Telling Tales from Southeast Asia and Korea : Teacher’s Guide (2010)

Opening Story

1.	A Drop of Honey originally appeared as Not Our Problem in Peace Tales : World Folktales to Talk About. Ed. Margaret Read MacDonald. Atlanta, GA: August House Publishers, 1992, p. 18-20

Tales about animals

2.	The Mighty Babau, retold by Kevin C Kettle
3.	The Clever Mouse Deer, retold by Girard Philip E Bonotan
4.	The Dog and the Hunter, retold by Girard Philip E Bonotan based on a folktale in Portuguese collected by Nuno da Silva Gomes and translated by Katriina Simila
5.	Heaven’s Uncle Toad, translated from Vietnamese by Lieu Nguyen Thi Bich from a folktale collected by Nguyen Dong Chi and published in Vietnamese Textbook Grade 3, Book 1, 6th ed. Ministry of Education and Training. Hanoi: MOET, 2010, p. 122-123.

Tales about food

6.	The Goddess of Rice, an amended version by Murti Bunanta based on her text of The Origin of Rice on Java Island in Indonesian Folktales. Ed. Margaret Read MacDonald. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003, p. 71-74.
7.	The Rice Flower, retold by Girard Philip E Bonotan

Tales about nature

8.	The Sun and the Moon, retold by Jeon Eun Jeong
9.	Mariang Makiling, the Fairy of the Mountain, retold by Girard Philip E Bonotan
10.	Why the Sea is Salty, retold by Girard Philip E Bonotan

Tales about people

11.

Stories of Ungrateful Children
a. b.	Nakhoda Manis, retold by Kevin C Kettle Malin Kundang, an amended version by Murti Bunanta based on her text of The Legend of Malin Kundang in Indonesian Folktales. Ed. Margaret Read MacDonald. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003, p. 54-56.

12.

Shim Cheong, the Devoted Daughter, retold by Jeon Eun Jeong

13.

The Great Gourd from Heaven, re-printed from the version of Wajuppa Tossa and Kongdeuane Nettavong in Lao Folktales. Ed. Margaret Read MacDonald, Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2008, p. 131-132.

14.

The Old Wise Man, retold by Wajuppa Tossa

15.

The Giving Farmer, retold by Wajuppa Tossa

16.

Phya Khankhaak, The Toad King, retold by Wajuppa Tossa (based on the version of Phra Ariyanuwat). Published in Wajuppa Tossa and Kongdeuane Nettavong in Lao Folktales. Ed. Margaret Read MacDonald. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2008, p. 147-149.

17.

Xiang Miang, a Trickster of Southeast Asia

a.

b.

Xiang Miang Sees the King’s Face, retold by Phuwanai Boonmapila and re-printed from the version of Wajuppa Tossa and Kongdeuane Nettavong in Lao Folktales. Ed. Margaret Read MacDonald, Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2008, p. 30-31.
Xiang Miang and the Snail, retold by Kunthari Saichua and re-printed from the version of Wajuppa Tossa and Kongdeuane Nettavong in Lao Folktales. Ed. Margaret Read MacDonald, Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2008, p. 28-29.

Tales about places

18.	The Mon Prince and the Naga Princess, retold by Wajuppa Tossa
19.	The Fragrant-haired Princess, retold by Wajuppa Tossa
20.	Monkey-ear Mushrooms, re-printed from the version The Legend of Phu Si by Wajuppa Tossa and Kongdeuane Nettavong in Lao Folktales. Ed. Margaret Read MacDonald, Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2008, p. 118-119.
21.	Singapura, the Lion City, retold by Rosemarie Somaiah
22.	The Attack of the Swordfish, retold by Rosemarie Somaiah The reference for the illustration is by Alicia Tan Yen Ping for her work in Attack of the Swordfish, text by Charlotte Lim. Singapore: National Heritage Board, 2005.
23.	Crocodile Island, retold by Girard Philip E Bonotan and Kevin C Kettle based on a folktale in Portuguese collected by Nuno da Silva Gomes and translated by Katriina Simila
24.	The Dragon and the Fairy, translated from Vietnamese by Lieu Nguyen Thi Bich from a folktale collected by Nguyen Dong Chi and published in Vietnamese Textbook Grade 5, Book 1, 4th ed. Ministry of Education and Training. Hanoi: MOET, 2010, p. 27-28.

