A Cofán legend · Children's ebook
Woman
of Clay
Deep in the Amazon, a young hunter meets a woman made from the clay of the path he walks on. She has only one rule: she must never get wet.
By Ulices Ortiz, Leo Imbache & Alexander Baranov
The story
“Where are you from?” he asked.
“I live here,” she said. “My name is Clay.”
The hunter falls in love and brings Clay home to his parents. She fills the house with clay pots of chicha and becomes part of the family. But she never bathes and never goes near the rain, until the day the two of them go fishing on the river and the sky turns grey.
A short, beautiful retelling of a Cofán legend about love, promises, and the forces of nature.
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Every page is a painting
A sneak peek at a few pages. The rest of the story is in the book →
A legend from the Cofán people
An oral story passed down by Cofán elders in the Amazon, now written down and illustrated for a new generation.
Illustrated on every page
Bold, full-color art of the rainforest: jaguars, macaws, river dolphins, and the Cofán patterns that frame every page.
Read it together
Short passages that work for reading aloud, with plenty to talk about afterwards about love, promises, and nature.
Dedication
“May this work be a tribute to our elders, an inspiration to our youth, and a testament to the strength, unity and cultural wealth of the Cofán people.”
The rain is coming.
What happens to Clay?
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