The Tiny Boy and Other Tales from Indonesia, Bunanta, Hardiyono 9781554981939+-

Murti Bunanta

The Tiny Boy and Other Tales from IndonesiaAuthor(s): Murti Bunanta, Hardiyono\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada, Canada\nImprint: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada\nISBN-13: 9781554981939, 978-1554981939\nSynopsis\nEight tales about heroes and sacrifice, love and family - all rooted in a land that is both challenging and abundant. Some of the stories strike a familiar chord. There is the tiny child, no bigger than a thumb, who outwits a giant; the poor farmer who cannot feed his children and leaves them abandoned in the forest; the princess who breaks an enchantment and releases a prince. Yet the tales are filled with the unexpected, too, as humans, monsters and the natural world transform and intersect.\n\nA princess who is pursued by two kings from neighboring kingdoms sacrifices herself to keep peace in the land, and is transformed into a sea creature that will provide nourishment for all her people. A crying baby, ignored by his mother, turns into a bird, te.