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A traveler and a rabbit under a bright moon showing the rabbit’s shape, from a Nahua folktale in Mexico.

The Rabbit in the Moon

Indigenous American Folktales

An illustration of Hunahpú and Xbalanqué defeating the Lords of Xibalba, from the Mayan Popol Vuh.

The Hero Twins and the Lords of Xibalba: A Mayan Tale of Life, Death, and Rebirth

Mexican Folktales

An illustration of two Mayan brothers becoming the Sun and Moon, Yucatec Maya folktale scene.

The Origin of the Sun and the Moon: A Mayan Tale of Light and Rivalry

An illustration of tiny Aluxes guarding a Mayan cornfield near a jungle, Yucatec Maya folktale scene.

The Aluxes: The Little Forest Guardians of the Yucatec Maya

Mexican Folktales

The Celestial Bird of the Ceiba Tree: A Mayan Folktale from Guatemala and Mexico

Mexican Folktales

A fisherman freeing a glowing sea turtle that becomes a goddess in the Caribbean Sea, Kalinago folktale scene.

The Fisherman and the Sea Goddess

Indigenous American Folktales

Parchment-style artwork of a Guatemalan woman by the river with a golden-green serpent, Q’eqchi’-Maya folktale scene.

The Woman Who Married a Snake: Guatemalan Folktale

Central American Folktales

Parchment-style illustration of an old Mayan man tending a glowing ember in his hut, Guatemalan folklore scene.

The Old Man and the Fire: Guatemalan Folktale

Central American Folktales

Parchment-style artwork of a coyote trapped in a cornfield while a fox laughs nearby, Guatemalan Mayan folktale.

The Fox and the Coyote: Guatemalan Folktale

Central American Folktales

Parchment-style artwork of a hummingbird visiting a red flower by a Guatemalan lake, Mayan folktale scene.

The Hummingbird and the Flower: Guatemalan Folktale

Central American Folktales

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