Once upon a time, in a land far away, there were four brothers. Three of them chose to stay at home, tending to their daily lives, while...

There is hardly any Thuringian legend which has become so widely spread as the one of the two-wifed Count of Gleichen. And there is...

Artwork: Artomia In a village nestled between rolling sand dunes, there lived a young man named Hassan. The whispers of the townsfolk...

Compère Bouki* had a great big garden, where he grew many fruits and vegetables, but the thing that Compère Lapin* liked most of all were...

Legend | How Panjgur got it's name

Kashmiri Folktale | A fable to remind us that ill-gotten wealth shall never last.

Kashmiri Folktale | A short fable on the importance of family.

Kashmiri Folktale | A fable to remind us to be careful of what we wish for

Fable | A tyrant learns his lesson.

In Karachi, Pakistan, nestled beneath the veil of history, there lies a mysterious cemetery, unlike any other. It is known as the...

Pashto Folktale | A fable to remind us that the help we seek may not always lead to the outcomes we expect

Once upon a time, in the sun-soaked lands of Sindh, there lived a brave and noble man named Jamal. The people of this region were known...

Punjabi Folktale | A Princess, presumed dead, avenges herself, picks a battle with a sorceress, and finds her way back home.

Farooq Qaiser, born on October 31, 1945, in Lahore, Pakistan, was a multifaceted artist whose contributions have left an indelible mark on Pakistani culture, as a renowned as a columnist, director, puppeteer, scriptwriter, and voice-over artist. Farooq Qaiser's journey in the world of arts began with an education at the National College of Arts. He further honed his skills by earning a Master's in Graphic Arts from Romania in 1976 and a postgraduate degree in Mass Communicati

Cosmological Legend | How did the stars come to exist?

Wakhi Folktake | Rokhshona, the Queen who went to war

Fable | A Wakhi folktale emphasises the importance of the mindset.

Once upon a time, there lived a young man named Hassan. He was very poor and often went to bed hungry. One day, he ventured into the...

Punjabi Folktale | The Prince, Bahramgor, and the Fairy Princess, Shahpasand, live Happily-Every-After

Balochi Folktale | A Princess turns to peddling baskets to find her beloved husband once again.