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Category: Folk Tales

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Shyam and the Pundit is a Telugu folk tale about the dilemma faced by a disciple when his guru is reborn as a pig

Shyam and the Pundit | A Folk Tale from Andhra Pradesh | Ananya

April 29, 2021 — 0 Comments

The Miraculous Apupa Cakes is the story of a Brahmin who defeats a group of robbers to rescue a princess

The Miraculous Apupa Cakes | A Folk Tale from Tamil Nadu | Kalai

April 15, 2021 — 0 Comments

A Boy Named Ono is a folk tale from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands about a boy who saved his clan from a devastating tsunami

A Boy Named Ono | A Folk Tale from Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Ananya

April 1, 2021 — 1 Comment

Three Boons to Marry a Princess is an Assamese folk tale

Three Boons to Marry a Princess | A Folk Tale from Assam | Kalai

March 18, 2021 — 0 Comments

The Cool Blessings is a folk tale from Odisha about the Sun, Moon and Wind

The Cool Blessings | A Folk Tale from Odisha | Kalai

March 4, 2021 — 1 Comment

Tasked with solving the mystery of the money stolen from underneath the Ashoka Tree, will minister Veerbuddhi find a way to outsmart the actual culprit?

The Ashoka Tree | A Folk Tale from Uttarakhand | Ananya

February 18, 2021 — 2 Comments

A song for sale is a folk tale from the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh about a girl who is desperate to learn a traditional song

A Song for Sale | A Folk Tale from Madhya Pradesh | Ananya

February 4, 2021 — 0 Comments

The Secret of the Mirror is the story of a mysterious mirror that drives a wedge between a happily married couple

The Secret of the Mirror | A Folk Tale from Chhattisgarh | Ananya

January 21, 2021 — 0 Comments

To the Heaven and Back is a folk tale from Telangana about a man who wants to make it to the heaven - alive

To the Heaven and Back | A Folk Tale from Telangana | Ananya

January 7, 2021 — 2 Comments

Faced with two unyielding bullies, will the witty Munshiji find a way to punish them for their misadventures?

Munshiji, the Witty Tax Collecter | A Folk Tale from Bihar | Ananya

December 24, 2020 — 1 Comment

King Loknath suffered from only one drawback: his inability to acknowledge criticism

Loknath Learns a Lesson | A Folk Tale from Sikkim | Ananya

December 10, 2020 — 1 Comment

When Humans had Tails is a folk tale about the Sora tribe of Odisha

When Humans had Tails | A Folk Tale from Odisha | Ananya

November 26, 2020 — 0 Comments

When Chibi gets no support from the crow, the little sparrow sets out to achieve her goal on her own

Chibi and her Wheat Farm | A Folk Tale from Punjab | Ananya

November 12, 2020 — 1 Comment

Goddess Lakshmi is forced to reconsider her decision after she strips Rawal Prithvi Singh of his kingdom

When Goddess Lakshmi Begged | A Folk Tale from Rajasthan | Ananya

October 29, 2020 — 2 Comments

Tanyen and his Brothers, a folk tale from Nagaland

Tanyen and his Brothers | A Folk Tale from Nagaland | Ananya Susarla

October 15, 2020 — 0 Comments

Jyamphi Moong, a Lepcha folk tale from Sikkim on Ameya

Jyamphi Moong | A Folk Tale from Sikkim | Ananya Susarla

October 1, 2020 — 0 Comments

The Unwelcome Guests is an Ameya folk tale from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu

The Unwelcome Guests | A Folk Tale from Tamil Nadu | Ananya Susarla

September 17, 2020 — 3 Comments

Why the Sun and the Sky Went Up is a folk tale from Karnataka

The Sun and the Sky | A Folk Tale from Karnataka | Ananya Susarla

September 3, 2020 — 0 Comments

The Elephant's Nose is an Assamese folk tale about how an elephant got its nose

The Elephant and its Nose | A Folk Tale from Assam | Ananya Susarla

August 20, 2020 — 0 Comments

The Fairy who Cried Gems is a Ladakhi folk tale

The Fairy who Cried Gems: A Folk Tale from Ladakh

August 6, 2020 — 0 Comments