Research Catalog

Title

Asian-Pacific folktales and legends / edited by Jeannette L. Faurot.

Publication

• New York, [NY] : Simon & Schuster
• ©1995.

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Details

Additional Authors

Faurot, Jeannette L.

Description

252 pages; 23 cm

Summary

Presents tales from China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

Subject

• Tales > East Asia
• Tales > Southeast Asia
• Legends > East Asia
• Legends > Southeast Asia
• Legends
• Tales
• Volkserzählung
• East Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Ostasien
• Südostasien

Note

• "A Touchstone book."

Contents

1. Pan Gu, Nuwa, and Gonggong -- China -- 2. The Sun and the Moon -- Korea -- 3. The Salt-Grinding Millstones -- Japan -- 4. The Twelve Animals of the Zodiac -- China -- 5. Half-Child -- Indonesia -- 6. How the Tiger Got His Stripes -- Vietnam -- 7. The Mosquito -- Vietnam -- 8. The Da-Trang Crabs -- Vietnam -- 9. Mouse-Deer Tales -- Indonesia -- 10. Three Fox Stories -- Japan -- 11. The Jelly-fish and the Monkey -- Japan -- 12. The Crackling Mountain -- Japan -- 13. The Miraculous Tea-kettle -- Japan -- 14. The Turtle and the Monkey -- Philippines -- 15. The Mouse Lord Chooses a Bridegroom -- Japan -- 16. The Old Tiger and the Hare -- Korea -- 17. The Locust, the Ant, and the Kingfisher -- Korea -- 18. Archer Hou Yi and Chang-O -- China -- 19. The Herdsboy and the Weaving Maid -- China -- 20. The Sea Palace -- Japan -- 21. Momotaro, the Peach Boy -- Japan -- 22. Kaguya Hime -- Japan -- 23. The Ballad of Mulan -- China -- 24. The Supernatural Crossbow -- Vietnam -- 25. Rajah Soliman's Daughter -- Philippines -- 26. The Tokkaebi's Club -- Korea -- 27. Ma Liang and His Magic Brush -- China -- 28. The Tongue-cut Sparrow -- Japan -- 29. Little One Inch -- Japan -- 30. Umpong-Umpong and Babakud -- Malaysia -- 31. Planting Pears -- China -- 32. The Magic Cap -- Korea -- 33. The Wonder-Tree -- Indonesia -- 34. Serungal -- Malaysia -- 35. The Dog and the Cat -- Korea -- 36. The Man in the Moon -- Malaysia -- 37. The Story of Tam and Cam -- Vietnam -- 38. The Oni's Laughter -- Japan -- 39. The Vampire Cat -- Japan -- 40. The Painted Skin -- China -- 41. The Man Who Sold a Ghost -- China -- 42. The Legend of Arang -- Korea -- 43. The Centipede Girl -- Korea -- 44. The Crane Wife -- Japan -- 45. The Lizard Husband -- Indonesia -- 46. The Wolf Dream -- China -- 47. Escaping from the Ogre -- Indonesia -- 48. The Pedlar's Son -- China -- 49. The Story of Nai Prasop -- Thailand -- 50. The Dream at Nam Kha -- Vietnam -- 51. The Glass Stopper -- Thailand -- 52. The River God's Wife -- China -- 53. "Of Course!" -- China -- 54. King Bato and Asin -- Philippines -- 55. Ooka the Wise -- Japan -- 56. Wise Magistrates -- China -- 57. Poisonous Persimmons -- Korea -- 58. Shade Selling -- Korea -- 59. Ah Jin's Unlucky Words -- China -- 60. The Magic Herb -- China -- 61. The Foolish Son-in-law -- China.

ISBN

• 0684811979
• 9780684811970
• 0684815079
• 9780684815077

LCCN

95031549

OCLC

• ocm32819747
• 32819747
• SCSB-2071402

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library