Salam, the mouse-deer : wonder stories of the Malayan forest / by A. Hillman and Walter W. Skeat ; with illustrations by Barbara Shaw
Digitised Book 216.73.216.191 (0)
Information About
Children's stories of the little mouse-deer set in the Malaysian jungles are found here accompanied by colourful illustrations.
Additional Details
- Title
- Salam, the mouse-deer : wonder stories of the Malayan forest / by A. Hillman and Walter W. Skeat ; with illustrations by Barbara Shaw
- Creators
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- Hillman, A
- Subject
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- Folk literature--Malaysia--Juvenile literature
- Tales--Malaysia--Juvenile literature
- Publisher
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- G. Brash,
- National Library Board Singapore,
- Contributors
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- Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William), 1866-1954
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, ill.
- Table of Contents
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- an "All-round-the-clock" story -- Seventh evening. How Salam, having escaped from a snare, was caught again by a sticky scare-crow, and saved himself by shamming dead -- Eigth evening. How Salam crossed the river on a bridge of crocodiles -- Ninth evening. How Friend Tiger conspired with the crocodiles to slay Salam, but was caught in his own trap -- Tenth evening. How Salam turned schoolmaster to the toads and gave the tiger cubs the stripes they still wear -- Eleventh evening. How Salam jumped down the tiger's throat -- Twelfth evening. How Salam for once met his match -- Thirteenth evening. How the sea was first made and how Salam saved Gaffer don't-know-who from the great worldturtle -- Fourteenth evening. How Salam led the tiger into a real "hornets' nest" and how he slew the ogre of Lke Tenom -- Farewell to Salam -- A word to "grown-ups" -- Epilogue -- Origins and parallels.
- Edition
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- Rev. ed.
- Copyright
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- All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.