We Breathe as One: The Role of Folktales in Diversity
Contributed by Pleasant
DeSpain, Author
Fundamentally,
diversity means difference. Fundamentally, folktales invite inclusion. Sitting
on a litter-strewn beach in Negombo, Sri Lanka during the fall of 2000, a 17-year-
old Sinhalese lad named Nehan approached me and asked if he could practice speaking
English. He told me about his life and his family, the difficulties of the
ongoing war with the Tamil, and how he hoped to succeed in life. Nehan also asked
many
