12x02 - Borreguita and the Coyote

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Bienvenidos a los angeles.

Welcome to los angeles,
the city of angels.

We're in a barrio. That's
spanish for neighborhood.

There are barrios in cities
all across the united states.

Each has its own personality.

The people who live here
are mexican american.

Their culture's
an important part

Of our national heritage.

When you're
in a new neighborhood,

You make all sorts
of wonderful discoveries.

Some good friends told me

Not to miss
candelas guitars.

I was thinking
we should make this

To match the rosette.

Hola, amigos.

¿Como estas?

Good
to see you.

This is
the delgado
family--

Three
generations of
guitarmakers.

This is tomas.

This is
señor delgado,

Candelario,
and manuel.

So you were
going to show me
some guitars.

Oh, sure.

Let's go back here.

I'll show you
some of our most
famous pieces.

Wow! Look at this!

This is a bajo sexto.

Bajo sexto.
That means...

Six-string bass.

Bajo...

Bajo, bass.
Sexto, six-string.

It's in octaves,
so it's a 12-string.

It sounds a lot like...

Very totally different.

Listen
to that sound.

You make
these guitars
all by hand?

Yes, we do.

This is abalone inlay.

This is just abalone
found at the beach.

Yes, correct.

You put these
in by hand?

So your guitars

Really are
works of art.

Make that sound
again.

♪♪

Wow.

We make everything
right here in the back.

Can you
show me how?

Sure.

Show me some
of what happens here?

Sure. We build
everything right here.

Everything's handmade
right here.

You make all the guitars
in this room.

[Speaking spanish]

Who taught you
to make guitars?

My father.

And you two
are teaching your sons?

I started them
when they were little,

But when they work
with my father,

It's something
unbelievable.

How do you feel

Seeing your sons
making guitars?

It feels
very fulfilling,

Especially knowing
that it will keep going.

My father started it.
We will keep it going.

[Sanding]

Where do you want
the cutaway?

It doesn't matter.

[Guitar strings
being plucked]

[Playing flamenco music]

The barrio is a great place

To find songs
that are excelente,

Foods that are muy sabroso,

And stories
that are fantasticos,

Like this one
about a lamb named borreguita

Who outwits a hungry coyote.

It's called
borreguita and the coyote.

"Baa..."

"Owoooah..."

On a farm
at the foot of a mountain,

There once lived
a little ewe lamb.

Her master called her
simply borreguita,

Which means little lamb.

"Baa..."

One day, borreguita's master

Tied her to a stake
in a field of clover.

The lamb was eating
the lush plants

When a coyote came along.

[Slurp]

The coyote growled,

"Grrr, borreguita,
I'm going to eat you."

"Baa. Oh, señor coyote,
I would not fill you up.

"I am as thin as a bean pod.

"When I've eaten
all this clover,

I shall be fat.
You may eat me then."

"Esta bien. That is good.

When you are fat,
I shall come back."

After many days,
the cote returned.

"Grr...borreguita...

"You are as plump
as a tumbleweed.

I'm going to eat you now."

"Baa, baa, señor coyote,
I know something that tastes

Ever so much better
than lamb."

"What?"

"Cheese. My master
eats it on his tacos."

The coyote
had never heard of cheese,

And he was curious.

"How can I get cheese?"

"Tonight,
when the moon is high,

"Meet me at the pond,

And I will show you
how to get a cheese."

"Esta bien.
I'll be there."

That night, when the full moon
was straight up in the sky,

Borreguita and coyote
met at the edge of the pond.

There,
glowing in the black water,

Was something that looked like
a big, round cheese.

"Do you see it?
Swim and get it."

Coyote paddled
toward the cheese...

[Panting]

But the cheese
stayed just so far ahead.

Finally, he opened his mouth
and lunged.

Whoosh!

The image shattered
in the splash.

Pond water
rushed into coyote's mouth.

Coughing and sputtering,

He turned
and headed for the shore.

When he reached it,
the little lamb was gone.

She had tricked him!

