The sacred banana leaf : An Indonesian trickster tale
By
Nathan Kumar Scott and Radhashyam Raut
Contributor
Retold by Nathan Kumar Scott; art by Radhashyam Raut
Periodical
0
Serial
13744
Publisher
Tara Books, Chennai
Description
33
ISBN / ISSN No.
9788186211281
Subject
1. Tricksters -- Juvenile literature; 2. Deer -- Folklore; 3. Tricksters -- Folklore.
Summay
This retelling of a popular Indonesian tale features Kanchil, the beloved mouse deer, who, on a bright sunny day, falls into a deep pit in the forest. Nothing can keep him down for long and he soon invents a prophecy to trick a gullible snake, a nervous w
Accession No.
13744
Category
Folk Lore / Folk Art