Meet Kanchil the mouse deer and some of her animal friends in those traditional Indonesian folk tales beautifully illustrated on cloth in the traditional Kalamkari style of textile painting.
The third story in the popular series featuring Kanchil the mousedeer tales from Indonesia. Illustrated by an unusual style of textile painting from Gujarat, western India.
Follow Kanchil's new adventures in the Indonesian forest! As Kanchil the mouse dear is returning from market eating some delicious rice cakes, he trips and falls into a large pit. Unable to get out on his own, he sets up a ploy that will save him and abuse the other animals that will meet his path (and...[more]
Monyet the monkey and his friend, Kanchil the mouse deer, plant a garden and look forward to the fruit. When they are finally ripe and ready, Monyet climbs up the trees to pick them. But once he is up there, Monyet begins to eat the fruit all by himself… This re-telling of an Indonesian trickster tale...[more]