Why a Booktrail?
Jabutí is the trickster of the rainforest
Jabuti the Tortoise: A Trickster Tale from the Amazon
What you need to know before your trail
Jabutí is pronounced ZHa – BOO HEE and is a central figure in the tribal lore of the Amazon rain forest. Jabutí has short legs and is slow as tortoises tend to be yet he is said to be invincible.
He may be small but that doesn’t mean he can’t think big and do things you would normally expect other, bigger animals to do. Jabuti shows you that no matter what your size or shape, whether you’re a human or a tortoise, you can do things that people don’t expect of you and expose human foibles along the way.
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ResetTravel Guide
Jabutí is one of many tribal stories which originates from this part of the world. There is a similarity with Brer Terrapin in the US and from similar tales in Africa. Here, the King of Heaven of the Great god Tupan appears in native american mythology. The image of the turtle falling from the sky is also a tale of lore and is even found in Aesop’s The Tortoise and the Eagle.
Streetview Maps
A) Brazil: Manaus - one of the river towns along the Amazon
C) Peru: Loreto in the Amazon Rainforest
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