Here you will find wonder, wisdom and warm humor aplenty in these tales: "If I Were an Eagle," "What Am I Thinking," "How to Grow Boiled Beans," "The Coyote Under the Table," "The Golden Slippers," "Caught on a Nail," "The Man Who Couldn't Stop Dancing," "Gato Pinto (The Spotted Cat)", "The Little Snake," and "The Magic Ring." These stories are from the story traditions of northern New Mexico. Those who enjoyed THE DAY IT SNOWED TORTILLAS will also like this.

I think this tape is funny, and neat to listen to. I listen to it alot when I am at home sick.

I am a Mexican-American and when I read this book I could not believe it. It was so cute. I teaches children to do the right thing and obey there parents. I think that it is necessary to have books that deal with folktales and legends. This book is a perfect example of a Mexican-American one! I recommend it.

This is a great book for young children who are learning English as a second language, or for children learning Spanish.Children can listen to the cassette and read along, to have a better understanding of the language and the story. One of many great books by Joe Hayes.

I chose to read this novel because I'm a vintage car fan... but ended up being a mexico city fan, too.

The most interesting thing about this book is the way a romance that seems impossible at first, ends up being the only possible answer, in an impossibly crazy city.

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This is one of my favorite books. The story begins with an older woman about 74, who who wants a driver to ride her around the city in which she has lived her life, as she feels that she is about to die. The cab driver who accepts this position is a sometimes crude, rude, and nefarious young man of about 25. Modelo Antiguo is synonomous for the old woman who is still a virgin, and her car in which they drive. As the two proceed around the city the life of the woman is tenderly, poignantely, and sometimes comically revealed, as is the character of the young man. The beauty of this book is the love that transpires as these two unlikely souls meet and are transformed. Defying boundaries of class, age, and time, in an intricate weave of past and present, this is a beautiful, believable, love story.

Modelo is an excelent novel that satarts slowly seducing you, but towards the end, you are completley blown away by the passion between an elderly virgin and a young taxi driver. A great way to see through the eyes of love a very particular Mexico City.