St. Barthélemy · Folktales and oral traditions
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St. Barthélemy
- Tales
- 2
- Dated records
- 2
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 0
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A 2020 exhibition at the Wall House Museum brought two stories told in Saint Barthélemy families into public view. A hen travels from Morne Vitet to a coastal pond in one. Soucougnans shed their skin and settle in tall trees in the other. The date marks the exhibition account.
Tales in the Atlas
The Hen of Morne Vitet
2020 · Musée territorial Wall House · Origine : entre mythe et histoire · Journal de Saint-Barth
The Soucougnans in the Trees
2020 · Musée territorial Wall House · Origine : entre mythe et histoire · Journal de Saint-Barth
Tales found across countries
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