The Faquih’s Bouquet of Stars
Artwork: Sarah The man standing before me is pale and emaciated. His eyes are lowered but I know if he looks up I will see too much...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 15, 2023
- 2 min
The Loyal Sweetheart
Of the old times: there lived a beautiful girl named Blue Flower. All the men in her village wanted to marry her. One such young man was...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 15, 2023
- 3 min
The Soot-Faced Girl
A tale of the old times: this is a story of the Soot Face Girl. She lived in a village by a sparkling lake with her father and two older...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 15, 2023
- 1 min
Those Who Walked into Water
They say they walked into the water. They say they walked into the water and the water spirits took them back home. Or maybe they flew...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 15, 2023
- 3 min
The Little Match Girl
Artwork: Ellr, ArtStreet In the midst of a frigid and dark evening, on the last day of the year, a destitute little girl wandered...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 14, 2023
- 7 min
Desert Night Tales
Izîl and Brahim have already settled around the fire by the time Askil arrives. He nods when his friends look at him, their question...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 14, 2023
- 1 min
Princess Scargo's Fish
Of the old times: there was a warrior with four shimmering fish. He met a princess named Scargo and they soon fell in love, but the...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 14, 2023
- 16 min
The Stone Cross in the Teufelsthal Valley
There once was a devout and good-natured girl named Emmeline who lived in quiet, rather monastic solitude with her aunt, Frau Klara.[1]...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 14, 2023
- 2 min
The Snake and the Princess
Once upon a time, there lived an emperor and empress blessed with three daughters. However, the happiness in their imperial home took a...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 14, 2023
- 1 min
The Glowing Man in the Cherry Tree
People frequently saw a great light burning in a cherry tree near Odenthal which took the shape of a large man. Two young men from the...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 14, 2023
- 5 min
The Story of Bayajidda’s Loves
Do you know the story of how the Hausa people came to be? It is an old story that hearkens back to great kingdoms, powerful queens,...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 14, 2023
- 2 min
Kayuta and Waneta
Waneta was the daughter of the chief. Her tribe was at war with another tribe and they fought all along the shores of a great lake. But...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 14, 2023
- 2 min
Ivan and the Daughter of the Sun
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...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 14, 2023
- 8 min
The Double Marriage of the Gleichens
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...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 14, 2023
- 6 min
Hassan and his Bride
Artwork: Artomia In a village nestled between rolling sand dunes, there lived a young man named Hassan. The whispers of the townsfolk...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 14, 2023
- 2 min
Compère Lapin and Compère Bouki
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...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 7, 2023
- 2 min
The Legend of Panjgur's Name
Legend | How Panjgur got it's name
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Folkloristan
- Nov 1, 2023
- 3 min
The Robbers Get Robbed
Kashmiri Folktale | A fable to remind us that ill-gotten wealth shall never last.
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Folkloristan
- Nov 1, 2023
- 2 min
The Old Man and his Wicked Sons
Kashmiri Folktale | A short fable on the importance of family.
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Folkloristan
- Nov 1, 2023
- 2 min
The Jar of Oil and Honey
Kashmiri Folktale | A fable to remind us to be careful of what we wish for
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