
'I live in that clock tower,' said Town Mouse.īoth mice looked past each other towards the home of their new friend. 'I live in a little hay barn just over there. Country Mouse jumped while Town Mouse dodged.

Town mouse scurried while Country Mouse skipped. Later that day both mice decided it was time to head to the fields to play. 'I wonder what it’s like living there?' thought Town Mouse as she finished off a delicious piece of cheese. She could see the trees and the lush, green grass. Meanwhile, Town Mouse was sat admiring the view from that very clock tower. 'I wonder what life is like there?' thought Country Mouse. In the distance he could see a town and rising up in to the sky was a clock tower. AHP 47 is available as a free download at and as an at-cost hardcopy at All AHP volumes are available for free download at PLATEAU NARRATIVES 2017 CONTENTS MEMORIES AND EXPERIENCES 13-42 Courage to Hope Pad+ma dbang chen 43-45 A Night Date Phun tshogs dbang rgyal 46-53 Herding, Romance, and a Letter Lcags so lhun 'grub 54-59 Stolen Horses Lcags so lhun 'grub 60-63 Nearly Gored to Death Lcags so lhun 'grub 64-75 Life Bla ma skyabs BELOVED ANIMALS 77-78 Kho lu Sangs rgyas bkra shis 79-81 Yellow-Head Horse Sangs rgyas bkra shis 82-83 Rag drug: A Faithful Horse Lcags so lhun 'grub 84-85 Gyang rta: A Gentle White Horse Rin chen don 'grub 86-87 Bkra 'dzi the Race Horse 'Jam dbyangs skyabs 88-90 The Black Mare Tshes bcu lha mo 91-95 A Faithful Dog Dbang 'dus sgrol ma 96-99 Mdzo mo G.yang skyabs rdo rje 100-102 A Heroic Dog's Loyalty G.One warm and sunny morning, Country Mouse looked out over the peaceful, green fields and wondered what lay beyond them. Two texts are also available in Minhe Mangghuer (Monguor) and an additional two texts are also given in Namuyi Khato. These narratives were provided and translated into English by Plateau residents.

These texts range from a lengthy biographical treatment of one contributor's paternal grandmother (1938-2016) to a one-page A rig rgad po account to new Uncle Ston pa (Aku/Akhu Dunba, Tonpa, Tompa) creations that tell of the infamous trickster visiting Xi'an City and Thailand. AHP 47 features "Memories and Experiences" (six texts), "Beloved Animals" (ten texts), "Folktales" (thirteen texts), "A rig grad po" (four texts), "Uncle Ston pa" (thirty-five texts), and "Short Stories" (two texts).

The Editors of Asian Highlands Perspectives (AHP) are pleased to announce PLATEAU NARRATIVES 2017.
