I have read many folktales from around the world - Russian, Chinese, Sinhala and many more. I like the Sri Lankan folktales on Andare, The Peacock and Avicchiya, How Gamarala went to heaven and The Jackal’s Wedding. The pictures in them are so beautiful that they seem real.
Folktales have been known to show the culture of a certain country to the entire world. The words, phrases and story show us what kind of language the country has. In ancient times, folktales were passed down from generation to generation verbally. Now, folktales are printed in beautiful, colourful pages, which persuade people to read them. I have many favourite folktales, but I like The Jackal’s Wedding the most.
Lihini Wijesekara,
Grade 8, Lyceum International School,
Wattala.