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It is found among the old, old histories of the Tibetans that a female demon living among the mountains in Northern India mated with a monkey from the forests of Tibet, and from this union sprang the Tibetan race of people. The greater part of their literature is of a sacred nature, telling of their creation, of the formation of the world, of Buddha and his miraculous birth and death, of his reincarnations and the revisions of his teachings. A kind of almanac, a little astronomy, plans for casting a horoscope, and many books filled with religious teachings and superstitions, including the worship of devils and demons, are about all that can be found. The 49 little stories in this book are told as the people sit around their boiling tea made over a three stone camp-fire. They are handed down from father to son, from mother to daughter, and though often filled with their superstitious beliefs, through them all run a vein of humor and the teachings of a moral truth which is quite unexpected. These tales were gathered by Dr. A. L. Shelton on his trips among the Tibetans, around their camp-fires at night, and in their black tents high up in the mountains. Every country has its folk-lore tales that have always been a joy and pleasure to the children, not only of their own land, but of other lands as well. May these stories add a little to this pleasure and enjoyment everywhere, in whatsoever tongue they may be translated or in whatever land they may be read. Flora Beal Shelton 1925
Nepalese folktales retold.
A multi-volume collection of traditional folk tales from various Asian countries selected, retold and illustrated by writers and artists from the individual countries.
Constrained by traditions restricting their movements and speech, the Maithil women of Nepal and India have long explored individual and collective life experiences by sharing stories with one another. Sometimes fantastical, sometimes including a kind of magical realism, these tales allow women to build community through a deeply personal and always evolving storytelling form. In Maithil Women’s Tales, Coralynn V. Davis examines how these storytellers weave together their own life experiences--the hardships and the pleasures--with age-old themes. In so doing, Davis demonstrates, they harness folk traditions to grapple personally as well as collectively with social values, behavioral mores, relationships, and cosmological questions. Each chapter includes stories and excerpts that reveal Maithil women’s gift for rich language, layered plots, and stunning allegory. In addition, Davis provides ethnographic and personal information that reveal the complexity of women’s own lives, and includes works painted by Maithil storytellers to illustrate their tales. The result is a fascinating study of being and becoming that will resonate for readers in women’s and Hindu studies, folklore, and anthropology.
&Lsquo;Do You Not Have Eyes? Can&Rsquo;T You See That I Am Watering My Tree?&Rsquo; The Merchant Said, &Lsquo;But There Are Clothes On The Branches.&Rsquo; &Lsquo;Yes, I Would Expect A Clothes-Tree To Grow Clothes&Mdash;Wouldn&Rsquo;T You?&Rsquo; Kakaji Is A Lazy Man, Much Given To Sitting Around, Until, One Day, His Wife Kicks Him Out In A Rage. After A Series Of Adventures&Mdash;Which Involve A Tree That Bears Clothes And A Dancing Bear That Shits Silver Coins&Mdash;Kakaji Comes Home Rich And Resumes His Life Of Indolence.&Nbsp; Characters Like Kakaji Abound In The Lazy Conman And Other Stories, Making Their Roguish Way In The World With Wit, Charm And Grace. The Uttis And Laligurans Trees Fall In And Out Of Love; The Mouse Asks The Sun, The Clouds And The Mountain, Successively, To Be Her Husband; And Death Is Trapped, For The First And The Only Time, On Earth. The Fox Teaches The Brahmin An Important Lesson Of Life While Gods Walk The Earth And Actively Take Part In Human And Animal Affairs. &Nbsp; An Engaging Retelling Of Mostly Oral Folktales, These Stories Represent The Mosaic Of Cultures That Make Up The Nepalese Nation. With Beautiful Illustrations By Durga Baral, One Of Nepal&Rsquo;S Best-Known Cartoonists, The Lazy Conman And Other Stories Affords A Fascinating View Of The Social And Cultural Life Of Nepal And A Unique Opportunity To Sample The Treasures Of An Ancient And Rapidly Changing Culture. &Nbsp;
A rollicking, sometimes scary, and always magical tale carried to New Hampshire by its new Nepali-speaking neighbors from Bhutan