Akha narratives. conversation, Maeby 18/9-77.

Akha songs and narratives. nɛ̀q khə̀ khə̀ ə I. 18/9-77.

Akha songs and narratives. nɛ̀q khə̀ khə̀ ə II. 18/9-77. Continued from Tape 31.

Recording a retelling of Lalruanga and Keichala, a traditional narrative about a being that is a tiger (keimi) that can take on human form. This story has several episodes involving magic and mythology.

Recording of a traditional story about two brothers who are both poor orphans. The story describes their struggles, and how they never had enough food to eat. Later on, they get lucky by finding the insides of a python that the villagers had skinned and cut up. The brothers take the insides to eat, but find valuable gems inside and become rich. The moral of the story is that you should never look down on the poor and the orphans.

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