The Adis, one of the main tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, live mostly inWest Siang, Upper Siang, East Siang and Lower Dibang Valley districts of the State. Traditionally, they are believers of the Donyi-Polo tradition though they practise an animistic creed and propitiate various gods and goddesses on different occasions. The Adis believe ina number of divine and malevolent spirits. They propitiate the benevolent ones to win their approval and the malevolent ones to wean them away from inflicting pains to them. Innumerable tales and myths are woven around them which constitute a major part of their social mythos. Besides the myths there are a large number of tales known to the tribe’s members some of which are parables in nature while many others are illustrations of their cultural icons. This anthology of 57 folktales of the Adis has been compiles by the author after research spread over a number of years and in consultation with folk tale singers-Miris-who pass them on from gener
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