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A Garo tale and its analoguesessay 1995 • Goswami, Praphulladatta
Garo • Asia > South Asia
This article recounts a Garo folktale and simliar versions found in other parts of India. The folktale is about a chieftan's (or 'king' in other versions) secret knowledge of understanding animal language and near loss of that power and his life when...