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| ISBN: 8177693905 |
| Title: Alif Laila |
| Author: |
| Edition Year: 2006 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Folk Tales and Songs |
| Language: Hindi |
| Editedby: Gopal Thakur (Hindi) |
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| Edition: Reprint |
| Pages: 299 |
| Size(mm): 140 X 215 |
| Weight(grams): 400 |
| Price: US$ 2.47 |
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| ISBN: 8177691147 |
| Title: Burmese Folk-Tales |
| Author: Htin Aung |
| Edition Year: 2003 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Folk Tales and Songs |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: The village story teller in Burma considered a tale as a tale and no more, and would not distinguish or classify the stories that he told. But actually tales told in Burmese villages could be divided into three categories: (1) Folk tales, (2) Folk legends and (3) Jatakas or Buddhist birth tales.
This collection of Burmese folk tales is highly coloured and exotic. The stories illumine universal human truths. The atmosphere of these tales is of the same kind as their European counterparts. Some of the tales are highly significant in courts of law and often contain pointers as to how certain situations should be dealt with. They form the foundation of many decisions taken in courts of law.
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| Edition: Reprint |
| Pages: 239 |
| Size(mm): 140 X 216 |
| Weight(grams): 350 |
| Price: US$ 4.50 |
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| ISBN: 8177692151 |
| Title: Christmas In Norway |
| Author: Joanne Stephenson |
| Edition Year: 2004 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Folk Tales and Songs |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: Andrew is exicted to have his first Norwegian Christmas Jule Nisse, the Norwegian Santa, comes on Christmas Eve to hand out presents. Andrews cousion David, Sarah, and Jeffrey are coming too, along with their parents. This will be the best Christmas everBut on Christmas Eve, things do not look so good. It gets icy and colder than usual. Jule Nisse could never make it through all the ice and snow. Will Andrew ever get his Norwegian Christmas. |
| Remarks: Text and Colour drawings on art paper |
| Edition: First |
| Pages: 65 |
| Size(mm): 185 X 240 |
| Weight(grams): 270 |
| Price: US$ 7.00 |
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| ISBN: 8177691171 |
| Title: Folk Tales From The Far East |
| Author: Charles H. Meeker |
| Edition Year: 2003 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Folk Tales and Songs |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: Folk-stories, myths and tales of old have always existed in many different cultures. Each of these folk tales from the Far East tells a different story each brings a moral tale to life and gives a short lesson to be learnt. There are beast fables, in which animals speak and otherwise act as men in order to drive home the prospects of morality or worldly wisdom.
Suddenly a door opened from the side of the great trunk and a beautiful wood fairy came out…’Sahib’ began the fairy’ I see you like stories, do you like riddles too?’…
You will adore these stories and riddles from India and the Far East, exquisitely re-told and delightfully illustrated. Through humor and satire, each story can suggest a deeper meaning for the more perceptive.
So read on and be amused by these tales and riddles from another world!
