TY - GEN AU - Almanza, Rene TI - The horse of seven colors: a folktale from Guatemala SN - 4880128635 CY - Japan KW - Folklore KW - Children's Literature KW - Fantasy KW - Folk Tales KW - Horses KW - Local culture N2 - One night, Senhor Isidro and his three children heard the noise of horses running in their garden. To her amazement, they were horses of every color in the rainbow. They tried to shoot them, but the horses quickly fled from their garden, leaving everything pissed and shattered. Seu Isidro then asked his children to defend the plantation at night. The oldest one failed completely, the one in the middle did no better, and so, it was the youngest's turn. He managed to arrest one of the horses, which begged him to be released. 'I will save him whenever he is in danger', he promised. The boy agreed and released him ER -