Their love story has a bittersweet ending. The princess hears the faint music from the goblet and realizes his song of love. A crystal from his unanswered love appears next to him and it is carved into a goblet. He, in turn, is in love with the beautiful princess but her rejection kills him. The fisherman isn’t handsome as she expected and she turns away. Her father finds the fisherman in an effort to get her well. She hears the notes a flute from a fisherman and falls in love. A princess lives in isolation in a tower, waiting for her prince to come to her. Think of this as a grim version of the Rapunzel story, except without the long hair. The Fisherman and the Goblet: A Vietnamese Folk Tale by Mark Taylor, illustrated by Taro Yashima A soldier finds the shoe and gives it to the prince who conducts a shoe fitting right at the event. It is procured from the ground by the rooster that Tam treats kindly and falls off while she’s riding on horseback to the autumn festival. The father in this story dies of a broken heart when he sees how poorly his daughter is treated by the second wife. There’s also a fish in this story, and luckily, it does not get consumed. This story is also called The Brocade Slipper, and the slight deviations are a mysterious “godmother-like” figure that helps Tam, the daughter. The similarities to Yeh-Shen are not surprising given that China ruled Vietnam for a thousand years. The Golden Slipper: A Vietnamese Legendby Darrell H. Compare The Boatman’s Flute in this book with The Fisherman and the Goblet: A Vietnamese Folk Tale. At the end of each folktale, Garland includes notes related each of the six folk tales about how this ties into modern-day Vietnam including flora and fauna, animals, and holidays. Use this folktale compilation as an introduction not just to Vietnamese folktales, but also Vietnamese history and culture. Ice Cubes at the Door: A Survey of Lunar New Year Traditions by Janet WongĬhildren of the Dragon: Selected Tales from Vietnam by Sherry Garland, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman How about you? Have you read any Vietnamese folk tales? What books am I missing? Thanks!Įxploring Vietnam through Kidlit and Culture Unfortunately, there are not many folktale picture books in the United States that tell these stories but there are some great compilations of Vietnamese Folk Tales that I’ve included below. With a country origination belief steeped in dragons and fairies, it’s not surprising that Vietnam has a rich culture of folk tales. It is still evident in much of Vietnamese folklore.įrom Children of the Dragon by Sherry Garland Although China influenced Vietnam greatly, the ancient Viet culture was never completely destroyed. China invaded Vietnam and ruled for almost one thousand years. Their oldest son founded the first Vietnamese kingdom. Au Co moved to the mountains with half of the children, and Lac Long Quan moved to the lowlands near the sea with the other fifty. They had one hundred children, but this was too much for them to handle, so the parents agreed to separate. According to legend, Vietnam’s history began four thousand years ago when a dragon prince named Loc Long Quan married a fairy princess named Au Co.
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