The Black Marsh Bird of Sorrow: The Paraguayan Tale of Karãu’s Eternal Regret
In a village along the edges of the great Paraguayan wetlands, where the land gradually dissolves into marsh and water, there once lived a young man named Karãu. He was known throughout the region not for his work in the fields or his skill with animals, but for his passion for music and dance. Whenever there was a celebration a