Vietnamese Legends. George F. Schultz

      

      VIETNAMESE

       LEGENDS

      VIETNAMESE

       LEGENDS

      Adapted from the Vietnamese by

      George F. Schultz

      CHARLES E. TUTTLE COMPANY

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      Published by the Charles E. Tuttle Company Inc.

      of Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan

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      Copyright in Japan, 1965

      by Charles E. Tuttle Co. Inc.

      All rights reserved

      Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 65-2 5634

       ISBN: 978-1-4629-1147-9 (ebook)

      First Printing 1965

      Book design and typography by John Paull

      PRINTED IN JAPAN

       CONTENTS

       Preface by Vinh Huyen

       Foreword

       HOW THE TIGER GOT ITS STRIPES

       THE SUPERNATURAL CROSSBOW

       LITTLE STATESMAN LY

       THE BUFFALO BOY AND THE BANYAN TREE

       THE GAMBLER'S WIFE

       THE TAILOR AND THE MANDARIN

       THE ORIGIN OF BANH GIAY AND BANH CHUNG

       A LIE AND A HALF

       THE LAND OF BLISS

       THE MOSQUITO

       THE FAIRY'S PORTRAIT

       THE BETEL AND THE ARECA TREE

       TWO BOXES OF TEA

       DE TRANG'S CRABS

       THE JAR OF GOLD

       TRANG TU AND THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE

       WHY DUCKS SLEEP STANDING ON ONE LEG

       LU SINH'S DREAM

       NGUEN KY AND THE SONGSTRESS

       THE TOAD IS HEAVEN'S UNCLE

       THACH SANH

       THE COOK'S BIG FISH

       A PERFECT FRIENDSHIP

       KHUAT NGUYEN AND THE FISHERMAN

       THE GOLDEN TORTOISE

       THE STOLEN VASE

       A BROTHER'S DEVOTION

       THE STORY OF TAM AND CAN

       THE GENTLEMAN OF THE FLIES

       IN SEARCH OF A FREE MEAL

       THE BLIND SON-IN-LAW

       EAGER FOR PUNISHMENT

      DEDICATED

      to the

      Vietnamese people

      and

      Vietnamese-American

      friendship

       PREFACE

      BY VINH HUYEN

      President, Board of Directors Vietnamese-American Association

      The author of "Vietnamese Legends" Mr. George F. Schultz, was Executive Director of the Vietnamese-American Association during the years 1956-58. Mr. Schultz was responsible for the construction of