Saturday 14 February 2009

The legend of the tree and the moon: the mate tree

Having a mate is one of the pleasures of spending time in Argentina. I have had the fortune of visiting this country a number of times and have always been fascinated by the pungent, strong and very very invigorating mate tea. It is much healthier and nicer than coffee. It is also drunk socially sharing from a gourd. I can still feel the strength coming into my tired jet-lagged body as an Argentinean friend prepared it for me, or as they say...'cebar el mate". The story that I have just placed on the Stories from the Americas is coming from the Guarani Indians and is a wonderful story combining, magic, a lost child, a tiger and the moon.

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