The Eight Dwellers in the Human Body
Here is a strange and lovely little story, the kind that feels less like a tale and more like a…
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The Wise Brahmin and the Miser's Cow
Across India, countless folktales have been passed down through generations, each carrying a simple…
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The Blue Jackal — A Story About Pretending to Be Someone Else
Here’s a question for you: have you ever pretended to be a little more confident than you actually…
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The Tortoise and the Two Geese — A Story About Knowing When to Stay Quiet
There are a lot of Panchatantra stories, most of which we heard as kids, or watched online or read…
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The Sun's Grandmother — The Old Woman Who Sold Tickets to See Where the Sun Slept
There was once an old woman who lived alone at the edge of a village, in a small house with a low…
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The King and the Mukhiya — A Story About Anger and the Friend Who Stopped It in Time
I first heard this story a long time ago, back in Grade 10, from a friend of mine. Her mother used…
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The Rupee Tree — A Maharashtrian Folk Tale
I stayed in Pune for almost two years, this was the story I heard back then from my neighbour. She…
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The Golden Stag — The Wish He Carried All His Life, and the Moment He Was Finally Allowed to Keep It
There are some things a person carries alone for a whole lifetime. It can be a sight they can’t…
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