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the magic orange tree and other haitian folktales
when diane wolkstein herself a well known storyteller traveled throughout the haitian countryside in search of stories she harvested a rich collection of twenty seven tales each of which is illuminated by fascinating introductory notes . from orange trees growing at the command of a child to talking fish these stories present us with a world of wonder delight and mystery .
a collection of folktales gathered by the author in haiti with comments on haitian folklore .