| Description |
xix, 159 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
World folklore series |
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World folklore series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
A rich offering of traditional Kurdish tales, many never before offered in English, plus background information on the people, their culture, and history. |
| Contents |
Introduction. A brief history of the Kurdish people -- Recipes -- Games! -- How and why legends of nature. Stories of mountains : Big Ararat and Little Ararat -- Stories of the night sky : Why sun goes by day and moon goes by night ; Rîya Kadiz, the hay thief's road ; Why the moon has dark spots -- Stories of birds and animals : Pepûk, the origin of the cuckoo ; How the owl came to be ; Why the magpie has a long tail ; Bear and hair, Hirch û Pirch -- Fox tales! Fox and stork ; And fox will have his tail back ; A fox is not a lion ; Fox goes on a pilgrimage ; Fox, the basket maker! -- Tales of wonder. The eggs of the ancient tree -- Fatima, the Kurdish Cinderella -- The zay tree and the tay falcon -- A sister with seven brothers -- Legendary and heroic figures. Kawa and the birth of the Newroz celebration -- Sultan Mahmud, Heyas, and the mysterious Black Knight -- Rawcĥi the hunter -- The legend of the Shahmaran -- Rustemê Zal -- Humorous stories. The biggest lie -- Three donkeys like you! -- Muxtaro -- The Lord of Luck -- The sheep that strays from the flock becomes the wolf's dinner -- Teaching tales. The meaning of life -- The eyes of a cat -- The serpent and the man -- The shepherd who told too many lies -- Wolf at the door -- No sweet milk, no gold. |
| Subject |
Tales -- Kurdistan.
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Tales -- Turkey, Eastern.
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Kurds -- Folklore.
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Kurds. (OCoLC)fst00989403
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Tales. (OCoLC)fst01142246
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Middle East -- Kurdistan.
(OCoLC)fst01245586
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Turkey, Eastern. (OCoLC)fst01692659
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| Genre/Form |
Folklore. (OCoLC)fst01423784
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| Added Author |
Ahmed, Mohammed M. A.
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Özel, Çeto.
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| ISBN |
9781591584377 (alk. paper) |
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159158437X (alk. paper) |
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