Tata Duende at Burrell Boom
In short: Discover how two children recognise Tata Duende in a forest story from Belize.
¹ Based on the number of Atlas countries, capped at 10. ² Editorial suggestion for reading this page. Discover Black Horse’s question
Origin and tradition
A Belizean oral tradition. The date refers to the 1986 Ministry of Education reader that prints the story set near Burrell Boom.
Peter and John follow a parrot and lose their bearings in the bush near Burrell Boom. Footsteps send them behind a tree. One boy notices the stranger’s feet and the other notices his hands. Their father puts the two observations together and gives them a name: Tata Duende.
Dated records and sources
Country pages
Fairy Tale Glossary
Origin
Black Horse. Tata Duende at Burrell Boom. https://blackhorsestories.com/en/atlas-tale-tata-duende-burrell/