ASIAN STORIES
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Daily in April will be posted a written story: 'How Dragons Shaped China'; the Hindu Ramayana from SITA's point of view; and from Korea, 'Taming of Tiger'; from my days of telling verbal stories at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. These traditional stories were told to present a brief, quick simplified history of the ancient countries. I have as all excellent storytellers do - adapted, fabricated, modified, elaborated, and enhanced the stories. READ and enjoy!
For the April 2017 #NaNoWriCAMP and the #AtoZ Challenge! and coming BOOKS!
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