Enlight Contract with the lizard Behind a kind of curtain, as if woven from golden mackerel scales, there was a large, light-filled dungeon. On a transparent bench, sword of multi-colored lightning, sat an ancient old woman, wrinkled... Brazilian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Nyara My ancestors ate fruits and honey, and when there was not enough of both, they suffered from hunger. One gray-haired old man, named Nyara, took pity on them and one day ordered his sons-in-law and son... Brazilian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Mother grass War hymns were heard in the forest, and Itabaete walked with his warriors in search of a place where they could set up a large camp. The whole tribe set off; people's eyes shone with a victorious bril... Brazilian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight In ancient times Once upon a time, there was one night so long that people thought they would never see daylight again. The night was pitch black, there was not a star in the sky, no breeze, no rain, not a single soun... Brazilian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Kaipora One man loved hunting more than anything in the world. From dawn to dusk he disappeared in the forest, in the most remote corners, weaving bird traps from poles, digging wolf pits, setting snares and ... Brazilian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight How did the pashiuba palm appear? Once upon a time, a boy came from the land of the Sun, emerging from an endless expanse of water; he sang so wonderfully that people began to flock from all over to listen and look at him. The boy's n... Brazilian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Zhurupari and girls They say that one old woman had three daughters. One day the girls and their uncle agreed to go and collect the fruits of the miriti palm tree. But Zhurupari found out about their agreement, killed hi... Brazilian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight How Mboiguazu became addicted to eating carrion The body of each animal is filled with the juice of the food on which it feeds. The milk of a young cow, which nibbles only clover flowers, smells of freshness; for a boar that eats meat, twenty alque... Brazilian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight How the stars appeared Once - and it was in ancient times - the women went into the forest to collect maize, but they collected only a small handful of grains. Sad, they returned to the village. A few days later, taking one... Brazilian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
