Discovering Legends, Myth, and Folktales: La Llorona

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Discovering Legends, Myth, and Folktales: La Llorona

Definitions of Legend, Myth, and Folklore From Merriam-Webster Dictionary 1 a : a story coming down from the past; especially : one popularly regarded as historical although not verifiable b : a body of such stories <a place in the legend of the frontier> c : a popular myth of recent origin d : a person or thing that inspires legends e : the subject of a legend <its violence was legend even in its own time — William Broyles Jr.> Myth 1 : a usually traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part of the world view of a people or explain a practice, belief, or natural phenomenon 2 a : a popular belief or tradition that has grown up around something or someone; especially : one embodying the ideals and institutions of a society or segment of society <seduced by the American myth of individualism — Orde Coombs> b : an unfounded or false notion 3 : a person or thing having only an imaginary or unverifiable existence 4 : the whole body of myths Folklore 1 : traditional customs, tales, sayings, dances, or art forms preserved among a people 2 : a branch of knowledge that deals with folklore 3 : an often unsupported notion, story, or saying that is widely circulated

Myth, Legend, and Folktale are usually incorrectly used synonymously. Three Types of Literary Genres Myth, Legend, and Folktale are usually incorrectly used synonymously. Myth-focuses on explaining natural phenomena, answering questions about why things are the way they are in the natural world (example: Atlas) Legend-usual focuses on a person or event that may or may not be real, but people were so fascinated with the ideals or issues that these people or events envelope that the story continues to be passed on and change (example: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow) Folktale: A folktale is a type of traditional story that tries to explain or understand the world. Most stories were passed down from generation to generation with the author being unknown. These stories usually teach some type of moral lesson. Good is almost always rewarded just as evil is almost always punished. (example: The Three Little Pigs)

The Weeping Woman (La Llorona) by Joe Hayes This is a story that the old ones have been telling to children for hundreds of years. It is a sad tale, but it lives strong in the memories of the people, and there are many who swear that it is true. Long years ago in a humble little village there lived a fine looking girl named Maria Some say she was the most beautiful girl in the world! And because she was so beautiful, Maria thought she was better than everyone else. As Maria grew older, her beauty increased And her pride in her beauty grew too When she was a young woman, she would not even look at the young men from her village. They weren't good enough for her! "When I marry," Maria would say, "I will marry the most handsome man in the world." And then one day, into Maria's village rode a man who seemed to be just the one she had been talking about. He was a dashing young ranchero, the son of a wealthy rancher from the southern plains. He could ride like a Comanche! In fact, if he owned a horse, and it grew tame, he would give it away and go rope a wild horse from the plains. He thought it wasn't manly to ride a horse if it wasn't half wild. He was handsome! And he could play the guitar and sing beautifully. Maria made up her mind-that was, the man for her! She knew just the tricks to win his attention. If the ranchero spoke when they met on the pathway, she would turn her head away. When he came to her house in the evening to play his guitar and serenade her, she wouldn't even come to the window. She refused all his costly gifts. The young man fell for her tricks. "That haughty girl, Maria, Maria! " he said to himself. "I know I can win her heart. I swear I'll marry that girl."

Is the story of La Llorona a myth, legend, or folktale? And so everything turned out as Maria planned. Before long, she and the ranchero became engaged and soon they were married. At first, things were fine. They had two children and they seemed to be a happy family together. But after a few years, the ranchero went back to the wild life of the prairies. He would leave town and be gone for months at a time. And when he returned home, it was only to visit his children. He seemed to care nothing for the beautiful Maria. He even talked of setting Maria aside and marrying a woman of his own wealthy class. As proud as Maria was, of course she became very angry with the ranchero. She also began to feel anger toward her children, because he paid attention to them, but just ignored her. One evening, as Maria was strolling with her two children on the shady pathway near the river, the ranchero came by in a carriage. An elegant lady sat on the seat beside him. He stopped and spoke to his children, but he didn't even look at Maria. He whipped the horses on up the street. When she saw that, a terrible rage filled Maria, and it all turned against her children. And although it is sad to tell, the story says that in her anger Maria seized her two children and threw them into the river! But as they disappeared down the stream, she realized what she had done! She ran down the bank of the river, reaching out her arms to them. But they were long gone. The next morning, a traveler brought word to the villagers that a beautiful woman lay dead on the bank of the river. That is where they found Maria, and they laid her to rest where she had fallen. But the first night Maria was in the grave, the villagers heard the sound of crying down by the river. It was not the wind, it was La Llorona crying. "Where are my children?" And they saw a woman walking up and down the bank of the river, dressed in a long white robe, the way they had dressed Maria for burial. On many a dark night they saw her walk the river bank and cry for her children. And so they no longer spoke of her as Maria. They called her La Llorona, the weeping woman. And by that name she is known to this day. Children are warned not to go out in the dark, for, La Llorona might snatch them and never return them. The End Is the story of La Llorona a myth, legend, or folktale?

What are the cultural implications What are the cultural implications? La Llorona is used as a cautionary tale in the Mexican, Central American & Chicana cultures: Parents use it to warn their children that La Llorona will kidnap them if they behave badly or go outside after dark. Warns young women not to be seduced by men with wealth, status, or false promises. Cautions women to repress their desires and femininity and instead focus on the cultural ideals of being a good wife and mother.

Aztec Mythology: La Llorona & Cihuacoatl Means “snake woman”. Cihuacoatl was an Aztec goddess of fertility and motherhood, and also said to have helped create the human race. Mother to Mixcoatl, god of the hunt, who she later abandoned. Mythology says that she is known to return to the place she left him, but weeps, like La Llorona, when she cannot find him. Like La Llorona, she and all of the mothers who died during childbirth are said to roam the streets at night stealing children.

Assignment Each student will be responsible for finding a Legend, Folklore, or Myth from their cultural background (or from a culture of his or her choice) and present it to the class through PowerPoint. Presentation must include: -Presentation of whole story (if the story isn’t more than three slides) or just a summary of the story if it is more than three slides -Are there multiple ways the story is told? -The description of why it is considered myth, legend, or folklore -The culture the story comes from -The cultural importance of the story -Three discussion questions Websites to get you started: http://www.planetozkids.com/oban/legends.htm http://www.americanfolklore.net/myths-legends.html http://bestoflegends.org/