VENEZUELAN FOLKTALES
leyendas (legends)
- Spanish: leyenda
Most Venezuelan tales celebrate astucia or viveza (CLEVERNESS).
They may feature:
Some tales don't feature humans, instead they may have animals.
The tales are a source for a rich and varied theatrical tradition. The teller acted out the sayings and the plot.
They may feature:
- a dislike for pure power
- the belief that wealth or other advantages come from good luck
- that equality is more important than liberty
- the purpose of justice is not to fix the wrong...but to punish the powerful.
Some tales don't feature humans, instead they may have animals.
The tales are a source for a rich and varied theatrical tradition. The teller acted out the sayings and the plot.
LITTLE DOG, PANTHER, AND MONKEY
A COLORFUL TOUCAN SITS IN A TREE
Sometimes a story was made to teach children, in an interesting theatrical method, why animals look or act a certain way.
THE CLEVER FOX
Listen below to Mrs. Merk telling the tale:
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<<< Click the image to access a script of this story, to be read in class!
Which role do you want? [8 parts] Narrator (medium role) Snake (main role) Child (main role) Father (main role) Burro (small role) Horse (small role) Dog (small role) Fox (main role at end) |
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This Page's Sources:
Venezuela: A Century of Change
Country Explorers, "Venezuela"
http://www.saber.ula.ve/bitstream/123456789/17275/2/articulo15.pdf (pg. 132-133)
Venezuela: A Century of Change
Country Explorers, "Venezuela"
http://www.saber.ula.ve/bitstream/123456789/17275/2/articulo15.pdf (pg. 132-133)
