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The book is collection of folk tales of Nepal
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.
&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 fascinating biography of Drukpa Kunley, a Tibetan Buddhist master and crazy yogi. The fifteenth-century Himalayan saint Drukpa Kunley is a beloved figure throughout Tibet, Bhutan, and Nepal, known both for his profound mastery of Buddhist practice as well as his highly unconventional and often humorous behavior. Ever the proverbial trickster and “crazy wisdom” yogi, his outward appearance and conduct of carousing, philandering, and breaking social norms is understood to be a means to rouse ordinary people out of habitual ways of thinking and lead them toward spiritual awakening. Elizabeth L. Monson has spent decades traveling throughout the Himalayas, retracing Drukpa Kunley’s steps and translating his works. In this creative telling, direct translations of his teachings are woven into a life story based on historical accounts, autobiographical sketches, folktales, and first-hand ethnographic research. The result, with flourishes of magical encounters and references to his superhuman capacities, is a poignant narrative of Kunley’s life, revealing to the reader the quintessential example of the capacity of Buddhism to skillfully bring people to liberation.
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.
A collection of twenty-five traditional tales from countries around the world, including Iran, Brazil, and Greece. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.