The magic orange tree, and other Haitian folktales

A collection of folktales gathered by the author in Haiti with comments on Haitian folklore.

First sentence: About the Story: When a child is born in the countryside, the umbilical cord may be saved and dried and planted in the earth, with a pit from a fruit tree placed on top of the cord.

Year

1978

Language

English

Publisher

Schocken

Editions

1

Pages

212

ISBN

9780805206500

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