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Book 1
Teenie and the Monsters of the Caribbean
Teenie and the Monsters of the Caribbean is an audio book series for children based on Caribbean Folklore. The series is created, written and narrated by Rosa Dorcia.
Entertainment City Jamaica will release a new series quarterly. Your purchase will be delivered to your email.
Teenie and the Monsters of the Caribbean
is an audio book series for children based on
Caribbean Folklore
This story series is about a Jamaican boy called Teenie, due to his small stature. He finds himself in various adventures across the Caribbean. His adventures are encounters with Caribbean folklore characters.
Teenie and the Monsters of the Caribbean is an audio book series for children that is another product of Entertainment City Jamaica. The stories highlight various aspects of the Caribbean traditional culture.
It was created out of the notion of the need to raise our Jamaican children with folklore stories instead of the stories of other foreign cultures.
Entertainment City Jamaica will release a new series of 4 episodes quarterly. Once you purchase the book will be delivered to your email.
BOOK 1 EPISODES
Teenie Crosses Flat Bridge
Teenie and the Fighting Duppies
Teenie Challenges Rolling Calf
Teenie visits Martha Brae
Teenie Meets Ole Higue
Ole Higue is Caribbean Folklore character. It is described differently based on what Caribbean country you hear the story. In Jamaica, Ole Higue is known to be an old woman/witch who can shape shift into an owl. When she shape shifts she stores her skin in a bag and hides it in the root of a tree. In her Owl form, Ole Higue will visit the homes of children and snatches their souls by sucking it through their noses or ears.
In this story, Teenie, after being tricked by Ole Higue, saves the day by getting rid of her the only way it has been told and passed down from generation to generation, listen to find out how.
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Teenie Challenges Rolling Calf
A Rolling Calf is said to be the spirit of a butcher who passed away with some of his customers still owing him money. His spirit is restless as he aims to collect from every customer who owes him. It is said that the Rolling Calf breathes fire from it’s nostrils and has red eyes. You can hear the calf coming by the sound of its heavy chains going clank clank on the ground.
But do not fear, Teenie knows exactly how to get rid of a Rolling Calf.
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Teenie and the Fighting Duppies
A duppy is the Caribbean name for ghost. Jamaicans have a saying, don’t throw stones or else duppy will tek you! This episode is based on this very saying. Teenie did not obey, so who can’t hear will feel!
In this story Teenie outsmarts the duppies but learns his lesson.
Take a listen and mek sure this nuh happen to you!
Teenie Crosses Flat Bridge
The waters below the famous Flat Bridge, in the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine Jamaica is rumoured to be the home of a mermaid, known as Riva Mumma in Jamaica. It is said if you are lucky enough, while crossing Flat Bridge you may spot the golden table, or the Riva Mumma perched on a rock combing her hair with a golden comb.
In this story, Teenie, was on a family trip when he was pulled into the river by the Rio Cobre mermaid.
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Teenie Visits Martha Brae
Legend has it that the Martha Brae River in Trelawny, Jamaica, got its name from a witch called Martha Brae. It is said she is responsible for changing the river course. According to the story, Martha Brae was a Taino witch who lived on the banks of the River Matibereon. The Spaniards heard a rumour about a cave of gold. They captured Martha Brae in hopes that she would take them to the cave, Martha Brae tricked them and took them deep inside a cave that had no treasure. She then disappeared and left them lost in the cave. By the time the Spaniards could make their way out of the cave the river had changed its course and flooded the cave, trapping the Spaniards inside, to be buried forever, in the belly of the river, that had swallowed the cave. And that is how River Matibereon came to be called Martha Brae.
In this story, Teenie, visits Martha Brae, the witch, to get help to deal with some bullies.
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A Production of Entertainment City Jamaica
This book is dedicated to my son Reese James-Wood
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