B’Lijah and the Snake-Woman: Bahamian Folktale
In the warm, humid air of Andros Island, where the mangrove roots twist like old fingers and the swamp water gleams under a silver moon, lived a man named B’Lijah. Folks around the island called him the trickster, for his sharp tongue and quick wit could outsmart any man or spirit. He was known to joke with the preacher, charm the
