Asian American Folktales

THOMAS A. GREEN is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Texas A&M University. His many books include The Greenwood Library of American Folktales (2006), and The Greenwood Library of World Folktales (2008).

• Preface Origins The Princess Kwan-yin The Great Gambling Match The Monkey and the Turtle Why Dogs Wag Their Tails The Casting of the Great Bell The Geomancer Heroes, Heroines, Villains, and Fools Momotaro: The Peach Boy Monkey King: A Record of a Journey to the Western Paradise to Procure the Buddhist Scriptures for the Emperor of China The Fish Prince Benito, the Faithful Servant The Story of Four Friends The Grass-Cutting Sword Han Hsin The Ogre of Rashomon Juan Pusong The Farmer and the Badger The Alligator and the Jackal Rabbit's Eyes Society and Conflict How an Old Man Lost His Wen Datto Somacuel Maria and the Seven Princes The Tongue-cut Sparrow The Quarrel of the Monkey and the Crab The Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees to Flower The Magic Rice Kettle The Story of ChangTo-Ryong The Supernatural An Encounter with a Hobgoblin Evil Eye of Sani The Fearless Captain The Anting-Anting of Manuelito The Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad The Juan Who Visited Heaven Bibliography

"Green (anthropology, Texas A&M U.) has produced other collections of folktales for Greenwood, and here offers educators, students, and general readers examples of a range of traditional Asian American narrative types. The entire breadth of Asian American tradition too extensive to fit in an single volume, he selects traditions from India, the Philippines, China, Japan, and Korea as established and settled populations whose folktales have been translated into English. Among the titles are the princess Kwan-yin, the ogre of Rashomon, the quarrel of the monkey and the crab, and an encounter with a hobgoblin.' " - Reference & Research Book News