Mexico · Folktales and oral traditions
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Mexico
- Tales
- 1
- Dated records
- 1
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 0
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La Llorona in Thomas A. Janvier’s 1910 collection walks the streets of Mexico City at night. The storyteller introduces her by comparing her with the Fiery Cow, another legend from the same city. The comparison shows how an urban legend can draw on a story its audience already knows.
Tales in the Atlas
La Llorona (The Weeping Woman)
1910 · Thomas A. Janvier · Legends of the City of Mexico
Tales found across countries
No tales linked to multiple countries are listed for this country yet.