A collection of ancient tales of courage, translated faithfully to the Vietnamese oral tradition, features stories of prowling panthers, brocaded mandarins, hawking merchants, and fairy spirits.
Here, from the far-off country of Vietnam, are five enchanting fairy tales. They are reassuringly familiar, and at the same time, wondrously different. Readers will delight in meeting these old friends and others in fascinating new settings that bring to life the people and atmosphere of an ancient and abiding land.
A collection of traditional Vietnames legends about the spirits and fairies ranging about the skies over Vietnam and the mortals under their influence exemplifies a fascination with the stars
A collection of traditional Vietnamese legends about the spirits and fairies ranging about the skies over Vietnam and the mortals under their influence exemplifies the universal fascination with the stars.