Story: Felling the water tree

Historia: Cortando el árbol de agua

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Subject LanguageHup
Language PID(s)ailla:119685
Title [Indigenous]Dëh tëg b'otop pïnïg
Language of Indigenous Titlejup
TitleStory: Felling the water tree
Language Community
Country(ies)Brazil
Place CreatedBarreira Alta
Date Created2002-07-19
Description [Indigenous]
Language of Indigenous Description
DescriptionTwo mythical brothers fell a giant tree, which falls to create the Amazonian river system. One brother waits out the resulting flood in his canoe until the land re-emerges.
GenresMyth
Source Notenotebook 3.77
References
Contributor(s) Individual / RoleEpps, Patience (Researcher)
Dias, Manuel (Speaker)
Contributor(s) Corporate / Role

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