The beasts beneath the winds : tales of Southeast Asia's mythical creatures
"A turtle the size of an island. A cricket that can possess you if swallowed. A giant who turns enemies to stone. The legends of Southeast Asia -- or "the lands below the winds," as explorers used to call it -- are populated with a whole menagerie of colorful beasts that inspire awe and fear in equal measure. Yet, passed on as they are through story and song, so many of these stories remain rooted in some long-forgotten past and bound by the bord...
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