viii Contents 3. Voices Carried West from Eu­rope to the Span of Two American Continents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 The Time Jack Went to Seek His Fortune. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Retold by Donald Davis Margarita, La Cucarachita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Adapted by Olga Loya The Tunic of a Happy Man. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Retold by Antonio Sacre La Llorona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Crafted by Jasmin Cardenas Chango and the Drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Retold by David Gonzalez 4. Voices Declaring the Diversity of the African Diaspora . . . . . . 79 Sukeyna’s Journey: A Wolof Tale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Adapted by Charlotte Blake Alston From the story “Kumba Am Ndey ak Kumba Amul Ndey” Yelling without Being Loud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 By Rex Ellis (with an accompanying folktale by Lyn Ford) Contests: Tales of Competition and Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Retold by Lyn Ford Adachi: A Dilemma Tale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 By Karen “Queen Nur” Abdul-­Malik (with an accompanying folktale by Lyn Ford) Anansi and the Magic Cauldron: An Ashanti Tale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Retold by Bobby Norfolk Ole Sis Goose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 As told by Diane Ferlatte 5. Voices Beyond Bound­aries: A Deeper Understanding. . . . . . . 109 When the Story Is Ended: Storytelling for Community-Building. . . 109 By Charles ­Temple Epilogue: Where Do We Go from ­ Here?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Heather Forest Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 About the Editors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
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