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Our Stories
Bringing you folklore straight from the mountains, plains, deserts and beaches of Pakistan. Transcribed, illustrated and curated with love. Happy reading!
-Team Folkloristan


The Epic of the Dragon
Muslim Folklore | The Dastan-i-Ejderha is a legend about Hazrat Ali (R) slaying a dragon.


Ra Trakhan Gets Castaway
The story of how the Prince of Gilgit, Ra Trakhan, was born, castaway, and eventually found his way back to the throne.


Hiran Minar | The Tower Built for a Blackbuck
Mughal-Era Folklore | The Blackbuck for whom Jahangir built Hiran Minar.


Animal Lore | The Markhor
Animal Folklore | The Markhor | Lore from Gilgit Baltistan


Animal Lore | The Gharial
Animal Folklore | The Gharial | Lore from the Indus Valley


Animal Lore | The Pangolin
Animal Folklore | The Pangolin | The Lore of Azad Kashmir | Wild Legends of Pakistan by WWF


Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Gilgiti Folklore | Solar and Lunar Eclipses.


A Crow Humbles King Ra Trakhan
Folkloristan x Khoswakt | The Folklore of Gilgit Baltistan | A crow humbles a king.


The Boy Who Fibbed
Urdu Fable | The Boy Who Fibbed


The Traveller and the King
Punjabi Fable | The Traveller and the King


Haari and Hass Pakhi
Sindhi Folklore | A fable warning against greed featuring a Haari (Farmer) and a Hass Pakhi (Swan).


Allah Deeno and Sachal
Sindhi Folklore | A fable on friendship.


Fakir Shehzada
Sindhi Folktale | The journey of a boy from a Prince to a Fakir.


Impatience Gets You Nowhere
Urdu Fable | A little patience goes a long way.


The Thief and His Son
Punjabi Fable | A Thief's son teaches his father an important lesson on earning Halal Rizk.


The Man who went Missing
Hunzayi Folklore | A man mysteriously went missing, and returned several years later, claiming to have married a Peri.


There is Strength in Unity
Urdu Fable | A farmer teaches his sons an important lesson on finding strength in unity.


The Fox and the Crow
Urdu Fable | A crow's encounter with a fox teaches us to be mindful of flattery.


The Goat with a Hole in her Heart
Punjabi Fable | A mother's love, explained through the story of a goat with a hole in her heart.


The King and the Sardar
Punjabi Fable | An interaction between a King and a Sardar warns of being wary of harsh punishments.


The Enchanted Talking Tree
Sindhi Folktale | A poor widow's son meets a tree that talks, and it changes his life!
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