I read this because I am trying to read books by authors from countries I haven't read before. These simple, moralistic tales did give me a sense for life in Laos and with the detailed introduction to Lao literature I felt I got a little bit of a sense for the literature of the place.

Its a very short volume as half of it is taken up with the original language version and were it longer I might have struggled to get through it but overall I enjoyed it.