
audiobook
by Ramón A. (Ramón Arminio) Laval
CUENTOS CHILENOS DE NUNCA ACABAR POR Ramón A. Laval
1. Cuento del Gatito montes
2. El Gato con los piés de trapo
3. El Gato sarapo
4. Los italianos i el inglés
5. El Gallo pelado
6. El Candadito
7. La Mula baya de don Pedro Arcaya
8. El Rei que tenia dos hijos
9. La Vaca del Rei
Listeners are invited into a sun‑drenched Chilean village where the afternoons drift between schoolyard pranks and the comforting glow of a brazierside hearth. An elderly caretaker, affectionately called Mama Antuca, gathers the neighborhood children to recount familiar legends—princes, seven‑headed serpents, and mischievous cats with heads of cloth. The narrative captures the texture of those fleeting moments, from the clatter of games to the soft hush that follows a well‑worn story.
The collection that follows preserves those endlessly retold folk verses, each one a playful puzzle of rhyme and repetition. Simple characters such as the “Gatito Montés” or the enigmatic Englishman and two Italians spin a timeless humor that resonates across generations. By listening, you’ll sense the rhythm of Chile’s oral tradition, feeling both the nostalgia of childhood and the lively pulse of a culture that keeps its tales alive, one refrain at a time.
Language
es
Duration
~57 minutes (54K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
Chile: Imprenta Cervantes, 1910.
Credits
Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)
Release date
2022-10-16
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1862–1929
A Chilean writer, linguist, and folklorist, he devoted much of his work to collecting traditional stories, sayings, and popular speech. His books open a window onto everyday culture in Chile at the turn of the twentieth century.
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