Nahuatl proverbs, conundrums, and metaphors, collected by Sahagun

Resumen

When I started studying Nahuatl with Dr. Garibay, a little over two and a half years ago, I began not merely the study of a fascinating language, but also what has proved to he an intellectual adventure. The translation I offer here of the Náhuatl proverbs, conundrums, and metaphors, collected by Sahagún, is part of the fruit of this adventure, and it is with the profoundest joy and profoundest humility that I dedicate it to Angel María Garibay K. in commemoration of his fifty years of distinguished scholarship.