Transcription: Traditional story about Benglam

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Transcription of a Benglam story as told by Elvish Sankhil. Long ago humans lived underground. Porcupines helped them escape onto the surface of the earth. There was a tiger lying in wait to eat them when they emerged. Benglam convinces sparrows to fly out, and threatens to shoot the tiger with his arrows.

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Utt, Tyler P. September 2, 2017.

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Transcription of a Benglam story as told by Elvish Sankhil. Long ago humans lived underground. Porcupines helped them escape onto the surface of the earth. There was a tiger lying in wait to eat them when they emerged. Benglam convinces sparrows to fly out, and threatens to shoot the tiger with his arrows.

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3 p. ; 28 cm.

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Utt, Tyler P. Transcription: Traditional story about Benglam, text, September 2, 2017; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1518594/: accessed December 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT College of Information.

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