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Jaime de Angulo (1887-1950) http://tinyurl.com/deAngulo

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Good Night

From Indian Tales, 1953.

Reader: Kevin Hearle

The native people of California have always known that all of us have a place within the natural world, and they have traditionally taken great care to keep that idea fresh for new generations through story telling.

Linguist and master story teller Jaimie de Angulo—born in Paris of Spanish parents—was inspired by native stores to create Indian Tales, a series of stories for children that depicts with simple charm and elegance the interconnectedness of all things, each with their own animating spirit. Here the Bear clan undertakes a long journey and prepares to camp for the night.

Then Bear called, "Good night, Mountains, you must protect us tonight. We are strangers but we are good people. We don't mean harm to anybody. Good night, Mister Pine Tree. We are camping under you. You must protect us tonight. Good night, Mister Owl. I guess this is your home where we are camped. We are good people, we are not looking for trouble, we are just traveling. Good night, Chief Rattlesnake. Good night, everyone. Good night, Grass People, we have spread our bed right on top of you. Good night, Ground, we are lying right on your face. You must take care of us, we want to live a long time."

Near the end of his life, Jaimie de Angulo used his stories as the basis for a series of broadcasts he made on Berkeley radio station KPFA.