Favorite Folktales of Sri Lanka was written to mark the 60th Jubilee Independance Anniversary of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan children born and bred in America miss the influence of grandparents and close relatives left behind in their homeland. They grow up without a firm knowledge of customs, stories related by grandparents, and songs that molded the values and lifestyles of their parents.
The stories in the collection were intended to give young people an opportunity to learn some cultral values of their homeland.
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"As a child I remember sitting on the lap of my grandma listening to stories. A great storyteller, I could listen to her all day till she finally lulled me to sleep, in a peaceful lullaby." Some popular folktales in th book are, "The Deer and Its Friends," "The jackal and the Hare," "Good prince Maname and the Wicked Princess,""The Brahmana's Kitten," and many others.
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