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The Banjaran and the Shepherd is a Rajasthani folk tale

The Banjaran and the Shepherd | A Folk Tale from Rajasthan | Kalai

May 26, 2022 — 0 Comments

The Bald Wife is a folk tale from West Bengal

The Bald Wife | A Folk Tale from West Bengal | Kalai

May 12, 2022 — 0 Comments

Gold Coins for a Dead Wife is a Kannada folk tale on Ameya

Gold Coins for a Dead Wife | A Folk Tale from Karnataka | Kalai

April 28, 2022 — 0 Comments

Moldhin Chan and Yan Chan is a Manipuri folk tale

Moldhin Chan and Yan Chan | A Folk Tale from Manipur | Ananya

March 31, 2022 — 0 Comments

Chhara and Nahaia a Mizo folk tale

Chhara and Nahaia | A Folk Tale from Mizoram | Ananya

March 17, 2022 — 0 Comments

The Orphaned Little Princess is a folk tale about a girl whose stepmother tries to starve her to death

The Orphaned Little Princess | A Folk Tale from Uttar Pradesh | Kalai

February 3, 2022 — 0 Comments

As an overambitious Tapi learns alchemy, his family's financial condition takes a hit

Tapi Learns Alchemy | A Folk Tale from Arunachal Pradesh | Ananya

January 20, 2022 — 0 Comments

The Right Ears is a Maharashtrian folk tale about a king who would chop off the right ear of the servants who failed to comply with his unrealistic demands

The Right Ears | A Folk Tale from Maharashtra | Kalai

January 6, 2022 — 0 Comments

Three Jewels for Four Sons is a folk tale from Madhya Pradesh

Three Jewels for Four Sons | A Folk Tale from Madhya Pradesh | Kalai

December 9, 2021 — 1 Comment

The Pot of Ghee is a folk tale about a daydreaming guy who decides to make some money

The Pot of Ghee | A Folk Tale from Uttar Pradesh | Ananya

November 11, 2021 — 0 Comments

Asked by God to marry Prince Majnun, the Princess of Phalana wanders around the woods for the next twenty-four years

The Wandering Princess of Phalana | A Folk Tale from Uttarakhand | Kalai

October 14, 2021 — 0 Comments

A parrot and mynah couple help the princess find a way to cure the ailing Prince Sabr

Prince Sabr and the Mysterious Yogi | A Folk Tale from Andhra Pradesh | Kalai

September 30, 2021 — 1 Comment

Sent on a critical task by his father, the vizier's son must determine the secret of the laughing fish

The Vizier’s Son and the Laughing Fish | A Folk Tale from Kashmir | Kalai

September 16, 2021 — 0 Comments

Venugopal and the Mighty Man is a Tamil folk tale about a lazy man whose odd desire lands him in big trouble

Venugopal and the Mighty Man | A Folk Tale from Tamil Nadu | Ananya

September 2, 2021 — 2 Comments

The Talkative Turtle is the folk tale about a motormouth tortoise who meets his untimely death due to his non-stop talking

The Talkative Turtle | A Folk Tale from Bihar | Kalai

August 19, 2021 — 2 Comments

Birds in Sen's Mouth is a Bengali folk tale about a rumor that blew out of proportions

Birds in Sen’s Mouth | A Folk Tale from West Bengal | Ananya

August 5, 2021 — 0 Comments

As a coveted lotus flower drifts two best friends apart, who proves herself to be the better person?

A Lotus Flower for a Better Person | A Folk Tale from Odisha | Kalai

July 22, 2021 — 1 Comment

Killed by her father after a disagreement, the girl is born as a beautiful Pomegranate Queen

The Pomegranate Queen | A Folk Tale from Karnataka | Kalai

July 8, 2021 — 1 Comment

The pecking geese and the climber is a folk tale from the Panchatantra about planning for all contingencies ahead of time

The Pecking Geese and the Climber | A Folk Tale from Panchatantra | Kalai

June 24, 2021 — 1 Comment

The Fish Prince is the story of a charming prince who is turned into an ugly fish by his conniving brother and sister-in-life

The Fish Prince | A Folk Tale from Gujarat | Kalai

May 27, 2021 — 2 Comments