Includes bibliographical references(p. [197]-201).

Machine generated contents note: I Storytellers and Styles -- 2 Storytelling Tools -- 3 Harmony and Friendship -- Two Friends (Hmong people of Laos) -- Yamanba of the Mountain (apan) -- Himsuka (India) -- O-sung and Han-um (Korea) -- The Race (Malaysia) -- 4 Filial Piety and Respect for Elders -- Village of the Bell (Korea) -- The King Who Hated the Old (Laos) -- Bdnh Day, Bdnh Chu'ng (Vietnam) -- The Wild Pigeon (Japan) -- 5 Charity and Simplicity -- Kasa Jizo (apan) -- Kim Sondal and the River (Korea) -- Prince Vetsandon (Cambodia) -- Too Much (Philippines) -- The Visit (India) -- 6 Hard Work and Study -- Ondal the Fool (Korea) -- Dividing the Property (Bangladesh) -- A Clever Trade (India) -- The Wise Merchant (Pakistan) -- 7 Nature and Humans -- The Scratch (India) -- A Qirl, A Horse (apan) -- The Right Site (Korea) -- The Children (Laos) -- 8: Faith and Belief -- od in All (India) -- A Final Lesson (China) -- A Qood Beating (Tibet) -- Salmaan al-Faarsi (Pakistan) -- Kirihataji (apan) -- Va lli and Kande Yaka (Sri Lanka) -- 9Fantasy and the Supernatural -- Zhuang Brocade (China) -- Three Charms (Japan) -- The Woodcutter and the Bird (Korea) -- i0 National Identity and Pride -- Silent Debate (Korea) -- PhCu D'ngThien Vu'o'ng (Vietnam) -- -A Chey (Cambodia) -- The Zither-Met Friends (China) -- Jose Rizal(Philippines) -- Wit and Wisdom -- Tricksters and Fools -- Andare (Sri Lanka) -- Xieng Mieng (Laos) -- HMdia (India) -- Si Kabayan (Indonesia) -- Ainu Wit (Ainu people of Japan) -- The Sk is Dark, is Dark (Taiwan) -- Endless Tale (apan) -- The Ceremony (Blended Cultures) -- ,Wisdom -- A Costly Smell (Burma) -- Woman's Wit (Nepal) -- Modern Jokes and Stories -- Moimma,, the Little Crab is Snapping my Finger -- : (Thailand) -- Amazing Indian Trains (India) -- Chasing the Monkeys (India) -- and Works Cited.