A young chief who had been protected by a hummingbird is killed by his jealous uncle and then transformed into a quetzal, symbol of freedom.

• ISBN: 9780816730513
• Author: Palacios, Argentina
• Illustrator: Davalos, Felipe
• Published: 1993 , Troll Communications Llc
• Themes: freedom, Indigenous, Legend, Mayan, transformations
• Descriptors: Folklore and Fairy Tales, Guatemala, Latin America, Picture Book
• No. of pages: 32