The Stolen Smell A Peruvian Folktale

Retold by Dara Dokas

T HERE ONCE WAS a boy named Pepe who lived with his family in a village beneath a snowcapped mountain in Peru. He had a worn poncho and a hole in his sandal, but he whistled as he watched over his family’s llamas each day. Pepe enjoyed singing songs for the llamas. But what he really wished for was a set of panpipes to play for them. At the end of the day, Pepe passed the villagers in the market, packing up their wares. He was fond of stopping to visit with the Weaver Women and the Food Sellers, but Pepe’s favorite stand by far was the Instrument Maker. The Instrument Maker sold whistles, flutes, and copper bells. But the best instruments of all were the panpipes. Each evening, the…

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