Day and night, alongside the sun and other stars, mixed with bats, turtles, and bears, humans inhabit the world. Where do we come from, and how did we come to live together on this planet?
Galeano was a tireless traveler who collected the myths that different cultures tell to explain creation. He wrote them down in small notebooks: perhaps that is why they are so brief. With simplicity, humor, poetry, and emotion, he helps us understand why the world—and everything in it—is the way it is.