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Our Folktales: The All-Time Favourite Folktales of Asia
By WAN-LAU, Ruth, ed
- ISBN
- 9789811226342
- Publisher
- World Scientific
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 3, 2021 | Nonfiction, Middle to High School
Gr 6 Up—Wan-Lau chooses one tale each from only eight Asian countries: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Singapore. Brief notes follow each. In the Chinese zodiac race, Tiger is "very angry to come third," but Dragon stops to help others; three animals cooperate. The note explains that ethnic Chinese "feel proud to bear the personality traits" of their animal: including the cheats and ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
