Folklore of the Santal Parganas: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Folklore of the Santal Parganas, credited to Cecil Henry Bompas, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

Librivox recording of Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Cecil Henry Bompas. Read by LibriVox volunteers. This is an intriguing collection of folklore from the Santal Parganas, a district in India located about 150 miles from Calcutta. As its Preface implies, this collection is intended to give an unadulterated view of a culture through its folklore. It contains a variety of stories about different aspects of life, including family and marriage, religion, and work. In this first volume, taken from Part I, each story is centered around a particular human character. These range from the charmingly clever (as in the character, The Oilman, in the story, The Oilman and His Sons) to the tragically comical (as in the character, Jhore, in the story Bajun and Jhore). In later parts, the stories will focus on other subjects, including spirits, animals, and legends from this culture.

Recording facts

• Recording title: Folklore of the Santal Parganas
• Author credits: Cecil Henry Bompas
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 25
• Listed recording duration: 3:06:30

Catalogue topics

• children
• folk tales
• fairy tales
• mythology
• myth
• legend
• india
• santal

Opening tracks: first 24 of 25

1. 00 - Preface — 7:34
2. 01 - Bajun and Jhore — 7:50
3. 02 - Anuwa and His Mother — 5:00
4. 03 - Ledha and the Leopard — 8:12
5. 04 - The Cruel Stepmother — 11:18
6. 05 - Karmu and Dharmu — 10:26
7. 06 - The Jealous Stepmother — 2:56
8. 07 - The Pious Woman — 3:32
9. 08 - The Wise Daughter-in-Law — 3:16
10. 09 - The Oilman and His Sons — 3:12
11. 10 - The Girl Who Found Helpers — 7:47
12. 11 - How to Grow Rich — 5:55
13. 12 - The Changed Calf — 4:45
14. 13 - The Koeri and the Barber — 3:31
15. 14 - The Prince Who Acquired Wisdom — 7:04
16. 15 - The Monkey Boy — 7:33
17. 16 - The Miser's Servant — 6:27
18. 17 - Kuwar and the Rajahs Daughter — 15:43
19. 18 - The Laughing Fish — 8:05
20. 19 - How the Cowherd Found a Bride — 8:22
21. 20 - Kara and Guja — 5:22
22. 21 - The Magic Cow — 14:17
23. 22 - Lita and His Animals — 17:43
24. 23 - The Boy Who Found His Father — 5:43

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