[Cock-a-doodle-doo]

At dawn,
borreguita went to graze

Near an overhanging
ledge of rock

On the side of the mountain.

She knew that coyote
would be coming after her,

And she had a plan.

She crawled under the ledge

And braced her feet
against the top.

When coyote found her,
he growled,

"Grr, borreguita.
I see you under there."

"Baa! Baa!

"Señor coyote,
you cannot eat me now.

"I have to
hold up this mountain.

If I let go, it will fall."

Coyote saw that the lamb
was holding it up.

"You are strong.

Will you hold it
while I get help?"

Coyote didn't want
the mountain to fall,

So he crept under the ledge
and put up his feet.

"Push hard.
Do you have it?"

"I have it,
but hurry back.

This mountain is heavy!"

Borreguita
rolled out of the cave

And went leaping all the way
back to the barnyard.

Coyote held up that rock
until his legs ached.

At last he said,

"Even if it falls,
I'm going to let go."

The coyote rolled out

And covered his head
with his paws.

The mountain did not fall.

Then he knew the little lamb
had fooled him again!

[Squeak]

"Owoooah...

Owoooah..."

Early the next morning,

Coyote found the little lamb
and said,

"Borreguita, you will not
escape this time.

I'm going to eat you now!"

"Baa! Baa!

"Señor coyote,

"I know I deserve to die,
but grant me one kindness--

"Swallow me in one piece

So that I won't suffer
the biting and the chewing."

"I couldn't swallow you whole
even if I wanted to."

"Oh, yes, you could.

Open wide, and I will run
and dive right in."

[Slurp]

Coyote opened his mouth wide.

Borreguita backed away,
put her head down,

And charged!

She struck the inside
of coyote's mouth so hard,

She sent him rolling.

"Ow ow ow ow ow ow!"

And from that day on,
borreguita frisked about,

And coyote
never bothered her again.

"Baa..."

Telling clever tales
like borreguita

Is a local tradition,

And so are murals,
like this one.

Murals are paintings
that cover walls.

[Singing in spanish]

I'm judy baca.
I'm a chicana mural painter.

Chicana means
that you're a mexican person

Born in the united states.

You find murals everywhere
in the city of los angeles.

They're on corners,
on stores, in schools.

There's lots of reasons
for painting a mural.

Sometimes a mural
captures a community's memory--

Something
we don't want to forget--

And sometimes
they're painted in places

That are very ugly places

To make the place
more beautiful,

And sometimes we paint murals

Simply because
we need to express ourselves.

I love mural painting
because I love painting

With people all around
working together.

There's something
about that feeling

That is like no other.

Today, we're each
taking a piece.

All of these pieces
are paintings,

But when they're together,
they'll become something else,

And we'll have a mural.

Use both hands.

Don't try to paint
like you're used to.

You're doing a portrait
of yourself.

Many of you brought
other ideas to add--

Some element
that expresses your culture.

Even though
I was born here,

I do have
a heritage, a past,

And that's
the mexican.

That's why I added
the mexican flag.

You're messy.

I know.

The messiest
painter here.

So are you happy?

Yeah,
for the most part.

It's getting there,
huh?

Yeah.

We're in venice,

The beach community
of los angeles,

And it is an amazing place

On a saturday
or sunday afternoon.

It shows you
los angeles' diversity.

This mural's representation
of various cultures

Is perfect
for venice, california.

[Hammering]

We're taught as artists
that we need to work alone

To be really creative,
but working with others,

We can be just as creative
and make wonderful things

As we work together.

Working with people

Who are expressing
their backgrounds

Was really neat.

This is a way
to show your art

To everybody
on the strip.

It's the best way
you can express yourself.

Since
I am a chicana,

I'd call it
colores hermosas,

Which means
beautiful colors.

Haciendo caras--
making faces--

Is the name of the piece.

[Levar burton]
mural painting isn't the only
mexican-american tradition

Celebrated in the barrio.

There's the family,
the food,

And of course,
there's always the music.



Here's one of america's
hottest rock bands--

Los lobos.

The guys in this group
are mexican american,

And they grew up here
in east l.a.

