This Is A New Release Of The Original 1901 Edition.

1901. The tales contained in this volume were taken down from the lips of the Malay peasantry, in the twilight of their own tropical jungle, during the progress of the Cambridge Expedition of 1899 through the remoter states of the Malay Peninsula. The tales themselves are the merest gleanings from an extensive harvest-field, and make no pretensions whatever to any completeness or finality. Illustrated. Sample Contents: King of the Tigers is Sick; A Vegetarian Dispute; Pelican's Punishment; Tiger Get His Deserts; Tiger and the Shadow; Wit Wins the Day; Elephant Princess and the Prince; Saint that Was Shot Out of His Own Cannon; Legend of Patani; Malayan Deluge; King Solomon and the Birds; Silver Prince, and Princess Lemon-grass

This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.

This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.

The tales contained in this volume were taken down from the lips of the Malay peasantry, in the twilight of their own tropical jungle, during the progress of the Cambridge Expedition of 1899 through the remoter states of the Malay Peninsula. The tales themselves are the merest gleanings from an extensive harvest-field, and make no pretensions whatever to any completeness or finality. Illustrated. Sample Contents: King of the Tigers is Sick; A Vegetarian Dispute; Pelican's Punishment; Tiger Get His Deserts; Tiger & the Shadow; Wit Wins the Day; Elephant Princess & the Prince; Saint that Was Shot Out of His Own Cannon; Legend of Patani; Malayan Deluge; King Solomon & the Birds; Silver Prince, & Princess Lemon-grass

Originally published in 1901, this book contains twenty six folk tales from the Malay peninsula. The text is illustrated with photographs and drawings of Malaysian settings and animals, and the stories are accompanied by explanatory notes at the end of the text to clarify points of local history, religion and language. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in comparative folklore or the fables of the Malay peninsula.