Federico Stories

10 Salvadoran legends. 10 Spanish legends. Mirrored side by side — for the first time. Coming soon. Follow on Amazon . This Mirror Includes Comparative Sections Such As: The Devil The Black Knight The Cave of Salamanca Fatal Lures The Siguanaba The Midnight Washerwomen Guardians & Beasts The Good and the Bad Cadejo The Dip Heralds & Executors of Death The Mulus The Urco Processions of the Dead The Funeral of Chalchuapa The Holy Company Rulers of the Night The Fair Judge of the Night Gaueko Echoes of the Dead The Weeping Woman The Ploranera Restless Spirits The Headless Priest The Ghost of San Ginés Fatal Apparitions The Fleshless Woman The Girl on the Curve Domestic Tricksters The Dwarf The Trasgu

Once upon a time, there was a town full of humble people. Everyone was people with great hearts and enjoyed their simple lives. Even the local priest was so lucky because he owned a small hunt. On the outskirts of the city, there used to live a coyote and a rabbit. Everyone knew them as Uncle Coyote and Uncle Rabbit (figure 1). Figure 1. Uncle Coyote and Uncle Rabbit. ¹ From time to time, they were friends, and at other times, they were the greatest foes ever. No one could predict what their next prank was. They loved to play dark and dangerous pranks all the time. Uncle Rabbit was very astute and often outsmart Uncle Coyote. Uncle Coyote tended to fail in the rabbit’s traps often. Unfortunately, he never learned. Uncle Coyote was very stubborn and rude. He always tried to deceive the rabbit into his traps, but they rarely ever worked. The rabbit was very astute. In a nearby town lived a hard-worker countryman called Mr. Alberto. He enjoyed planting new chili peppers and uniqu...