366: A Collection of Malaysian Folk Tales |
Contents
A Brave Deer a Famous Kingdom Melaka | 2 |
Who is Wiser? Kedah | 4 |
Honest Awang Perlis | 5 |
How Teluk Sengat Got Its Name Johor | 6 |
Pickled Tigers Eyeballs Selangor | 7 |
Tuan Puteri Si Helang Bakau Johor | 8 |
Why the Weaver Birds Build Their Nests Low National | 9 |
A Pouch of Rice Grains Pahang | 10 |
The Story of Bayagong Sabah | 15 |
Si Luncai and His Gourds National | 16 |
Tuk Rajas Find Terengganu | 17 |
Golden Rice Selangor | 18 |
The Wrong Catch National | 19 |
The Tortoises of Kubang Emas Kelantan | 20 |
How Kuala Kangsar Got Its Name Perak | 21 |
How the Durian Got Its Smell Sabah | 22 |
Why Elephants Have Small Eyes Negeri Sembilan | 11 |
Telohs Magic Stone Sarawak | 12 |
The Squirrel Princess National | 13 |
Batu Penyu Terengganu | 14 |
Kindness Pays Melaka | 23 |
Glossary | 24 |
Common terms and phrases
animals asked Awang baby Badik beautiful became began bendahara bird Bongsu brother Bukit Busu Buyong called catch caught cave child cockerel crocodile Datuk daughter decided deer durian eagle elephant Fairyland father fell felt Finally fish flew flowers friends fruit Gedembai gold happily heard huge husband Isap Itam Jalak Johor jungle Kampung Kedah Kelantan kill king Kintan lived longhouse looked loved magic Majesty Malim married Mawar Melaka Melor Melur Merah monitor lizard monkey morning mother mousedeer Negeri Sembilan Nenek night old woman paddy paddy field Pak Pandir palace Penang Penghulu Perlis prince princess Puteri Putih Raja realised replied rice river Sabah Sang Kancil Sarawak Selangor Selbu shouted Siti snake soon stone stork Suddenly sultan Sulung Syah Terengganu tiger told took tortoise tree turned turtle Ujang village voice walked wanted wife Wira Yatim young