This selection includes the best-known and best-loved Lao folktales that have entertained the Lao people for generations, with illustrations by the foremost illustrator in Laos.
Introduction
Xieng Mieng Follows the King Exactly
The Tragic Tale of the Flying Turtle
It Tastes Sweet
The Bottle of Honey
Monkey Hearts for Lunch
How Xieng Mieng Got His Name
The Tug of War
What's in the Bamboo Tube?
The Magic Cloth Contest
The Bird that Spoke Five Languages Fluently
The Lion's Lunch
Xieng Mieng's Revenge
Speed vs. Cunning
The King Tries to Trick Xieng Mieng
Three Friendly Flies
A Cure for the King
The Painting Contest
The King of the Jungle
The Intrepid Toad
The King Loses His Appetite
The King's Cat
The Tiger Retires
The Last Trick
Steven Epstein lived in Laos from 1990 to 1997. He worked for the Swedish government setting up English training programs in different ministries.
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