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This paper should be filled with statistics, but no statistic can show the joy of a child who runs around the room to tell his friends, "She speaks Spanish. She can help you with your books."

— Pura Belpré

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Nothing remains static in New York City.

To appreciate the present, one must have a knowledge of the past…to know where we go, we must know from where we came…

Puerto Rico is a beautiful island, with a culture enriched by old, old stories gained from many people. Traces of this culture are everywhere. And there are still many more story seeds waiting to be planted.

I searched for some of the folktales I had heard at home. There was not even one. A sudden feeling of loss rose within me.

[S]torytelling is a living art, and each teller embellishes, polishes and recreates as she goes along without losing the thematic value.

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