Kissa Tota Myna

[nas_ng at lms420.jsc.nasa.gov]

 Tobias asked about MadanakAmarAjan's story. It is available in translation.
 I don't recall that  it is about which gender is better. But there are 
 lot more debates in Tamil folk settings.

eg.,

thAy makaL Ecal - Mother teasing her daughter(D) about D's new love affair;

kuRavanji -  quarrels/debates amongst a couple (Singan & Singi)

paLLu - debates on various themes (like Saiva & Vaishnava - which is 
         better) between two wives of `paLLan` (agricultural servant)

No book length studies have appeared in any Western language.

N. Ganesan

> Two Tamil folktales : The story of King Matanakama, The story of Peacock 
> Ravana / translated from the Tamil by Kamil V. Zvelebil.  1st ed.  Delhi :
> Motilal Banarsidass ; Paris : Unesco, 1987.  lvii, 236 p. ; 23 cm.

 SUBJECTS:
>   Folk literature, Tamil--Translations into English.
>  
> OTHER NAMES:
>   Zvelebil, Kamil.
>  
> OTHER TITLES:
>   Matanakamarajankatai. English. 1987.
>   Mayiliravanan katai. English. 1987.
>  
   UNESCO collection of representative works. Indian series