Folk Tales from Indonesia

Originally released in 1951, this spoken-word compilation contains five traditional Indonesian short stories narrated by Harold Courlander. Coulander, a folklorist, anthropologist, and writer, focused his energies on collecting, writing about and recording traditional music and storytelling from all over the world. The stories here center on a character called Kantchil, a clever little mouse deer who always manages to outsmart elephants, crocodiles, and tigers. Album liner notes include a short biography of Courlander accompanied with short summaries of the stories.
Track Listing
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War Between the Crocodiles and Kantchil | Harold Courlander | 6:08 | |
102
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The Bet Between Matjan and Gadja | Harold Courlander | 5:27 | |
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Kantchil's Lime Pit | Harold Courlander | 4:15 | |
202
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The Tiger's War Against Borneo | Harold Courlander | 5:06 | |
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Two Out of One | Harold Courlander | 2:51 |