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100 1 _aO'Connor, William Frederick Travers, Sir,
_d1870-1943
245 1 0 _aFolk tales from Tibet
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2024-12-30
505 0 _aHow the Hare got his lip split -- The story of the Tiger and the Man -- The story of good faith -- The story of the two neighbours -- The story of the Cat and the Mice -- The story of the foolish young Mussulman -- The Kyang, the Fox, the Wolf and the Hare -- The Frog and the Crow -- The Hare and the Lions -- The Sheep, the Lamb, the Wolf and the Hare -- The story of how the Hare made a fool of the Wolf -- The Mouse's three children -- The Jackals and the Tiger -- The story of the three Thieves -- The story of the Boy with the deformed head -- The Prince and the Ogre's castle -- The story of the stone Lion -- The story of the Lama's Servant -- The country of the Mice -- The story of the Tortoise and the Monkey -- The story of Room Bacha and Baki -- The story of the home-bred Boy -- Some verses from Tibetan love-songs.
508 _aJeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Folk Tales from Tibet" by Capt. W. F. O'Connor is a collection of traditional stories drawn from Tibetan folklore, published in the early 20th century. This anthology features enchanting narratives that reflect the rich cultural heritage of Tibet, delicately translated and compiled during O'Connor's time spent in the region. The tales often include themes of cunning and morality, showcasing various animal characters such as hares, tigers, and foxes, which represent traits common to human nature. At the start of the collection, the reader is introduced to a whimsical story titled "How the Hare Got His Lip Split." This story recounts how a clever hare outsmarts a hungry tiger, leading him into various traps that ultimately result in the tiger’s demise. The hare’s knack for trickery serves as a humorous exploration of wit triumphing over brute strength, establishing a light yet moralistic tone characteristic of folktales. The narrative emphasizes the dynamics between predator and prey, revealing the cleverness of the hare as he orchestrates the downfall of the tiger while amusing himself along the way. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: Hurst and Blackett, 1906
653 _aTales -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/folktalesfromtib00oconiala/
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75000
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