{"id":2680,"date":"2017-02-22T20:35:01","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T15:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fableandi.com\/?p=2680"},"modified":"2020-04-04T19:58:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T14:28:27","slug":"blaft-book-mizo-myths-cherri-lalnunziri-chhangte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebooksatchel.com\/blaft-book-mizo-myths-cherri-lalnunziri-chhangte\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review : The Blaft Book of Mizo Myths by Cherri Lalnunziri Chhangte"},"content":{"rendered":"
A collection of Mizo myths with supernatural beings, talking animals and spiritual elements translated by Cherrie Lalnunziri Chhangate.<\/p>\n
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Folk tales and folk lores always catch my attention. I think they have imagination at its best in a perfect mixture of beauty, cruelty, evil and the good. Some day I would love to read the folk tales of all the different states of India. After my trip to Meghalaya, I devoured the Khasi folktales of the state (which reminds me I should review them soon). So I was very excited to read this collection of myths from the neighbouring state of Mizoram. The book is an easy read and very entertaining.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n This is a compilation of six stories. The Story of Tumchhingi and Raldawna<\/em>, is about how the most beautiful woman, Tumchhingi, in the village and her husband. The lady is tricked by an ugly goblin and ends up living in a gourd while the goblin lives with the husband pretending to be Tumchhingi. Ultimately the husband and wife find their happily ever after. The Story of Chawngtinleri<\/em>, is the story of a hunter who wants to be the greatest and the queen of all animals who ultimately suffers from loneliness. In The Story of Tualvungi and Zawlpala<\/em> we see why a third butterfly follows a pair of butterflies. My favourite folk tale is In the Beginning of the World<\/em>, which remains true to the title. There are stories about how eclipses happen, why hens have their legs bent backwards, why animals speak a different language than humans and how different animals got their names. In The Story of Thawngmawii and Hrangchhuana<\/em> young lovers are beheaded by the villagers because of the love affair. Their souls meet when Venus and Jupiter approach each other in a planetary conjunction.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The tales can be told to children with some omissions (such as Chawngtinleri twisting her eyeballs upwards so that she will not miss humans etc). I wished the book had more than six stories. I really hope there will be another compilation of Mizo myths. I would recommend the book if you are interested in folk tales and myths.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Title : The Blaft Book of Mizo Myths <\/p>\n Disclaimer : Much thanks to Blaft for a copy of the book. All opinions are my own.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A collection of Mizo myths with supernatural beings, talking animals and spiritual elements translated by …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6307,16],"tags":[51,6888,431,415,1853,52,508,77],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-2680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","category-reviews","tag-5-stars","tag-asian-books","tag-diverse-books","tag-folktales","tag-indian-books","tag-indian-mythology","tag-mythology","tag-writers-of-color"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nAuthor : Cherrie Lalnunziri Chhangte
\nPublisher : Blaft
\nPublished in : 2015
\nRating : 4.5\/5<\/p>\n