Shan Folk Lore Stories from the Hill and Water Country is an enchanting collection of traditional tales from the Shan people of Myanmar. The stories are rich in cultural significance and provide valuable insights into the beliefs and values of this unique and little-known community.

Author William Charles Griggs has done an excellent job in compiling and translating these stories, ensuring that their essence and charm are preserved for a wider audience. The tales are engaging and entertaining, with themes ranging from love and betrayal to heroism and adventure.

What sets this book apart is its authenticity and the sense of authenticity that comes through in the storytelling. Readers will feel transported to the lush landscapes and villages of the Shan people, giving them a glimpse into a world that is both familiar and exotic.

Overall, Shan Folk Lore Stories from the Hill and Water Country is a delightful and thought-provoking read that will appeal to anyone interested in folklore, mythology, and cultural traditions. Highly recommended for those looking to explore the rich tapestry of storytelling that exists in the Shan culture.

Book Description:
The following stories have been taken from the great[v] mass of unwritten lore that is to the black-eyed, brown-skinned boys and girls of the Shan mountain country of Burma what "Jack the Giant Killer" and "Cinderella" are to our own children.

The old saw as to the songs and laws of a country may or may not be true. I feel confident, however, that stories such as these, being as they are purely native, with as little admixture of Western ideas as it was possible to give them in dressing them in their garment of English words, will give a better insight into what the native of Burma really is, his modes of thought and ways of looking at and measuring things, than a treatise thrice as long and representing infinitely more literary merit than will be found in these little tales; and at the same time I hope they will be found to the average reader, at least, more interesting. -- from the author's introduction - Summary by Larry Wilson