Traditional story about an orphan who encounters a tiger
Description:
This a traditional story about an orphan who encounters a tiger; by using a container with a mirror on top, he manages to convince the tiger that he (the orphan) has caught a large tiger in that container; the tiger is scared and the orphan ends up managing to steal gold from the tigers’ Rongker (= the name of a ceremony in Karbi traditional culture) due to his trick with the mirror container. Chikari Tisso was an active listener during the recording of this text. All of his backchanneling as w…
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Date:
April 10, 2010
Duration:
12 minutes
Creator:
Konnerth, Linda
Partner:
UNT College of Information