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Subtopics of "Asian"

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Web pages on "Asian":

A Beautiful Daughter
Illustrated Nivkh fairy tale in Nivkh, Russian, and English.
http://www.sakhalin.ru/Region/crossroads/nivkh_tale.htm

Aino Folk-Tales
Compiled by B. Chamberlaine, 1888, e-text at Sacred Texts.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/shi/aft/

Ak Chechek - White Flower
An Altay folktale translated by Kira Van Deusen from the book "Skazki narodov sibiri".
http://www.h-net.org/~nilas/seasons/whiteflower.html

Fairytales from East Asia
Small collection of Korean, Japanese and Taiwanese tales, compiled by a university class.
http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/class.pages/1aSp96/

Ghosts & Ghouls of Singapore
Brief description of the different ghosts and ghouls, with four scary stories.
http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/5994/ghosts.html

Indonesian Myth
Indonesian myths and folktales retold by Mario Rustan.
http://www.st.rim.or.jp/~cycle/MYbaseE.HTML

Introduction to Asian Storytelling
Tales, proverbs, and riddles with background information.
http://www.nwlink.com/~spagnoli/asiatell/

Kirghiz Oral Literature in Translation
Folktales, songs, and proverbs, translated by Elmira Köchümkul, University of Washington.
http://students.washington.edu/elmira/kproverbs.html

Malay Legends
Five Malayan legends from Singapore.
http://www.kampungnet.com.sg/modules.php?op=modload&name=Subjects&file=index&req=viewpage&pageid=51

Mienh.net: Folktales
Three tales from the Iu Mien, a people from Laos.
http://mienh.net/folktales/folktales.html

Nangi Village Folk Stories
Eleven Nepali folktales, legends and myths presented by Mahabir Pun.
http://rip.physics.unk.edu/nepal/NVD.html#12

Popular Cambodian Folktales
Four folktales, legends and myths.
http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/southeastasia/outreach/resources/cambodiawebunit/folktales.html

Shri Badat The Cannibal King: A Buddhist Jataka from Gilgit
Article by John Mock, proposing a new interpretation of a legend from the town of Gilgit in northern Pakistan.
http://www.monitor.net/~jmko/karakoram/shrib-tc.htm

Singapore's Myths and Legends
Three legends from Singapore.
http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/5994/myths.html

Specimens of Ainu Folk-lore
Compiled by John Batchelor, 1888-1893, e-text at Sacred Texts.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/shi/safl/

Sri Lankan Myths, Miracles & Mysteries
Annotated list of links to Sri Lankan mythological topics from WWW Virtual Library - Sri Lanka.
http://www.lankalibrary.com/myths.html

Twice-Told Tuvan Tales
Four Tuvan why-tales concerning animals, retold by Kira van Deusen.
http://www.fotuva.org/misc/tales.html

Western Yugur Folktales
Tales of the Yugur and other Central Asian peoples.
http://home.arcor.de/marcmarti/yugur/folktale/folktale.htm

Women in Vietnamese Folklore
Overview by Cong-Huyen-Ton-Nu Nha-Trang on the traditional views on women as expressed in folklore.
http://www.geocities.com/chtn_nhatrang/women.html

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