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."