Tiger Move
Santhals are a tribe found in rural Orissa and West Bengal. They believe that every individual born on earth comes destined to die …
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Folktales
All features, stories and articles categorised by: Folktales
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The Fox and the Grapes
Fitru fox was in a relaxed mood. He had no work that day. Since it was a holiday, the farmer was at home guarding his chickens. …
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How the First House was Built
A long time ago, humans were only as tall as hens and rabbits. These tiny “humans”, if you can call them that, lived …
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The Thirsty Crow
Kancharam had been flying for 10 hours without a halt. He had come to the western state of Gujarat to attend his childhood friend …
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The Golden Fish
There are many islands in the Bay of Bengal and not all of them are inhabited. But on one island, at one time, there was a small …
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Kallu Raven's Breakfast Treat
This happened years and years ago in a bright and busy forest.Two trees, the Neem and the Peepal, faced each other. A big, black …
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The Girl who Taught the World to Weave
This is a story of the time when humans first walked the earth. And in those days they did not wear clothes, for they did not know …
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The Dog and the Pig
Retold from ‘When the World was Young’, by Verrier Elwin. The book is a fascinating collection of folktales from the …
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The Rich Man's Vessels
Once upon a time there lived a rich man in a village in Kerala. His house was full of vessels of all sizes – some as small as a …
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How Man and Dog Became Friends
There they were – two little pups crying for their mother. She had just been killed by Deer. They sobbed so much and for so long …
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The Foolish Thief
The moon was like a giant fluorescent light in the sky. It was a full moon night. And a foolish thief was getting ready to rob a …
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The Honest Thief
There was once a cunning thief, Bhairav, who always planned his moves carefully. One day he decided to rob the holy men who came …
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