Region: India

A Bandit’s Conscience (A folktale from Kashmir)

Kashmir named Gulab Pandit who had lately grown poor, It was because

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The Origin of Rubies (Folk-tales of Bengal)

There was a certain king who died leaving four sons behind him

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A Single Coin

A moral story of Kumar and the value of a single coin.

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The Story of a Hiraman (Folk-tales of Bengal)

There was a Fowler who had a wife. The fowler's wife said

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Two Bandits

Two bandits learnt the way of the world

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The Story of a Brahmadaitya (Folk-tales of Bengal)

What was the Brahman to do? He went to his spirit friend

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The Better

The new recruit to the force of guards was told by his

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That Donkey That Had No tail

Throwing the tail away, the vagabond resumed running, now followed by three

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A Ghostly Wife (Folk-tales of Bengal)

Once upon a time, there lived a Brahman who had married a

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Under The Tree and Above

There is always a foolish dispute over "who is great?". A wonderful

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The Man who wished to be Perfect (Folk-tales of Bengal)

Once upon a time, a religious mendicant came to a king who

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A Midnight Meeting

Nilmani was the king's washerman. He often had the royal garments in

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