Title Folk tales from Asia for children everywhere

Edition First edition Published New York : Weatherhill, 1975-<1977> New York, N.Y. : Weatherhill, [1975]- ©1975

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
MELB SPCBC	398.2095 Ftf/Afc	Bk.1	LIB USE ONLY
MELB SPCBC	398.2095 Ftf/Afc	Bk.2	LIB USE ONLY
MELB SPCBC	398.2095 Ftf/Afc	Bk.3	LIB USE ONLY
MELB SPCBC	398.2095 Ftf/Afc	Bk.4	LIB USE ONLY

Description volumes : color illustrations ; 25 cm Series Asian copublication programme. Series one Asian copublication programme. Series one. Contents Book One The crow and the sparrow (Bangladesh) -- The royal journey to heaven (India) -- Mr. Friend and Mr. Foe (Iran) -- The young man and the tiger (Korea) -- Thao Kham the pebble-shooter (Laos) -- Why the hill is red (Singapore) -- Makato and the cowrie shell (Thailand) -- The story of the betel and the areca (Vietnam) Book Three The Carpenter's son (Afghanistan) -- The four puppets (Burma) -- The clever mouse-deer (Indonesia) -- The crow and the fox (Iran) -- The story of Urashima Taro (Japan) -- Who is the provider? (Pakistan) -- Badang the strong Singapore) -- Mahadena-mutta (Sri Lanka) -- Big liar (Vietnam) Book Two The story of rice (Indonesia) -- The picture wife (Japan) -- The four bald men (Khmer) -- The adventures of King Suton (Malaysia) -- The old woman in the gourd (Nepal) -- The farmer's wife and the tiger (Pakistan) -- The fisherman's daughter (Philippines) -- How the lizard fought the leopard (Sri Lanka) Summary A multi-volume collection of traditional folk tales from various Asian countries illustrated by native artists Notes "Sponsored by the Asian Cultural Centre for Unesco." Subject Folk literature -- Asia. Folklore -- Asia. Tales -- Asia. Folklore -- Asia. Genre/Form Fiction. Author Asian Cultural Centre for Unesco. LC no. 74082605 ISBN 0834810328 0834810336 0834810344 9780834810327 9780834810334 9780834810341

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