When night falls, kric! krac! : Haitian folktales /
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| Language: | English |
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Engelwood, Colo. :
Libraries Unlimited,
1999.
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| Series: | World folklore series
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Table of Contents:
- The Storyteller's Introduction: Overview of the Beautiful and Mysterious Land
- The Editor's Introduction: Haiti
- Pt. 1. That Stupid Bouki! Bouki and the Calf. Kalunderik's Eggs. Bouki Goes to the Market. Bouki Gives a Bath to So Yette's Cat. Malis's Boubout. Konpe Bouki and Mr. Pigeon Make a Deal. Bouki and Malis in the Cow's Belly. Bouki's Shoes. Bouki Bathes His Mother
- Pt. 2. Stepmother Can Never Be Real Mother. Bonjou, Manbo Cia. AyAyAy! The Lost Silver Spoon. The Mean Stepmother and the Orange Tree
- Pt. 3. Animal Stories. The Cat Who Tasted Trouble. Mother Frog and Her Twelve Children. The Turtle That Could Sing
- Pt. 4. Kings and Princes. King Vletout. Bouki Wins the King's Contest
- Pt. 5. Unpleasant Encounters: Ghosts, Zonbi, and the Tonton Makout. Tonton Makout (The Bogeyman). The Case of the Invisible Passengers. The Case of the Two Dogs. The Case of the Key. The Last Zonbi in Konpe Pierre's Plantation. Phantom (Revenant)
- Pt. 6. Stories of Love and Courtship. Taizan, My Dear Friend. Mermaid. Mr. Hibou in Love with Angeline. Bouki Steals Marie Louiz. Kinan Kinan (My My). App. Traditional Haitian Recipes
- Kreyol - English Glossary.