Closing Story

25.	Human Age, retold by Wajuppa Tossa (based on the version of Pha Sounantha Theerapanyo) and re-printed from Wajuppa Tossa and Kongdeuane Nettavong in Lao Folktales. Ed. Margaret Read MacDonald, Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2008, p. 70-71.

Telling Tales : The Teacher as Story Teller (2011)

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Brunei Darussalam

Storyteller : Shazril Hemli Samsudin
Stories adapted by : Kevin C. Kettle
Translated by : Masitah Shahrill, Hjh Rosmawijah Hj Jawawi, Hj Jawawi Hj Ahmad, Hjh Zaitun Hj Mohd Taha
Special thanks to : Pearl Chua Swee Hui, Hajah Zaiton Abdullah

Cambodia

Storyteller : Nov Sreyleak, Prak Kosal
Stories adapted by : Wajuppa Tossa
Translated by : Prak Kosal
Special thanks to : Chom Sonnang, Prom Chanta, Leon Franco Dionco

Indonesia

Storyteller : Agustina Rahmawati
Stories adapted by : Murti Bunanta
Translated by : Dewi Octaliza Barnas, Ezy Barnita, Puti Halilafara Deysavira, Revina Octavianita, and Kayla Aurellia Budiyono

‘The Goddess of Rice’ based on ‘The Origin of Rice on Java Island’ by Murti Bunanta in Indonesia Folktales. Ed. Margaret Read MacDonald. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003, p. 71-74

‘Malin Kundang’ based on ‘The Legend of Malin Kundang’ by Murti Bunanta in Indonesia Folktales. Ed. Margaret Read MacDonald. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003, p. 54-56.

Korea

Storyteller : Jeon Eun Jeong
Stories adapted by : Jeon Eun Jeong
Translated by : Yang Hye-ran, Jeon Eun Jeong

Laos

Storyteller : Kobkeo Volatham, Leuthmany Insisiengmai
Special thanks to : Kongdeuane Nettavong

‘The Great Gourd from Heaven’ based on the version of Wajuppa Tossa and Kongdeuane Nettavong in Lao Folktales. Ed. Margaret Read MacDonald, Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2008, p. 131-132.

‘Monkey-ear Mushrooms’ based on ‘The Legend of Phu Si’ by Wajuppa Tossa and Kongdeuane Nettavong in Lao Folktales. Ed. Margaret Read MacDonald, Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2008, p. 118-119.

‘Human Age’ based on the version of Phu Sounantha Theerapanyo and from Lao Folktales by Wajuppa Tossa and Kongdeuane Nettavong. Ed. Margaret Read MacDonald, Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2008, p. 70-71.

Malaysia

Storyteller : Chenn Yoke Pinn
Stories adapted by : Girard Philip Bonotan
Translated by : Yoke Pinn
Special thanks to : Faziah binti Sulaiman, Roshani Binti Abdullah, Shazril Samsudin

Myanmar

Storyteller : Sai Nyi Nyi Soe, Thila Min
Stories adapted by : Wajuppa Tossa
Translated by : U Nyunt Han

Philippines

Storyteller : Richard Vilar
Stories adapted and translated by : Girard Philip Bonotan
Special thanks to : Fe M. Villalino

Singapore

Storyteller : Wong Yunjie
Stories adapted by : Rosemarie Somaiah

Thailand

Storyteller : Wajuppa Tossa
Stories adapted by : Wajuppa Tossa, Phuwanai Boonmapila, Kunthari Saichua
Translated by : Wajuppa Tossa
Special thanks to : Prasong Saihong

‘Phya Khankhaak, The Toad King’ based on the version of ‘Phra Ariyanuwat’ and published in Loa Folktales by Wajuppa Tossa and Kongdeuane Nettavong. Ed. Margaret Read MacDonald, Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2008, p. 147-149.

‘Xiang Miang Sees the King’s Face’, based on the version of Wajuppa Tossa and Kongdeuane Nettavong in Lao Folktales. Ed. Margaret Read MacDonald, Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2008, p. 30-31.

‘Xiang Miang and the Snail’ based on the version of Wajuppa Tossa and Kongdeuane Nettavong in Loa Folktales. Ed. Margaret Read MacDonald, Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2008, p. 28-29.

