As you may imagine, I was startled to read about Tasurinchi being stung in the junk on page 109. Poor guy! The short story about one Machiguenga's unfortunate run in with a little demon in the form of a wasp was the most amusing story that Mascarita told, perhaps. It is one of the few stories where Tasurinchi is not killed, transmogrified, or forced to start walking again. It's just a bit of bodily humor meant for a laugh. Though, there are bits of body humor throughout all the tales. One definite identifier of a kamagarini is its flatulence, it seems. Maybe it's because the easiest way to deal with the less savory parts of our anatomy is with humor, but every culture the world round has its dick jokes.
That, anyway, is what I have learned.
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