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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52312635 Title: Indonesian folktales Author: Murti Bunanta; Margaret Read MacDonald Publisher: Westport, CT : Libraries Unlimited, 2003. ISBN/ISSN: 1563089092 9781563089091 OCLC:52312635

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Indonesian folktales

Author:	Murti Bunanta; Margaret Read MacDonald
Publisher:	Westport, CT : Libraries Unlimited, 2003.
Series:	World folklore series.
Edition/Format:	Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	Presents 29 stories from across Indonesia, most of which have never been published in the English language.
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Subjects	Tales -- Indonesia. Tales. Indonesia.
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Genre/Form:	Nonfiction
Additional Physical Format:	Online version: Indonesian folktales. Westport, CT : Libraries Unlimited, 2003 (OCoLC)606986872 Online version: Indonesian folktales. Westport, CT : Libraries Unlimited, 2003 (OCoLC)609213892
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Murti Bunanta; Margaret Read MacDonald Find more information about:
ISBN:	1563089092 9781563089091
OCLC Number:	52312635
Description:	xiii, 144 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 26 cm.
Contents:	A general introduction to Indonesia. The land -- The people -- Language -- A brief history -- Religion and customs -- Performing arts and music -- Arts and crafts -- Textiles -- Storytelling. Food, games, and crafts. The tales. Jealous and envious brothers and sisters. Tattadu ; Bujang Permai ; Molek ; The three brothers -- Stories of independent princesses. Princess White Hair ; Princess Pinang Masak ; Princess Kemang -- Stories of ungrateful children. The legend of Malin Kundang ; The spoiled little kitten ; Sikintan ; Rawa Tekuluk ; Batu Badaung -- Stories about rice. Why rice grains are so small ; The origin of rice on Java Island ; The origin of rice ; The origin of rice ; How rice grows in the wet rice field -- Stories of how things come to be. The origin of the name of Kundi Village ; Why goat eats grass ; Why shrimps are crooked ; The origin of the banyan tree ; The origin of the Trunyun people -- Legends about places. The legend of a lake (Toba Lake) ; The legend of a hill (Bukit Kelam) ; The legend of a swamp (Rawa Bening) ; The legend of a stone (Batu Pelanduk) ; The legend of a city (Banyuwangi) ; The legend of a river (Sembra River) ; The legend of a mountain (Talang Mountain).
Series Title:	World folklore series.
Responsibility:	retold by Murti Bunanta ; edited by Margaret Read MacDonald ; illustrated by G.M. Sudarta.

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Twenty-nine tales provide a moving and colorful image of the diversity and richness of the people and lands of Indonesia. Read more...

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"As with other volumes in this series, the book begins with valuable information about the country. . . . MacDonald has appended excellent source notes giving background on each tale. . . . There Read more...

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