Classic Children's Stories Collection
Aug 21, 2026 · 4 hr 51 min · 24 segments
"Folk-lore and Legends Oriental" by Charles John Tibbits invites listeners into a captivating world of enchanting tales and timeless wisdom from the East. This collection showcases the rich tapestry…
Prefatory note of Folklore and Legends Oriental.
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Folklore and Legends Oriental by Charles John Tibbits.
Prefatory note.
The East is rich in folklore, and the lore is not troubled to discover material, but to select only that which it is best worth his while to preserve.
The conditions under which the people live are most favorable to the preservation of the ancient legends, and the cultivation of the powers of narration fits the Oriental to present his stories in a more polished style than is usual in the Western countries.
The reader of these tales will observe many points of similarity between them and the popular fictions of the West, similarity of thought and incident, and nothing perhaps speaks more eloquently the universal brotherhood of man than this oneness of folk fiction.
At the same time, the tales of the East are unique, lighted up as they are by a gorgeous extravagance of imagination which never fails to attract and delight.
End of prefatory note.
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Prefatory note of Folklore and Legends Oriental.
For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Larry Wilson.
Folklore and Legends Oriental by Charles John Tibbits.
Prefatory note.
The East is rich in folklore, and the lore is not troubled to discover material, but to select only that which it is best worth his while to preserve.
The conditions under which the people live are most favorable to the preservation of the ancient legends, and the cultivation of the powers of narration fits the Oriental to present his stories in a more polished style than is usual in the Western countries.
The reader of these tales will observe many points of similarity between them and the popular fictions of the West, similarity of thought and incident, and nothing perhaps speaks more eloquently the universal brotherhood of man than this oneness of folk fiction.
At the same time, the tales of the East are unique, lighted up as they are by a gorgeous extravagance of imagination which never fails to attract and delight.
End of prefatory note.
