INTENDED FOR USE AFTER COMPLETION OF THE SPOKEN AYACUCHO COURSE, THIS VOLUME CONTAINS 19 PROSE SELECTIONS AND 11 PAGES OF VERSE AND LYRICS. THE STORIES WERE SELECTED TO ILLUSTRATE THE COMPLETE RANGE OF QUECHUA ORAL TRADITION IN THE AYACUCHO SPEECH AREA. INCLUDED ARE STORIES OF SUPERNATURAL BEINGS, TALES OF HUMAN FOLLY, ANIMAL STORIES, HUMOROUS STORIES, AND A PRE-INCAN MYTH. THESE TALES ARE FOLLOWED BY A COLLECTION OF VERSES, GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES IN THE FIELD AND INTENDED TO ILLUSTRATE GENERAL TOPICAL AND STYLISTIC CHARACTERISTICS. THE VERSES ARE NOT TRANSLATED BUT THE PROSE SELECTIONS APPEAR ON FACING PAGES WITH A SPANISH TRANSLATION. (JD)