Thai Tales: Folktales of Thailand

Author: by Supaporn Vathanaprida. Edited by Margaret Read MacDonald

Includes: "Lung Ta, the Calm Woodcutter"; "The Liars Compete"; "The Marvelous Canning Factory"; "The Liars Contest of the King"; "Drinking with Yommaban, the King of the Dead"; "Sri Thanonchai and the King"; "Sri Thanonchai and the Two Moons"; "Sri Thanonchai's Special Dishes"; "Why the Bear Has a Short Tail"; "Tiger Seeks Wisdom"; "The Elephants and the Bees"; "Power and Wisdom"; "The Deer Buddha"; "Seven Stars"; "The Honest Woodcutter"; "The Thieving Crow"; "Who Is Best?"; "The Pious Son-in-Law"; "He Who Thinks He is first is Unwise": "Plenty"; "The Good Boy"; "Medicine to Revive the Dead"; "When Death Comes"; "If It Belongs to Us, It Will Come to Us"; "Muang Laplae: the Land of Fantasy"; "Mouse Island and Cat Island"; "Kaeo, the Horse-face Girl"; "Chet Huat Chet Hai (Seven Pot, Seven Jar)"; "The Twin Stars"; "Songkran: A Thai New Year Story"; "The Daughters of Thao Kabinlaphrom and Their Attributes".

Editions
Type	Year	Publisher	Price	Length	ISBN
Hardcover	1994	Libraries Unlimited	$24.50	152 pp	1-56308-096-6

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Quotes "A well-rounded representation of the traditional and classic Thai works"  ...Midwest Book Review "A strong collection...A well-rounded representation of the traditional and classic Thai works. "  ...Bookwatch "Thai Tales brings an exotic culture to your bookshelf in a wonderfully accessible way."  ...THe Story Bag, June/July 1995 "Ideal for classroom read-alouds and oral presentations. "  ...Writing Teacher, Sept. 1996 Awards Storytelling World Honor 1995 Elementary School Library Collection, 22nd. Ed.				Categories and Keywords Categories Thailand Folktale Collections Children's Folktale Collections Links Purchase Other Books by MRM & Supaporn Vathanaprida MRM.com Thailand section