do to get the stars into the sky? Read these stories to find out.
Sisters Rosa and Blanca are so kind, thoughtful, and generous--and such good gardeners--that their Mam? who lives between the two winds up with a great deal of corn, tomatoes, and red hot chiles.
In this variation of the Cinderella story, coming from the Hispanic tradition in New Mexico, Arci? and her wicked stepsisters have different encounters with a magical hawk and are left physically changed in ways that will affect their meeting with the prince.
When Grandpa's false teeth fall down a well, a recycled hambone which has flavored the bean dinners of many families in his poor farm community, is used to retrieve his dentures.
