{"product_id":"lao-folktales","title":"Lao Folktales","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere in one slim volume is a selection of the best-known and best-loved Lao folktales that have entertained the Lao people for generations. We meet the legendary trickster Xieng Mieng who matches his wits with merchants, monks, and kings. We find a quick-witted toad that terrifies tigers, a turtle that flies, a cadre of snails that race a rabbit, and a mynah bird that speaks five languages fluently.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe reader may recognize a whisper of Aesop or a Jataka tale, but each story is distinctively Lao, retold with Lao humor and charm reflecting a Buddhist culture in a Marxist state. Works by Anoulom Souvandouane, the foremost illustrator in Laos, enliven the stories.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Silkworm Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54221468008792,"sku":"9789749575871","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9789749575871.jpg?v=1781664345","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/lao-folktales","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}