<description>&lt;p&gt;Storyteller Heidi Shamsuddin takes us into the magical world of Malaysian folktales, offering two captivating tales for young listeners: ‘The Biggest Basket in the World’ is a strange and wonderful story of how a magical talking knife manages to persuade the laziest girl in the world to weave the biggest basket in the world. ‘The Tale of Hitam Manis’ is a dark folktale that contains the secret to harvesting the coveted tualang honey from the tallest tree in the rainforest.&lt;br&gt;
Recorded live during GTLF2021, 28 November 2021.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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<p>Storyteller Heidi Shamsuddin takes us into the magical world of Malaysian folktales, offering two captivating tales for young listeners: ‘The Biggest Basket in the World’ is a strange and wonderful story of how a magical talking knife manages to persuade the laziest girl in the world to weave the biggest basket in the world. ‘The Tale of Hitam Manis’ is a dark folktale that contains the secret to harvesting the coveted tualang honey from the tallest tree in the rainforest.<br>
Recorded live during GTLF2021, 28 November 2021.&nbsp;</p>


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Two Malaysian Folktales: A Storytelling session by Heidi Shamsuddin

Two Malaysian Folktales: A Storytelling session by Heidi Shamsuddin

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