Tales from Within the Clouds : : Nakhi Stories of China / / Carolyn Han.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Han, Carolyn,
• MitwirkendeR: Cheng, Jaiho,; Ji, Li,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2023]; ©1997
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (64 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Heavenly Sisters --; Nakhi Creation Tale --; Why Dogs Lap Water --; Naughty Cicada --; Grumbling Goat --; Legend of Ms. Chongcao --; Arrogant Azalea --; Trickster Tale: Flea and Louse --; Brown-Nose Eel --; Why Eagles Catch Chickens --; About the Author --; About the Translator --; About the Illustrator
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780824840785; 9783110564150
• DOI: 10.1515/9780824840785
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Carolyn Han.

South of the clouds, in the land of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, dwell the descendants of a once pastoral people, the Nakhi. In ancient times, family names were passed from mother to child, there were no marriages, and women alone raised children. (In the Nakhi language, there is no word for "father.") Today there are still Nakhi who follow these traditions, and Nakhi folktales reflect these beliefs. In the legends presented here we are introduced to a fantastic cast of characters: plants, insects, animals-all of them female! We discover why the Sun, hot-tempered and impetuous, is unpleasant to look at, while the graceful Moon attracts us with her silvery light; why the goat complains and her sister, the sheep, only murmurs "ba-ba"; why the azalea, for all her beauty, lives the shortest and saddest of lives. The ten stories, each illustrated with delightful paintings by celebrated artist Li Ji, welcome us into the unique and little-known world of the Nakhi.