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Traditional narrative about an ungrateful son
This is a story of an ungrateful boy who leaves his parents in search of a job. He returns home with his friend one day and introduces his mother as a working woman; the mother cries a lot, the boy gets back to job and dies. Dialect: Sanzari
Date:
February 3, 2009
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Traditional narrative about a fortunate daughter-in-law
This is a story of a newly married daughter-in-law who was fortunate to become rich out of whatever activity she undertakes. Dialect: Sanzari
Date:
February 3, 2009
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about college experience
Recording of a conversation between Prafulla Basumatary (Male, age 52) and Babrubahan Swargiary (Male, age 63) in which Babrubahan remembers his college days. They discuss the modes of transportation used at the time, the teachers and subjects in school, along with different activities.
Date:
February 3, 2020
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about school experiences
Recording of a conversation between Prafulla Basumatary (Male, age 52) and Babrubahan Swargiary (Male, age 63) in which Babrubahan describes the history of the school.
Date:
February 3, 2020
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Traditional narrative about the daughter and the sparrow
This is a traditional story of a daughter and sparrow birds. The daughter tries to send away the birds from the rice field by singing a song, but hears an absurd voice. She fell in love with a boy disguised as a snake, got married, and became rich. Seeing this, a neighbor followed the same, got her daughter married to a real snake, but was eaten up. Dialect: Sanzari
Date:
February 3, 2009
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Traditional narrative about the old man and the sesame
This is a traditional story of an old man who went to get some sesame from a nearby market but forgot the Assamese word of it on the way. In the market, his friend helped him to get sesame. He also picked up a mirror but left it on the way while resting. A boy got it and used for the first time, took his own face to be his deceased father's. Always looked in the mirror, remembered his father more and more, became indifferent to his wife. The wife suspected that he always looked another woman in the mirror, quarrel begins. An old woman showed her that what they saw in the mirror were not other man or woman, but their own images. Dialect: Sanzari
Date:
February 3, 2009
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about early life experience
Recording of a conversation between Prafulla Basumatary (Male, age 52) and Babrubahan Swargiary (Male, age 63) in which Babrubahan describes his childhood.
Date:
February 3, 2020
Creator:
Basumatary, Prafulla
System:
The UNT Digital Library