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100 1 _aLummis, Charles Fletcher,
_d1859-1928
245 1 4 _aThe Enchanted Burro :
_bAnd Other Stories as I Have Known Them from Maine to Chile and California
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2019-02-24
505 0 _aThe enchanted burro (New Mexico) -- The mummy-miner (Peru) -- A boy of the Andes (Peru) -- A daughter of the Misti (Peru) -- The Witch Deer (New Mexico) -- Felipe's sugaring-off (Peru) -- Andrés, the arriero (Bolivia) -- Our yellow slave. -- The Peak of Gold (New Mexico) -- Pablo's deer hunt (New Mexico) -- Candelária's curse (New Mexico) -- The habit of the fraile (Peru) -- The great magician -- The silver omelet (Mexico) -- A duel in the desert (California) -- A 'rastle with a wildcat (New England) -- A tame deer (California) -- The Rebel double runner (New England) -- The balsa boy of Lake Titi-caca (Bolivia).
508 _aE-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520 _a"The Enchanted Burro" by Charles F. Lummis is a collection of stories written in the early 20th century. Through a series of interconnected tales, the book explores the rich folklore and cultural narratives spanning regions from New Mexico to Peru and beyond. The stories prominently feature a variety of characters, including Lelo, an Indian boy who encounters the titular enchanted burro, and his friend Don Nicolás, as they navigate the challenges posed by witches and mystical creatures in their quest for truth and peace. At the start of the tale, we meet Lelo, an Indian boy, who experiences a peculiar disturbance in his peaceful life as he hears alarming shouts and cries coming from his pueblo. Intrigued and concerned by the ominous sounds, he abandons his work in the fields to seek out the source of the distress. Upon his arrival, he learns about the unsettling deaths attributed to a mysterious enchanted burro, which has been wreaking havoc in their community. As the tension builds, it becomes clear that there are supernatural elements at play, and Lelo’s bravery is put to the test when he decides to confront the dangers associated with the witchcraft whispered about in the night. Thus begins a story filled with suspense, adventure, and the intricacies of local lore, setting the stage for more thrilling encounters throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories, American
653 _aNew Mexico -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
653 _aSouth America -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58954
999 _c99780
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