Enlight How did the fruits appear? In ancient times, when the world was just beginning, we were like animals and even ate, like them, grass, sorrel, green shoots of bushes, and creeping plants. People planted bushes and collected fresh... Brazilian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight How the Moon appeared in the sky At first the Moon lived on earth, and everyone knew her under the name Capaeus. She was such a pale girl that it seemed as if she had emerged from the white spray of a waterfall. She spent her days de... Brazilian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Death of Mary One day, Mary the Sun invited his younger brother Ari the Month to shoot with a bow in order to decide which of them was more skilled in this sport. Ari agreed, and they began to compete, bragging to ... Brazilian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Sheresai, river of tears In Santa Tecla, near Baje, there was only one village left, the last stronghold of the Indians. Evil whites were already in control everywhere. The Indians had only God and Sepe left. This village was... Brazilian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Boy and pipe They say that once, a long time ago, when animals could talk, one boy went with his mother to the stream, taking with him a pipe, which he liked to play in the evenings so that the girls would dance. ... Brazilian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Taina-Kan, evening star In those days when the people of the Karazha tribe did not yet know how to plow the land, and did not know how to grow maize kururuka, pineapple, or cassava, but ate only forest fruits, various game a... Brazilian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Umbu tree in the Kavera mountains Anyone who has traveled in the Cavera Mountains must have noticed that every five leguas there is an umbu tree. Umbu are old trees that have stood for centuries on this land. The old people living in ... Brazilian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Iara - mother of waters Iara is said to lie on the white sandy bottom of the river and play with the Matupiris fish, which swim over her body, half hidden by the stream running towards the flooded Igapo forests. Iara is a be... Brazilian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Corn There were fewer and fewer animals in the fields. In rivers and lakes, the backs of silvery fish could be seen less and less often. The trees no longer bore fruit, and large animals also disappeared: ... Brazilian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Negro shepherdess In those days, the lands did not yet belong to anyone, there were no fences or owner’s marks on them, the gauchos only lassoed animals - cattle, and no one even paid attention to deer and ostriches...... Brazilian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight The legend of the brothers Itubor and Bakororo, who conquered the land for people Experienced people say that once upon a time, in ancient times, two twin boys were born from a jaguar: Itubore and Bakororo. It was like this, they say. One day, while it was still dark, an Indian wen... Brazilian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight The Legend of Cassava Zatimare and his wife Kokotero had two children: a boy, Zokooye, and a girl, Athiolo. The father loved the boy and did not notice the girl at all. If she called to him, he answered her only by whistli... Brazilian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
