Atariba & Niguayona were best friends since they were little. Atariba got sick one day and was dying. A macaw told Niguayona that there was a special fruit in the forest that would save her. Niguayona took off and looked for the fruit. Day and night weny by and he was getting tired. He got worried andstarted crying. He wiped his tears and kept looking and finally found the fruit. He ran to the Village and saved Atariba. Since then he became the heroe of the Taino people and until this day he is still a heroe. ( )

Harriet Rohmer was a pioneer in producing books in Spanish for children. These beautifully illustrated books were a tribute to the cultures from which they come and an important contribution to bilingual children's literature.