CONTENTS
Preface by Vinh Huyen
Foreword
HOW THE TIGER GOT ITS STRIPES
THE SUPERNATURAL CROSSBOW
LITTLE STATESMAN LY
THE BUFFALO BOY AND THE BANYAN TREE
THE GAMBLER'S WIFE
THE TAILOR AND THE MANDARIN
THE ORIGIN OF BANH GIAY AND BANH CHUNG
A LIE AND A HALF
THE LAND OF BLISS
THE MOSQUITO
THE FAIRY'S PORTRAIT
THE BETEL AND THE ARECA TREE
TWO BOXES OF TEA
DE TRANG'S CRABS
THE JAR OF GOLD
TRANG TU AND THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE
WHY DUCKS SLEEP STANDING ON ONE LEG
LU SINH'S DREAM
NGUEN KY AND THE SONGSTRESS
THE TOAD IS HEAVEN'S UNCLE
THACH SANH
THE COOK'S BIG FISH
A PERFECT FRIENDSHIP
KHUAT NGUYEN AND THE FISHERMAN
THE GOLDEN TORTOISE
THE STOLEN VASE
A BROTHER'S DEVOTION
THE STORY OF TAM AND CAN
THE GENTLEMAN OF THE FLIES
IN SEARCH OF A FREE MEAL
THE BLIND SON-IN-LAW
EAGER FOR PUNISHMENT