Resource Type

The blind man and the cripple

A traditional story about a blind man and a man with a broken leg who were healed by a fortune teller.
Date: March 9, 1965
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

How woman got her clitoris

A traditional story about how woman got her clitoris during the creation of humans.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the song of reconciliation between brother and sister

A performance of a song about siblings reconciling after a dispute over dividing up meat.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Welcome to Shatodo village

A brief introduction to Shatodo village located on the River Kok near the Burma-Thailand border. It is a Christian village of about 270 people.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

A day hunting and talking

A conversation between Lahu villagers about plans for hunting squirrels and barking deer. They share stories about childhood in the village.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Picking tea

A conversation between Lahu villagers about picking tea and courting Thai women.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Courting banter

A conversation between Lahu villagers about courting women and comparing women to baskets.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

The recent disharmony in our village, part 1

A description of conflict in a Lahu village.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Candid conversation: building an airstrip

A conversation between Lahu villagers while preparing to record. They are told to speak up and to think before they speak.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

The stupid son-in-law and the bonze

A traditional story about a man and a monk who find a barking deer.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

The son-in-law, the red ants, and the rice packet

A humorous anecdote about a father and son-in-law hunting porcupines together.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

The pig and the dog

A traditional story explaining that humans treat dogs better than pigs because pigs are lazy.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

The widow with a snake for a son-in-law

A traditional story about a widow with several daughters who meets a shape-shifting snake.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

New Year's celebrations, part 1

A description of the New Year celebration.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Building a house, part 2

A description of how to build a house.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

The blind man, the cripple, and the treasure trove

A traditional story about a blind man and a man with a broken leg who were healed at the New Year celebration.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

The wicked older brother and the good younger brother

A traditional story about two brothers wherein the older brother interferes with everything the younger brother does.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Lahu cosmogony

An origin story about the Tree of Eternal Life and the Precious Eternal Lake. When branches fell from the Tree of Eternal Life, they developed into water creatures, snakes, land animals, humans, and so on.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

The trader and the widow's balls

A traditional story about a traveling trader who tries and fails to trick a widow and her daughter.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

The trickster's spear and the merchants

A traditional story about a trickster who trades a spear for horses by convincing the Chinese merchants his spear is magic.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

The six stupid men and the gophers

A traditional story about a group of six men trying to equally divide seven gophers.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Candid conversation: preparing to be recorded

A conversation between Lahu villagers about courting women and planning what to record.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Wooing the maidens, part 1

A conversation between Lahu villagers about courting women.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Headman's communication: even if you're busy there are things to discuss

A statement from the village headman about the importance of regular meetings to discuss village matters.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library