el tesoro de cuentos - The Fairytale Treasure

What has Platero, a small gray donkey, experienced in Andalusia? How does the butterfly girl Manchitas learn what true friendship is? And how did El Cid, the exiled knight and famous folk hero of Spain, save his country for his king about 800 years ago? How do the indigenous people of Patagonia explain the cycle of the year? Stories of the Amiguitos: Caperucito (Moral about respect for adults), La Mariposa Manchitas / The Butterfly Manchitas (Fable about unity and friendship), La Gallinita Roja y el Grano de Trigo / The Red Hen and the Grain of Wheat (Moral about community action). Historical stories from Spain: El Pobre y los Altramuces / The Poor Man and the Lupins (Fable by Infante Don Juan Manuel from the 13th century about contentment with what one has), Leyenda de las Tres Hermosas Princesas / The Legend of the Three Beautiful Princesses (Moorish legend from Granada), La Cruz del Diablo / The Cross of the Devil (mysterious legend by the well-known author Bécquer about the influence of the devil in the Middle Ages), Los Amantes de Teruel / The Lovers of Teruel (folk tale from the 16th century about unfulfilled love), El Cid (knight legend from the time of the Reconquista about the Spanish folk hero from Castile), Platero y yo / Platero and I (adaptation of the classic by Juan Ramón Jiménez about life in 19th century Spain from the perspective of a donkey). Indigenous stories from Latin America: Los Hombres de Madera y los Cuatro Brujos / The Wooden Men and the Four Wizards (legend from Guatemala about the creation of the Earth), Bachué (Colombian legend about the origin of humanity), El Invierno / The Winter (legend from Argentina), Las Doncellas de Maíz / The Maize Maidens (legend from Mexico about the significance of maize and faith), El Sapo y el Urubú / The Toad and the Turkey Vulture (with a moral from Chile explaining why toads are ugly), El Dueño de la Luz / The Lord of Light (Venezuelan legend about day and night).