Indonesian Fables of Feats and Fortunes

Title

en_US Indonesian Fables of Feats and Fortunes

en_US Asian Folktales Retold

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US This book has a dust jacket (book cover)

en_US Original language: jpn

en_US Told and Edited by Kuniko Sugiura; Translated by Matthew Galgani

Creator

en_US Galgani, Matthew

Contributor

en_US Honda, Koji

Date

2016-01-25T19:54:18Z

en_US 2008-06

en_US 2007

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:54:18Z

Date Issued

en_US 2007

Abstract

en_US Originally published in 2001 in Japan by Hoshinowakai. There are three stories in this large-format book of 32 pages. The Mischievous Mouse Deer, Kanchil presents about five episodes, each of which is or could be a fable. There is, for example, the episode in which Kanchil gets a group of alligators to line up, supposedly to be counted but really to form a bridge over which he can cross the river. Panji Kuraras and His Champion Rooster combines cockfighting, a wandering prince, and a lonely young woman in a forest into a lovely romantic tale. The king's unknown son comes with his rooster to the palace to defeat the king's best roosters in a cockfight. The victorious rooster then sings a riddling song that reveals the king's connection with this family. The Water Buffalo That Saved the Nation is the story of Sumatra's independence from Java. The king of militaristic Java has commands Sumatra to submit or to face war. Sumatra's counter-offer is to let two water buffalo fight and to abide by the outcome of their duel. For their fighter, the Sumatrans choose a young water buffalo calf who has been deprived of milk for three days. They secretly attach a sharp knife to his horns, and he immediately seeks the other animal's stomach. Squealing in pain, the larger water buffalo of Java runs away from further fighting. Honda's art is enjoyable. The very first picture for the final story emphasizes the presence of the pattern of buffalo horns in Sumatran dress and architecture. After the stories, there are short sections on the series, the book, the storyteller/editor, the illustrator, and Indonesia.

Identifier

en_US 9780893469504 (hardcover)

en_US 6387 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/81712

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Heian: Stone Bridge Press

en_US Berkeley, CA

Subject

en_US PZ8.1.S943 Ind 2007

en_US Tangential

Type

en_US Book, Whole