Timor Leste

Storyteller : Nona Pereira, Angelo dos Reis Pereira
Stories adapted by : Girard Philip E. Bonotan and Kevin C. Kettle
Translated by : Nona Pereira
Special thanks to : Afonso Soares, Irene Gonsalvez dos Reis, Angelo dos Reis Pereira, Emma Dawson

‘Crocodile Island’ based on a folktale in Portuguese collected by Nuno da Silva Gomes and translated to English by Katriina Simila

‘The Dog and the Hunter’ based on a folktale in Portuguese collected by Nuno da Silva Gomes and translated to English by Katriina Simila

Vietnam

Storyteller : Truong Bao Duy
Translated by : Truong Bao Duy
Special thanks to : Nguyen Thi Bich Lieu

‘The Dragon and the Fairy’ translated from Vietnamese by Lieu Nguyen Thi Bich from a folktale collected by Nguyen Dong Chi, published in Vietnamese Textbook Grade 5, Book 1, 4th ed. Ministry of Education and Training. Hanoi: MOET, 2010, p. 27-28.

‘Heaven’s Uncle Toad’ translated from Vietnamese by Lieu Nguyen Thi Bich from a folktale collected by Nguyen Dong Chi, published in Vietnamese Textbook Grade 3, Book 1, 6th ed. Ministry of Education and Training. Hanoi: MOET, 2010, p. 122-123.

Illustration by

Mr. Sakulchat Chatrakul Na Ayuddaya

Music by

Mr. Palawat Dhammamitr

Editorial Team

Editorial Adviser
Dr. Wajuppa Tossa
(Associate Professor, The Maharasakham University)

APCEIU

Dr. Hye-ran Yang
(Chief, Research and Development Team)
Mr. Chan Woo
(Junior Programme Specialist, Research and Development Team)

SEAMEO Secretariat

Dr. Tinsiri Siribodhi
(Deputy Director for Administration and Communication)
Ms. Piyapa Su-angavatin
(External Relations Officer)

SEAMEO SPAFA

Mr. Kevin C. Kettle
(Project Development Officer)
Mr. Girard Philip E. Bonotan
(Documentation Officer)

Telling Tales from Southeast Asia and Korea : Story Picture Cards (2012)

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Tales about animals

The Mighty Babau, retold by Kevin Charles Kettle
Illustrations by Hj. Zahari Hamidon, Brunei Darussalam

The Clever Mouse Deer, retold by Girard Philip E. Bonotan
Illustrations by Tan Vay Fern, Malaysia

The Dog and the Hunter, retold by Girard Philip E. Bonotan based on a folktale in Portuguese collected by Nuno da Silva Gomes and translated by Katriina Simila
Illustrations by Moises Daibela Pereira, Timor Leste

Heaven’s Uncle Toad, translated from Vietnamese by Lieu Nguyen Thi Bich from a folktale collected by Nguyen Dong Chi and published in Vietnamese Textbook Grade 3, Book 1, 6th ed. Ministry of Education and Training. Hanoi: MOET, 2010, p. 122-123. Illustrations by Nguyen Thanh Trung, Vietnam

Tales about people

Malin Kundang, an amended version by Murti Bunanta based on her text of The Legend of Malin Kundang in Indonesian Folktales. Ed. Margaret Read MacDonald. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003, p. 54-56.
Illustrations by Gina Eugenia, Indonesia

Shim Cheong, the Devoted Daughter, retold by Jeon Eun Jeong
Illustrations by Taehee Han, Korea

The Giving Farmer, retold by Wajuppa Tossa
Illustrations by Thet Naing Swe, Myanmar

Xiang Miang and the Snail, retold by Kunthari Saichua and reprinted from the version of Wajuppa Tossa and Kongdeuane Nettavong in Lao Folktales. Ed. Margaret Read MacDonald, Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2008, p. 28-29.
Illustrations by Jitpachuen Musikananda, Thailand

Tales about places

The Fragrant-haired Princess, retold by Wajuppa Tossa
Illustrations by Prak Ke, Cambodia

Monkey-ear Mushrooms, re-printed from the version The Legend of Phu Si by Wajuppa Tossa
Illustrations by Duangdala Khanthavong, Lao PDR

Mariang Makiling, the Fairy of the Mountain, retold by Girard Philip E. Bonotan
Illustrations by Jasper M. Peteza, Philippines
The Attack of the Swordfish, retold by Rosemarie Somaiah
Illustrations by Karen Chin Ai Ying, Singapore