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Author Terada, Alice M.

Title Under the starfruit tree : folktales from Vietnam / told by Alice M. Terada ; illustrations by Janet Larsen ; introduction and notes by Mary C. Austin
Published Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [1989]
©1989

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 MELB CRC  398.209597 TER-U  AVAILABLE
Description xv, 136 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Series A Kolowalu book
Kolowalu book.
Contents Foibles of man and quirks of animals. Under the starfruit tree -- How the tiger got its stripes -- The jealous husband -- The snake princess -- Mister Thirty -- Tam and Cam
Food, love, and laughter. Rice cakes for the New Year -- Two brothers -- The lady of stone -- The magic crossbow -- They ran to me -- Just one ghost -- The grateful tombstone -- The musician
Spirit world. Truong Ba and the butcher's skin -- The general -- The tea server from heaven -- Trial in the dragon's palace -- A strange encounter -- The story of Le Nuong
Tales from the lowlands and the highlands. The Da Trang crab -- The scholar Be -- A war between gods -- How the Dao people came to be -- The worm and the snail -- Toc Ke stories. Eyes of a marriage ; How the gecko came to be
Summary Presents stories from North and South Vietnam, providing insight into the history, culture, and religious beliefs of mountain tribes, lowland farmers, and fishing people
Notes (A Kolowalu book)
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 135-136
Subject Folklore -- Vietnam.
Tales -- Vietnam.
Folklore -- Vietnam.
Author Larsen, Janet, illustrator
LC no. 89005123
ISBN 0824812522 (alk. paper)
082481553X (paperback)