Wisdom Estanislao and his horse One day, Estanislao Reyes decided to get married and went on horseback to Santa Clara to straighten out his documents. I arrived in the city, did all my business and hurried back because a hurricane w... Cuban Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Stupid Guy and Saint Anthony One stupid boy fell madly in love with a girl. He asks his friend how he can get a girl to love him. Friend replies: - Very simple! Go to church and pray to St. Anthony. Promise him a candle if the gi... Cuban Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Turtle and banana tree That turtle about which fairy tales are told was not only smart and cunning, but also unusually dexterous. Suffice it to say that she knew how to climb banana trees and feast on ripe fruit there. So o... Cuban Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Deer and turtle In the forest, on the western tip of the island, lived a proud, proud deer. He was so proud that he did not notice any of the animals, and he loved himself so much that if he happened to notice someon... Cuban Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Every cloud has a silver lining One day a Galician went to fulfill a vow he had made to some saint. He comes to the temple and sees the devil depicted next to the saint. The Galician put half a peso in front of the devil and said: “... Cuban Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Got rid of Once upon a time two Canarians lived next door. One day he stopped in front of the other’s house and suddenly jumped up, then fell down on the grass and, well, rolled around, screaming, singing, squea... Cuban Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Students and the cunning soldier One day, two students - both of them great rogues - went to wander around the world. They walked and walked, got lost and came across a house where a soldier lived. The students had bread with them, a... Cuban Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Arrogant There lived a girl in the mountains. She was one of the poorest, but she was arrogant - nothing could be further from it. She had a relative in Havana. And then one day this relative sent for her. Our... Cuban Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Bad owner One owner was walking among the fields with his Negro slave. They were crossing a river over a bridge, when the owner stumbled and fell into the water. He didn’t know how to swim and began to beg the ... Cuban Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Walking pumpkin patch Bacallao traveled to villages where he told stories and sold vegetables and eggs to earn a living. One day, returning home after one of these trips, he noticed a scuff on the back of his horse under t... Cuban Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Loving wife One woman’s husband was seriously ill and did not get out of bed. His wife fussed around him and kept saying: - Oh, Lord, send me death before him! Her godfather heard these words and decided to test ... Cuban Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Streets of Camagüey and bulls The streets of Camagüey are very confusing. And each one wriggles like a snake. There is not a single straight line. This ancient city is like a labyrinth. If you ask any local residents what explains... Cuban Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
