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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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