The tapir and the old lady 0188-The tapir and the old lady Kubeo Documentation Project

This tale is about an old lady, her two pets, and the tapir. As always in Kubeo tales, the tapir is a glutton and because of that he ends up killing the old lady, who had an pineapple field he wanted to eat from. The death of the lady is avenged by one of her pets, the Tortoise, who kills the Tapir. When celebrating the death of the Tapir, the tortoise and the parrot (the other lady's pet) go out singing, and that song they sang is still performed in Kubeo mourning ceremonies. Language_Name: Kubeo Language_Region: South America Language_Country: Brazil, Colombia Project_Status: Complete Year: 2009 Start_Date: 2010-02-01 End_Date: 2011-01-31