Maldives · Folktales and oral traditions
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Maldives
- Tales
- 2
- Dated records
- 3
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 0
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The Maldives records show two sides of island life. In Ranna Māri, the shore is where danger from the sea appears. In The First Coconuts, life on the islands changes with the arrival of a tree used for everything from food to boatbuilding.
Tales in the Atlas
Ranna Māri
1355 · Ibn Battuta · Rihla · Maldives account, dictated in 1355
2012 · Xavier Romero-Frias · Folk Tales of the Maldives · 20. Ranna Māri
The First Coconuts
2012 · Vaijehēge Alī Dīdī / Xavier Romero-Frias · Folk Tales of the Maldives · 1. The First Coconuts
Tales found across countries
No tales linked to multiple countries are listed for this country yet.