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Toontoony pie : and other tales from Pakistan / Ashraf Siddiqui and Marilyn Lerch ; illustrated by Jan Fairservis.

Siddikī, Āśrāpha, 1927- (Author). Lerch, Marilyn. (Added Author). Fairservis, Jan. (Added Author).

Summary:

Refreshingly witty, frequently rhythmic tales from an old people of a new nation.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 157 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: Cleveland : World Pub. Co., ©1961.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Illustrated frontispiece and title page form double plate.
Formatted Contents Note:
Toontoony pie -- The rat who made one bargain too many -- The tiger in the palanquin -- Kashi and his wicked brothers -- The crow and the sparrow -- The fortune of the poet's son -- The jackal and the crocodile -- The two misers -- The farmer's old horse -- The gift of the holy man -- The poor weaver and the princess -- The man who was only three inches tall -- Toontoony and the barber -- The clever jackal and how he outwitted the tiger -- The monkey, the tiger, and the jackal family -- The tale of a Pakistan parrot -- The crow and the grain of corn -- The jackal with the torn nose -- Four friends -- The old woman and the thief -- The ruby prince -- The storyteller.
Subject:
Tales > Pakistan.
Folklore > Pakistan.
Tales.
Pakistan.
Fairy tales.
Genre:
Fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Lummi Library GR 303 .S53 1961 261101 Stacks Available -