Montserrat · Folktales and oral traditions
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Montserrat
- Tales
- 1
- Dated records
- 1
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 0
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In Montserrat, the name jumbie appears in night stories and records of the island’s dance tradition. In the story quoted from a 1972 newspaper, the jumbie is the one caught by surprise.
Tales in the Atlas
The Jumbie and the Horse’s Shining Eyes
1972 · The Montserrat Mirror · Jumbie Story: The Evolution of the Horse · 8 March, p. 8, cited by Jonathan Skinner (2005)
Tales found across countries
No tales linked to multiple countries are listed for this country yet.