This collection brings to you a classic mixture of humorous, informative and interesting stories from the ancient times of southern India. Enjoy a ride on ‘The Heavenly Elephant’, meet ‘The Man in the Bush’, find out ‘How the Dwarf Outwitted the Giant’ and much more in this edition of the Folktales of South India.
Chinese folklore consists of fables, legends, mythological tales and historical accounts. This collection of Chinese folktales includes the well-known tale of the Valiant Shu Lang, the woman who dressed herself as a man to join the military, the Laughing Monks who taught the path to a content life through the only language they knew, laughter and The Great Discovery, the tale of how a phoenix led a young couple to a treasure they later discover to be salt.
Europeans began to write down the folk and fairy tales of their various countries only when Johan Gutenberg invented his printing press in 1450. Some of the better-known collectors of folktales are Joseph Jacobs of England, the Grimm brothers of Germany and the Norwegians, Peter Asbjornsen and Moe Jorgen. Here you will meet, among other fascinating characters, the adventurer, Conall Yellowclaw, clever Jack O’Lantern who tricked even the devil and the foolish MacAndrew brothers who frittered away their fortune and lost even the roof over their heads.
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