[Singing in spanish]

Hey, fellas,
how are you doing?

All right.

On the road, los lobos
plays a lot of rock-'n'-roll,

But at home,

You play more of the music
you grew up with.

Can you give us
another tune?

We can do that.

[Man]
the music that we play

Is called
musica folklorica.

That's spanish
for folk music.

It's music
that belongs to the people.

This is music
that we grew up with.

It was on the radio.
Our parents played it.

It was all around us
in east l.a.

Great.

Does sitting here
bring back any memories?

We used to
rehearse here.

There's
the clubhouse.

Canelo is a song
that's about a boy

Who's called el canelo.

Now, canelo means cinnamon,

So it probably has something
to do with his brown skin.

It talks about buying lettuce

And about a day
is canelo's life.

[Singing canelo in spanish]

We love playing
musica folklorica

Because we learned it
from our parents,

And we'd like
to keep it alive

And pass it down
to our children.

Whoo-wee.

This music,
it has to be heartfelt.

There has to be some fuel,

And I think that comes
from the corazon, the heart.

Now you're pretty much
responsible

For bringing
this traditional music

To a new generation.

It's important
for our culture

Not to forget
this music,

Where it came from,

So we feel like
we're on a mission

To reintroduce
this music.

Is there a song
that los lobos plays

That combines
your mexican elements
with american elements?

Hmm...

Ha ha ha ha!

Come on.
There's got to be.

There's one in particular
that uses mexican rhythms,

But the lyric
is sung in english,

And it's called
saint behind the glass.

♪ Hammer and a nail,
hammer and a nail ♪

♪ Saint behind the glass
holds a hammer and a nail ♪

♪ Baby in his arms,
baby in his arms ♪

♪ Saint behind the glass
holds a baby in his arms ♪

♪ Watches me sleep,
watches me sleep ♪

♪ Saint behind the glass
watches me while I sleep ♪♪

Whether the lyrics
are spanish or english,

Music's a language
everyone understands...

And so are books.

These three
translate into fun.

Pero no tienes
que tomar mi palabra.

But you don't have to
take my word for it.

Buenos dias,
amigos y amigas.

Let me tell you
about a beautiful story.

It's called diego.

Diego was born
in the mountains of mexico.

Drawing was diego's
favorite thing to do.

He painted all
the different things he saw.

Diego loved the mexican people,
and he loved the mexican land.

His paintings
were very famous.

They still are!

I'm nancy rojas,

And this book
makes me proud of my people.

I recommend you read diego.

Hi. My name is giana.

I just read a funny book

Called
the three little javelinas.

It might remind you
of another story.

Once upon a time,

Three little javelinas were
walking through the desert.

Javelinas are hairy pigs.

Each javelina went off
in a different direction.

The first decided to
build his home of tumbleweeds.

He ran into some trouble
with a big, bad coyote.

The second javelina
built his house from sticks.

You'll never guess
what happened next.

Can you guess the ending?

Read the book
to find out if you're right.

Hi. I'm juan perez jr.

This book's like a dream.
The title even says so--

Coyote dreams.

It has a spooky beginning.

Can you imagine
dancing with coyotes

Or playing with them
or singing their songs?

Whisper the ancient name
of the coyote,

And there's no telling

Where your dreams
might take you.

[Singing in spanish]

Yes, go ahead.
Thank you, juanita.

Americans enjoy
lots of different
traditions.

A party is one
of our favorites,

And when los lobos
plays in their yard,

The whole neighborhood
enjoys the fiesta.

Hasta la proxima vez.
I'll see you next time.

Today's reading rainbow books
are borreguita and the coyote,

By verna aardema,

Illustrated by petra mathers,
published by alfred a. Knopf.

Coyote dreams,
by susan nunes,

Illustrated by ronald himler,

Published by atheneum,

An imprint
of macmillan publishing co.

Diego, written by jonah winter,
illustrated by jeanette winter,

Published by alfred a. Knopf.

The three little javelinas,
by susan lowell,

Illustrated by jim harris,

Published by
northland publishing co.