Some of the prettiest photos of the longest solar eclipse of the century that cast a wide shadow for several minutes over Asia and the Pacific Ocean Wednesday, luring throngs of people outside to watch the spectacle. In India, where an eclipse pits science against superstition, thousands took a dip in the Ganges River in… Continue reading Solar Eclipse in Asia
Category: Thai Folktales
Lao Folktales: Phi Kongkoi, the Ghost Named Kongkoi
I’ve been searching for Lao folktales, and was told by a friend about SEAsite Laos website that have a good collection of Lao folktales. Then I found a book called Lao Folktales by Wajuppa Tossa with Kongdeuane Nettavong, edited by Margaret Read MacDonald. It’s in hardcover and has some of the great stories that my… Continue reading Lao Folktales: Phi Kongkoi, the Ghost Named Kongkoi