Enlight Where did the name "Cojimar" come from? The story of how Cojimar beach got its name. One day, a cheerful black man and his Galician friend went for a walk in the vicinity of Havana. After some time, they met a Galician they knew. The three ... Cuban Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight How a black man helped out his boastful owner Once, back in the days of slavery, one lord came to visit another, and they began to tell each other about their hunting adventures. They described their exploits with might and main - after all, ever... Cuban Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Adventures of a goat and a cat One day there was a terrible drought in our region. Brother Goat lived in the grove then. It was so hard for him that he could almost gnaw on the ground. And brother cat had a hard time too. One eveni... Cuban Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Turtle, rabbit and boa constrictor One day a boa constrictor was hunting for birds. It must be said that boas climb trees very well and very rarely fall from them. But this time it happened that when the maha was creeping up on the yel... Cuban Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Belshazzar's feast There lived in our area a man named Belshazzar. One day he decided to treat all his friends. The friends were delighted, washed, put on their best clothes and went to Belshazzar’s feast with their wiv... Cuban Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Debt from a dead man One man was forever in debt to everyone in the world. They gave him a loan only because he kept hinting that he would soon receive a large inheritance. So he owed and owed, but did not repay his debts... Cuban Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight The cunning Haitian A Haitian lived in a large barracks with other sugar cane pickers. His hammock hung in the corner. On the day of his first payday, he got himself a pot to keep his money and put three pesos in it. At ... Cuban Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Fall There was once a man in the world who, when he went to bed, always repeated: I quickly go to bed with God the Father and Son, with the Most Pure Virgin Mary and with all the saints. One night he fell ... Cuban Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Dove of Saint Lazarus The Negro Torquato, the caretaker of one estate, promised Saint Lazarus: “As soon as I shoot two pigeons, I will immediately bring one to your altar in Mother Teresa’s hut.” The morning was cold, but ... Cuban Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Brawlers One day Estanislao Reyes was riding horseback from San Juan to Santa Clara along the road called Loma de la Oja. On the way he had to pass a meadow. In this meadow two sheep were fighting. He looked a... Cuban Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight The dog that ran upside down One day Bacallao was hunting with his dog named Baltazar. It was an excellent dog, it “smelled a beast ten leagues away,” as the owner himself said. And so the deer they were chasing climbed into the ... Cuban Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight How a peasant didn't pay for scrambled eggs One peasant traveled to Havana every year and every time he ate a couple of fried eggs there. But they once told him at the hotel that he had not paid for the scrambled eggs that he had eaten last yea... Cuban Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