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| Edition: Reprint |
| Pages: 152 |
| Size(mm): 140 X 216 |
| Weight(grams): 250 |
| Price: US$ 3.00 |
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| ISBN: 817769202X |
| Title: Folk Tales From Tibet |
| Author: Capt. WF O’Connor |
| Edition Year: 2004 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Folk Tales and Songs |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: Carefully selected, these tales give a complete picture of the life and styles of the Tibetan peoples of the times. Like all folk tales they are very representative of the cultures that they attempt to portray. Even though most of the tales that the author find their origins in both India and China, they have been moulded by time to be representative of the Tibetan culture as well. With the addition of some Tibetan love songs and poetry this volume provides excellent reading for all |
| Remarks: Coloured Illustrations |
| Edition: Reprint |
| Pages: 176 |
| Size(mm): 140 X 216 |
| Weight(grams): 300 |
| Price: US$ 4.00 |
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| ISBN: 817769121X |
| Title: Indian Fairy Stories |
| Author: Donald A. Mackenzie |
| Edition Year: 2003 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Folk Tales and Songs |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: An anthology of some of the best stories ever produced on the subcontinent, this collection is presented in a style that all ages can appreciate and understand. These stories will enlighten and entertain readers who wish to go back and remember things as they were. These are stories of speaking animals, fairies and beasts, of princes and princesses, of love, happiness and sometimes-extreme sorrow. They teach us to have a moral code acceptable not only to man but also to nature. They also reveal to us the Indian way of life, and give us glimpses of the true Indian character. |
| Edition: Reprint |
| Pages: 110 |
| Size(mm): 140 X 216 |
| Weight(grams): 200 |
| Price: US$ 5.00 |
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| ISBN: 8173031738 |
| Title: Jataka Tales: Birth Stories of Buddha |
| Author: |
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| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Folk Tales and Songs |
| Language: English |
| Compiledby: Ethel Beswisk E.conze |
| Editedby: Ethel Beswisk E.conze |
| Abstract: The Buddha told the Jataka tales during the forty years after Enlightment. Today 2,500 years after his death, they are still remembered and cherished by readers of all ages. The thirty-five stories here are mostly about animals and the former lives of Buddha. They exemplify Buddhist ethics and his belief and action and character of the present have their source in the past. The book is a fascinating introduction to Indian thought and to the ways Buddhist values apply to the present-day world. |
| Edition: Reprint |
| Pages: 115 |
| Size(mm): 130 X 180 |
| Weight(grams): 110 |
| Price: US$ 2.50 |
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| ISBN: 8177691198 |
| Title: Shadow Forms: A Collection of Occult Stories |
| Author: Manly P. Hall |
| Edition Year: 2003 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Folk Tales and Songs |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: ‘Shadow Forms’ is a collection of stories from around the world, mostly from the East, which have been passed down through the ages by words of mouth and coalesced into both fancy and morality. Each story will surprise you and provoke your thoughts perhaps casting its own shadow form on your mind. |
| Edition: First |
| Pages: 75 |
| Size(mm): 140 X 216 |
| Weight(grams): 150 |
| Price: US$ 1.50 |
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| ISBN: 817769118X |
| Title: Simla Village Tales |
| Author: Alice Elizabeth Dracott |
| Edition Year: 2003 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Folk Tales and Songs |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: One cannot sojourn for long in the East without hearing strange stories, all of which are vouched for by the natives. Most would make one’s blood run cold, but they are irresistibly fascinating. Filled with pathos but almost always showing that every cloud has its silver lining, these tales carry the reader into the mythical past that was India. The majority of these tales have the raw transparency of folk art, whilst others are fashioned with uncommon sophistication.
Many of the stories have been passed down by word of mouth. Long before the radio and television ever existed, people spent hours around fires telling stories for entertainment.
First published in 1906, Simla Village Tales captivates and preserves some of the old folk tales of a long gone era. This new version of these same stories will show that little of their underlying meaning and significance has changed.
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| Edition: Reprint |
| Pages: 146 |
| Size(mm): 140 X 216 |
| Weight(grams): 250 |
| Price: US$ 3.00 |
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| ISBN: N000005191 |
| Title: Tales of Old Bhaktapur |
| Author: Jim Goodman |
| Edition Year: 1992 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Folk Tales and Songs |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: TALES OF OLD BHAKTAPUR is a collection of selected very short tales that the author judged to be worthy of presentation to the reading public. They are complete in themselves, well told, of great variety and full of striking imagery, pathos, humor, irony (whether deliberate or unintended is for you to decide), fantasy and romance with a cast of characters comprising princes, gods, fierce demons and stupid tigers, merchants and farmers, rich folk and poor, lucky younger brothers and rewarded devotees, giants serpents and flying horses. The collection represents the cream of Bhaktapurs oral narrative tradition. |
