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The most enjoyable way to learn about an unfamiliar culture is through its storiesespecially when they're told in two languages! Thai Stories for Language Learners introduces 28 entertaining Thai stories with bilingual Thai and English versions presented on facing pages. The stories are adapted from traditional folktales with roots in the Thai oral tradition, classic Thai literature, and Thai versions of the Indian Jataka Taleswhich describe the past lives of the Buddha. The stories in this book include: The Frightened Rabbit is a well-known story about rabbit who hears a loud thundering sound and concludes it is a landslide, without investigating further. He runs about telling others of the landslide, thus causing unnecessary panic. A Horse-faced Woman is one of the most popular folktales in Thailand because the heroine's appearance and character differ vastly from other Thai heroines. Her equine appearance, unpopularity with fellow villagers, and passionate desires to marry the

Thai Stories for Language Learners

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    A Paperback / softback by Jintana Rattanakhemakorn, Dylan Southard, Patcharee Meeshukon

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      Publisher Tuttle Publishing
      Published 25 October 2022
      ISBN-13 9780804853781
      978-0804853781
      ISBN-10 0804853789
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      Dictionaries, Reference & Language Language teaching and learning

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      Book Synopsis
      The most enjoyable way to learn about an unfamiliar culture is through its storiesespecially when they're told in two languages! Thai Stories for Language Learners introduces 28 entertaining Thai stories with bilingual Thai and English versions presented on facing pages. The stories are adapted from traditional folktales with roots in the Thai oral tradition, classic Thai literature, and Thai versions of the Indian Jataka Taleswhich describe the past lives of the Buddha. The stories in this book include: The Frightened Rabbit is a well-known story about rabbit who hears a loud thundering sound and concludes it is a landslide, without investigating further. He runs about telling others of the landslide, thus causing unnecessary panic. A Horse-faced Woman is one of the most popular folktales in Thailand because the heroine's appearance and character differ vastly from other Thai heroines. Her equine appearance, unpopularity with fellow villagers, and passionate desires to marry the

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