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A Brief History of Literatura de Cordel Doe Library Exhibition, University of California, Berkeley

Antologia do cordel brasileiro/ No tempo em que os bichos falavan. = During the times when the animals spoke.

Description:
"During the times when the animals spoke" is a poem in cordel form by Manoel Pereira Sobrinho. Here the image shows various animals including a human being engaged in a dialogue with different animals. Bichos can be translated as vermins.
Attribution:
Literatura de cordel: Manuel Florentino Duarte, José Costa Leite, José Pacheco, José Soares