“The Hikayat Bayan Budiman, ‘Tale of the Wise Parrot’, is an old work of Malay literature, probably composed in the 15th century or earlier. It is based on a Persian original, the Tuti-nama, and is the earliest example in Malay of a framed narrative: a literary work comprising a compilation of individual stories. And like the…” (read more)

Source: The British Library’s Asian and African studies blog: The Malay Tale of the Wise Parrot

Related:

• Hikayat Bayan Budiman: Yang Melipur dan Berfaedah by Zuriati Zuriati, Jurnal Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Lancang Kuning, Pekanbaru, 2015 https://doi.org/10.31849/jib.v1i2.678
• Hikayat Bayan Budiman, Malay Concordance Project, ANU
• Arabic Elements in Hikayat Bayan Budiman by A. Jehngoh