Sọ Dừa, a tale about a boy born from a coconut shell and turned into a prince, was a folk tale that I learned by heart in school.
What I did not know is, besides the popular Kinh version that I know, there are 2 other versions of the story in other ethnics - Champa and Raglai - with a lot of similarities.
Seeing the connection in these stories made me realize that, despite the differences in culture (and even the war amongst the ethnics), people in these places still wish for the same thing: to be rewarded for their true talent and hard work, to live a peaceful life and for their countries to flourish.
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This is the top image that I made for the article, written by Yui Nguyen from Saigoneer. You can read the story here
This is the top image that I made for the article, written by Yui Nguyen from Saigoneer. You can read the story here
Top image
Close up
Sọ Dừa in Chăm pa version
Sọ Dừa in Kinh version
Sọ Dừa in Raglai version
Thanks so much for Phan Nhi and Hương Đỗ for helping me cleaning up this!!!
THANK YOU FOR VIWING