| Edition: First |
| Pages: 72 |
| Size(mm): 134 X218 |
| Weight(grams): 150 |
| Price: US$ 4.00 |
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| ISBN: 8177691163 |
| Title: The Baital Pachisi Twenty Five Ghost Stories |
| Author: Captain W. Hollings |
| Edition Year: 2003 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Folk Tales and Songs |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: These immortal tales of chivalry and skullduggery, wisdom and foolishness, honesty and deceit, are about Baital, a mythical wraith like figure, accredited with supernatural powers, and King Vikramaditya whose wisdom is matched only by King Solomon of the Biblical fame. This wise yet evil spirit that hangs upside down in a tree, challenges Vikramaditya to hold his silence while narrating his tales and then asks for the kings opinion as to the morality of the characters. The minute the king answers, the spirit flies away once more to his place in the tree, forcing the king to clamber up and drag him down again. Thus we were entertained and at the same time discover what strange deeds have been done What beautiful princesses and handsome prince have searched far and wide to find their true loves What wicked men have woven complex tales of deceit and confusion What devotees and yogis have proclaimed moral truth and sought to define the nature of humankind Written in the form of a chain of simple stories, each story has a moral and a philosophical theme, which has stood the test of time and is relevant to modern times. For those interested in the ancient sayings, riddles, fables and stories of India, these short tales will prove highly entertaining. They will keep you spellbound, for the roots of these tales reach down to the depths where all men are the same. |
| Edition: Reprint |
| Pages: 105 |
| Size(mm): 140 x 215 |
| Weight(grams): 200 |
| Price: US$ 2.50 |
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| ISBN: 8177697674 |
| Title: The Cuckoo and the Pigeon: A Collection of Folk Tales From Rural Bhutan |
| Author: Ngawang Phuntsho |
| Edition Year: 2009 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Folk Tales and Songs |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: The Cuckoo and the Pigeon is a beautiful collection of folk tales from the villages of Bhutan. They describe village life in Bhutan. Each tale provides us with a moral that applies to our every day lives. These are universal tales that can apply to all walks of life and to all nationalities. They are meant to and will entertain all age groups and will provide interesting reading on dark winter nights when the shadows lengthen and cold wind blows… |
| Edition: Reprinted Edition |
| Pages: 97 |
| Size(mm): 140 X 215 |
| Weight(grams): 100 |
| Price: US$ 4.94 |
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| ISBN: 8177691155 |
| Title: The Tota Kahani: Parrot Tales |
| Author: George small |
| Edition Year: 2003 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Folk Tales and Songs |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: Tales of mystic places and mysterious people pervade the pages of this book to fascinate, educate and fill our hearts with pleasurable emotions. Tales of princes and princesses, their clandestine lovers, tales of greed and jealousy are all eloquently told. Steeped in ancient history and culture they open up new vistas to brighten up this seemingly drab and dull world of ours. Many of these tales are simple and easily understood, whilst others are more sophisticated and carry a hidden and deeper message for the reader.
Taken originally from a Sanskrit collection this version of these particular tales was first translated and adapted in Persian and then re-translated into Hindustani. Their present form thus provides us with a great blend of many cultures and beliefs. All, however, help the reader understood and delight in one of the most fascinating of ancient civilizations.
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| Edition: Reprint |
| Pages: 152 |
| Size(mm): 140 X 216 |
| Weight(grams): 250 |
| Price: US$ 3.00 |
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| ISBN: 8177691120 |
| Title: Twenty Jataka Tales |
| Author: Noor Inayat |
| Edition Year: 2003 |
| Cover: Paperback |
| Subject: Folk Tales and Songs |
| Language: English |
| Abstract: Although the backdrop of Jataka stories is often make believe, they often offer the scholars, students and enthusiasts of Eastern philosophy, religion and art form, enthralling insights into the psyche and spirit of Buddhism and Buddhist traditions. Long before a direct contact was made with India, Christian Europe had heard many of these Indian stories and made them part of its heritage. Therefore, they will not appear strange or perplexing and will prove extremely useful in telling the readers of the mysterious ways in which right and wrong can manifest themselves in everyday life. Charmingly told and full of meaning, these short Jataka tales will entertain both young and old. The stories, which are exquisitely illustrated, will appeal particularly to children. |
| Remarks: B&W Line Drawings |
| Edition: Reprint |
| Pages: 70 |
| Size(mm): 140 X 215 |
| Weight(grams): 150 |
| Price: US$ 2.00 |
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