From Introduction:
“These folk-tales from the Laos country, a part of the kingdom of Siam, in addition to their intrinsic merit have the charm of complete novelty. Until the translator of this volume collected these stories, they were even unwritten, with a single exception which was found in a Laos manuscript. They are orally preserved in the provinces which constitute the Laos country, just as they have been handed down from generation of ancestors, with slight variations in words or incidents.”
Stories include:
The Magic Well
The Fortunes of Ai Powlo
The Misfortunes of Paw Yan
The Wizard and the Beggar
The Man in the Moon
Why the Lip of the Elephant Droops
