Susan Arnberger, Julio Duran, Anita Salazar, recorders, 1970, 1971
Item — Box: 2, CD: 160
Scope and Contents
Arnberger, 1970: Carlos Roybal, b. 1920, Albuquerque, NM. 1. La hormiguita (Part II, conclusion from CD 180, story of the ant that lost her leg, she should trust in God and not go out in the winter time, folk tale); 2. El rey adivino (a young man tells the king a riddle which the king cannot solve and gets to marry the king's daughter, the king and his new son in law become very close friends, folk tale); 3. El nino tartamudo (a stuttering boy asks his father why he stutters, the father is too busy to answer the child, when the milkman comes the child asks him why he stutters, the milkman stutters and angry answer, anecdote); 4. anecdote (Pancho Villa is short of men and sends his lieutenent to recruit some real bad characters, the lieutenant comes back with men who are all cut up, minus their ears, noses, etc., when Pancho Villa sees these men he tells the lieutenant that he should have brought the guys who marked these men all up, those are the tough ones he wants, anecdote); 5. El professor y el viejito (a professor has hired an old man to take him fishing, in the middle of a lake the professor asks the old man just what he has learned in his life time, folk tale, education, old man is wiser than the professor, anecdote).
Duran, 1971: Maria Alicia Duran, b. 1930, Las Vegas, NM. 1. Los tres hermanos (New Mexico version of the well known tale of three brothers, oldest is enchanted by a witch, trying to rescue him second brother who is also bewitched, youngest brother saves them; related incident of a manofashio claiming he has killed a serpent, folk tale); 2. Juan Cenizo (Juan Cenizo, goes out into the woods hoping some wild animal will devour him, a wild cat feels sorry for Juan and brings him all sorts of good fortune, including marrying him off to a princess, when the cat dies, Juan honors him with a beautiful funeral, folk tale, Juan Ashes, like Cinderella, Cenicienta).
Salazar, 1971: Bennie Armijo, Los Lunas, NM. 1. La palomita (a man who has been very faithful to his wife dies and lands in Hell, when his wife dies she asks St. Peter if she can see her husband, she is surprised to discover her husband in Hell and asks him what happened, the man says he whistled at a beautiful dove that turns out to be the Holy Spirit, anecdote); 2. El aniversario (a priest tells one of his parishioners that he should think about celebrating his twenty fifth wedding anniversary, the man says it is fine, but he wishes it were not with the same wife he has had for that period of time, anecdote); 3. La garra (anecdote, boy and girl picking peaches, she misunderstands, thinks a Mexican bandit is coming for her, play on Spanish words, language, pelao, pealed and pelado, and la garra).
Mrs. Bennie Armijo, Los Lunas, NM. 1. La bruja (Part I, see CD 182 for Part II, a woman's husband is away in a sheep camp, one night a lady friend asks the woman if she wants to go and see her husband, they are turned into dogs, the wife grabs her husband's tobacco pouch and brings it back with her, later, through the pouch, the husband finds that his wife has been practicing witchcraft, witch story); 2. El que vendio el alma al diablo (a man sells his soul to the devil and is able to perform all kinds of tricks, turn sheep into tumbleweeds, make coffee without fire, etc., witch story).
Bennie Armijo, Los Lunas, NM. Brujas (a man leaves his young wife and her new born child in bed and goes off to a dance against the wife's wishes, a neighbor lady friend converts the young wife and her child into pumpkins then into donkeys, the young wife and their son suffer from the witch's antics, witch story).
Mrs. Bennie Armijo, Los Lunas, NM. La embrujada (Part I, a woman is known to be suffering from an ailment doctors cannot diagnose, one day a neighbor tells the woman to go to a herb healer, arbolorio, herbs, curandera, man tells the woman that she is bewitched and to go back to him some nights later, cont. on CD 161, witch story).
Duran, 1971: Maria Alicia Duran, b. 1930, Las Vegas, NM. 1. Los tres hermanos (New Mexico version of the well known tale of three brothers, oldest is enchanted by a witch, trying to rescue him second brother who is also bewitched, youngest brother saves them; related incident of a manofashio claiming he has killed a serpent, folk tale); 2. Juan Cenizo (Juan Cenizo, goes out into the woods hoping some wild animal will devour him, a wild cat feels sorry for Juan and brings him all sorts of good fortune, including marrying him off to a princess, when the cat dies, Juan honors him with a beautiful funeral, folk tale, Juan Ashes, like Cinderella, Cenicienta).
Salazar, 1971: Bennie Armijo, Los Lunas, NM. 1. La palomita (a man who has been very faithful to his wife dies and lands in Hell, when his wife dies she asks St. Peter if she can see her husband, she is surprised to discover her husband in Hell and asks him what happened, the man says he whistled at a beautiful dove that turns out to be the Holy Spirit, anecdote); 2. El aniversario (a priest tells one of his parishioners that he should think about celebrating his twenty fifth wedding anniversary, the man says it is fine, but he wishes it were not with the same wife he has had for that period of time, anecdote); 3. La garra (anecdote, boy and girl picking peaches, she misunderstands, thinks a Mexican bandit is coming for her, play on Spanish words, language, pelao, pealed and pelado, and la garra).
Mrs. Bennie Armijo, Los Lunas, NM. 1. La bruja (Part I, see CD 182 for Part II, a woman's husband is away in a sheep camp, one night a lady friend asks the woman if she wants to go and see her husband, they are turned into dogs, the wife grabs her husband's tobacco pouch and brings it back with her, later, through the pouch, the husband finds that his wife has been practicing witchcraft, witch story); 2. El que vendio el alma al diablo (a man sells his soul to the devil and is able to perform all kinds of tricks, turn sheep into tumbleweeds, make coffee without fire, etc., witch story).
Bennie Armijo, Los Lunas, NM. Brujas (a man leaves his young wife and her new born child in bed and goes off to a dance against the wife's wishes, a neighbor lady friend converts the young wife and her child into pumpkins then into donkeys, the young wife and their son suffer from the witch's antics, witch story).
Mrs. Bennie Armijo, Los Lunas, NM. La embrujada (Part I, a woman is known to be suffering from an ailment doctors cannot diagnose, one day a neighbor tells the woman to go to a herb healer, arbolorio, herbs, curandera, man tells the woman that she is bewitched and to go back to him some nights later, cont. on CD 161, witch story).
Dates
- 1970, 1971
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English, Spanish
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 13 boxes (12.25 cu. ft.)
Creator
- From the Collection: Cobos, Rubén (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu