Sang Kancil
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The Sang Kancil is a part of Malaysian and Indonesian folklore
. A weak and small yet cunning figure, the Sang Kancil uses its intelligent advantage to triumph over beings more powerful than itself. This folklore character is similar to the American figure Br'er Rabbit
and has been an empowering figure for Malaysian peasants.
Folklore
Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...
. A weak and small yet cunning figure, the Sang Kancil uses its intelligent advantage to triumph over beings more powerful than itself. This folklore character is similar to the American figure Br'er Rabbit
Br'er Rabbit
Br'er Rabbit is a central figure in the Uncle Remus stories of the Southern United States. He is a trickster character who succeeds by his wits rather than by brawn, tweaking authority figures and bending social mores as he sees fit...
and has been an empowering figure for Malaysian peasants.