Told on the Pagoda -- Tales of Burmah

These stories are from the ancient oral tradition of the Burmese people. They were related to early American missionaries who took them down as a window of insight into the culture and heart of the people of Burma. These stories are important as a view into a people who are lost in time, and yet hold the keys to the men and women of Myanmar today. These are not simply children's stories from a time gone by. They are historical markers of a time and a place which point the way back into the pre-history of a people, and point forward to the Burmese people of the Twenty First Century. Whether the reader enjoys these stories as children's stories, folk tales, or cultural artifacts, they are unique, exotic and fresh. However we see them, they are put forth here to be enjoyed.