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Storytelling

Stories from Northern New Mexico

The Weeping Woman (La Llorona)
As told by Paulette Atencio

La Llorona
As told by Victoria Gurulé
Drawing by Wayne Yazza, Peñasco Elementary, Grade 5.

La Estrellita, or Little Star
As told by Paulette Atencio, professional storyteller from Peñasco, New Mexico.

The Two Dove Maiden Sisters Who Became Stars
A Picurís Legend, from Harrington, John P.& edited by Marta Weigle, Indian Tales from Picurís Pueblo. Ancient City Press, Santa Fe: 1989.

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