Collected among the Khasi people of the hills of Assam, these tales explain what makes an eclipse, how the peacock got its feathers and how the earth was formed. There is a goddess who came to live among mankind, the legend of Mount Sophet Bneng, a race between a stag and a snail to Mount Shillong, and U Raitong, the Khasi Orpheus.
A rare window on the oral tradition of a little-known hill people of India. Download the free EPUB.