Ocean State Libraries

Presents an Afro-Cuban folk tale which explains why rabbits have long ears.

In this cumulative Cuban folktale, a bossy rooster dirties his beak when he eats a kernel of corn and must find a way to clean it before his parrot uncle's wedding. Includes a glossary of Spanish words and information about the different birds in the story.

In this humorous retelling of a Cuban folktale, a cockroach interviews her suitors in order to decide whom to marry.