Heart of Heaven, Heart of Earth: and Other Mayan Folktales

Maya tales told by a village elder describe the relations between humans and the supernatural world, and reveal how much of traditional Mayan belief remains intact Heart Of Heaven, Heart Of Earth : A Tzutuhil Tale -- Story Of The Goddess Of The Lake -- Tale Of The Teacher -- The Story Of A Tzutuhil Named Ádrian From San Pedro La Laguna -- Story : Everything Was Created -- A Very Old Story [of Creation] -- Story Of A Hunter -- The Two Brothers And The Fortune -- The Angels Who Were Eternally Punished For The Evil They Committed On Earth -- The Man Who Wanted To Learn To Be A Brujo And A Characotel -- The Oldest Tale Of My Town -- Story Of The Señor Of Esquipulas -- The Woman Who Died For Three Days And Went To Get Acquainted With Hell -- The Louse Who Caused The Death Of The Womanizing King : A Tzutuhil Story -- Story Of An Enchanted Place, Paruchi Abaj -- The Story Of The Assistants Who Worked With The Germans -- Simple Simón -- Story Of The Dog And The Cat -- The Story Of The Tecolote -- Story Of The Black God, Dueño Of The Night -- Story Of Maximón -- The Legend Of Francisco Sojuel : A Tzutuhil Story -- Story Of The Emigration And Tragedy Of A Cakchiquel People -- A Sacred Story -- The Fisherman And The King -- Story Of The Owl -- The Sombrerón And The Blue Fly -- Temperament And The Deeds Of The Son Of God -- Doña María And Her Three Children -- The Gold And Silver Fish -- The Rich And Miserable Man : A Cakchiquel Story -- The Grandfather And The Faultfinders -- The Nuns And The Charcoal Vendor. [compiled By] James D. Sexton And Ignacio Bizarro Ujpán. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 146-151). In the spring of 1970, when I was a graduate student at UCLA, Professor Clyde Woods, a tall, muscular ex-marine, marched into the classroom, pointed his finger directly at me, and asked, "Why aren't you going to Guatemala?"