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Folk tales of the Maldives / collected and translated by Xavier Romero-Frias.
Van Pelt Library GR360.M33 R66 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Romero-Frías, Xavier.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folklore--Maldives.
- Folklore.
- Tales--Maldives.
- Tales.
- Maldives.
- Physical Description:
- xxxv, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Copenhagen : Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, 2012.
- Summary:
- A collection of 80 traditional short stories and legends from the local oral tradition. These folk tales offer insights into the history, culture and beliefs of the people of the Maldives and into the world they live in.
- Contents:
- 1 The First Coconuts 1
- 2 Makana Kalo 4
- 3 The Two Traders 7
- 4 Small Drops of Blood 18
- 5 Keula Bebe Duña 21
- 6 The Legend of Koimala 23
- 7 The Skin Disease 28
- 8 Safaru Kaidda 33
- 9 The Sandbank of the Seabirds 35
- 10 The Fried Breadfruit Chips 38
- 11 The Demon King 41
- 12 The Man Who Burned the Mosque 44
- 13 Havva Didi 47
- 14 The First Tunas (or Fiyala Bola Odi Duvvi) 52
- 15 Boat Number Ten 56
- 16 The Fruits of Greed 59
- 17 Amboffulu and Damboffulu 63
- 18 Telabagudi Koe' 65
- 19 Ukunumana and Limana 72
- 20 Ranna Mari 74
- 21 Findanpulu and Bondanpulu 76
- 22 The Skull below the Tree 80
- 23 The Stingray 84
- 24 Herra 89
- 25 The Island of the Lepers 91
- 26 Debo Dunige Vahaka (or The Two-headed Bird) 94
- 27 Don Hiyala and Alifulu 97
- 28 The White Disk 111
- 29 Fulu Digu Handi 115
- 30 The Man on the Whale 118
- 31 Oditan Kalege and His Wife 120
- 32 The Doni Given to Mohan 124
- 33 The Cat and the Broken Jar 126
- 34 Beri 128
- 35 Kullavah Falu Rani (Queen of the Mangrove Forest) 134
- 36 Khalidu and Sitti 141
- 37 Dombeyya 144
- 38 Makumbe 152
- 39 The Monster at the Kitchen Door 159
- 40 Makana's Treachery 161
- 41 The Girl in the Shark's Belly 164
- 42 Delikolu and Alikolu 170
- 43 Arruffanno Fereta 173
- 44 The Scarlet Wake 175
- 45 The Navigator under the Tree 180
- 46 Findana and the Cat 182
- 47 Nadalla Takuru 184
- 48 Hollavai (Folavahi) 190
- 49 A Heavy Kurumba 195
- 50 Fandiyaru Crab 197
- 51 The Honour of the Big Seashell 199
- 52 The Land Crab in the Kitchen 202
- 53 The Obstinate Makana 204
- 54 Sato and the Giant Crab 206
- 55 Makana and his Brother-in-Law 208
- 56 The Vigani That Haunted Toshali Takuru 210
- 57 Handi Don Kamana 212
- 58 Himiccha' eri Fureta (The Monster of Himiti) 220
- 59 Santimariyambu 222
- 60 The Tree at the Island End 224
- 61 Mameli Daita and Her Seven Children 230
- 62 The Pride of the Fleet 239
- 63 The Mud Wasp (or Verehuli) 243
- 64 The Man Who Learned from Two Books 246
- 65 The Legend of the Sandara Shell 250
- 66 The Master Navigator 253
- 67 The Moon in the Jar 258
- 68 The Lament 263
- 69 The Fish That Had More Bones 266
- 70 Kuda Tuttu Didi's Nails 268
- 71 The Mullet and the Clam 270
- 72 Ronu Eduru 272
- 73 The Cat That Chased Two Rats 274
- 74 Fanvakkolu and Valikolu 275
- 75 The Poor Man of Nalafushi and his Cow 276
- 76 The Awful Giant Fish 279
- 77 Kalobondage Diye 281
- 78 The King of the Sea 285
- 79 The Palace Bedbug 289
- 80 Muladovi 291.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographic references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Isaac Norris Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 8776941043
- 9788776941048
- 8776941051
- 9788776941055
- OCLC:
- 786447091
- Publisher Number:
- 99951607709
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