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Humble Choice
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1922) , 1 page(s)
These handwritten, undated research notes on a lined note card, titled "Humble choice" (about stories in which the gift chosen looks the worst), contain brief information about a Tepehuane fairy tale as related in "Four Mexican-Spanish Fairy-Tales from Azqueltán, Jalisco," J. Alden Mason, Journal of American Folk...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1922) , 1 page(s)
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These handwritten, undated research notes on a lined note card, titled "Humble choice" (about stories in which the gift chosen looks the worst), contain brief information about a Tepehuane fairy tale as related in "Four Mexican-Spanish Fairy-Tales from Azqueltán, Jalisco," J. Alden Mason, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 25, p. 195. In this story, a boy chooses a bird in the poorest-looking cage.
Date Written / Recorded
1922
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Person Discussed
John Alden Mason, 1885-1967
Topic / Theme
Humility, Southeastern Tepehuan
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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