Series:

Folk Tales of the World S.

9 total works

Cover of Burmese Folk Tale

Burmese Folk Tale

by Joanna Troughton

Published 30 April 1992

Cover of What Made Tiddalik Laugh

What Made Tiddalik Laugh

by Joanna Troughton

Published September 1977
Retells the Aboriginal tale about what happened when the giant frog Tiddalik had such a great thirst that he drank a lake, a river, and all the other water he could find until there wasn't a drop of water left anywhere.

Cover of How the Seasons Came

How the Seasons Came

by Joanna Troughton

Published 1 June 1992

Cover of Ananci and the Magic Yams

Cover of The Quail's Egg

The Quail's Egg

by Joanna Troughton

Published May 1988

Cover of How Night Came

How Night Came

by Joanna Troughton

Published 1 September 1986
At the beginning of the world it is daylight all the time, because the Great Snake keeps night a prisoner, until the curiosity of three men sets night free.

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Whale's Canoe

by Joanna Troughton

Published 24 June 1993

Cover of Monkey and the Dragon

Monkey and the Dragon

by Joanna Troughton

Published 28 September 1995

Cover of The Tiger Child

The Tiger Child

by Joanna Troughton

Published 31 October 1996

This lively folk tale from Orissa, India, explains why tigers eat their food uncooked and why cats live with people.

The tiger child is sent to fetch some more fire from the village, but on the way he gets distracted by his friends. By the time he gets to the village, he has forgotten what he has been sent to fetch.