Audio Stories

This page has several audio folk tales in Ledo by various story tellers. Most of these stories were recorded by Tei Sarikuna. See "List of Folk Stories"  for more details on each story.

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List of Folk Stories

Gandaramaga II - collected by Tei, April 2001, speaker: ????

Similar to Gandaramaga but no names.

The Man who had a Daughter

- collected by Tei, April 2001, speaker: ????

Nondori - collected by Tei, 2001, speaker: Maa? (Papa Ernli or Asutombo) from Rahmat

Woman found water was all gone. She stabs herself, dies, has a baby 44 days later, child is given a house, carabao runs to Napu

The Man who Slashed his Wife

- collected by Tei, 2001, speaker: Asutombo?

Man hits wife with 2 kids in head with ax cuz she was sleeping, kids go looking for her

Siti bo Muhama - - collected by Tei, 2001, man speaker:?

Siti dies but lives again

Mouse and Snakelead Fish

- collected by Tei, 2001, man speaker: ????

Find medicine for each other

Pig and Grubworm - collected by Tei, 2001, man speaker: ????

Grubworm enters pig’s anus

Monkey and Civet Cat- collected by Tei, 2001, man speaker: ????

Monkey returns from island jumping on crocodiles

Monkey and Tarsier - collected by Tei, 2001, man speaker: ????

Monkey drowns in waterfall?

Bayore - collected by Tei, 2001, woman speaker: – Seni (Mama Pudi) from Rahmat

Garlic and Onion - collected by Tei, 2001, speaker: woman – Seni (Mama Pudi) from Rahmat.

Garlic, Onion, and the Snake

- collected by Tei, 2001, speaker: woman – Seni (Mama Pudi) from Rahmat. Story of enchanted snake marrying Onion

Polebalida - collected by Tei, 27 Nov 2001, speaker: ????

Lagare -collected by Tei, 27 Nov 2001, speaker: ????

Torisonggona -collected by Tei, 27 Nov 2001, speaker: ????

Lamatuari -collected by Tei, 27 Nov 2001, speaker: ????

Teacher Bird -collected by Tei, 27 Nov 2001, speaker: ????

Basi’s Story -collected by Tei, 24 April 2001, speaker: Basinati

Siti Manuru -collected by Tei, 24 Apr 2001, speaker: Majahira (Toi Yasi) Rahmat. Tesa ntoLabua, topoRai.

Man who Found Hair -collected by Tei, 24 Apr 2001, speaker: ????

Snail and Deer -collected by Tei, 24 Apr 2001, speaker: Mesi (ToCeci) Manggalapi?

The Woman and the Toad

-collected by Tei, 24 Apr 2001, speaker: : Mesi (ToCeci) Manggalapi?

Python and Carabao -collected by Tei, 24 Apr 2001, speaker: : Mesi (ToCeci) Manggalapi?

The Man who Climbed the Durian Tree

-collected by Tei, 24 Apr 2001, speaker: : Mesi (ToCeci) Manggalapi?

Boys who play with Tops

-collected by Tei, 24 Apr 2001, speaker: Tei

Girl Child -collected by Tei, 24 Apr 2001, speaker: ????

Married Couple -collected by Tei, 2 Nov 2001, speaker: ????

The Poor Man -collected by Tei, 2 Nov 2001, speaker: ????