The Story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl - Regional Variations
Altair and Vega across landscapes: how the Qixi love story changes from village to village
Adults Stories , Page 36
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The Legend of the Nüwa Mends the Heavens
How the creator goddess Nüwa repaired the broken pillar of heaven with five-colored stones and saved humanity
The Myth of the Heavenly Weaver (Zhinü) - Alternate Versions
Exploring regional Chinese variations of the celestial weaver girl and mortal cowherd separated by the Milky Way
The Story of the Mountain God and the Water God (Son Tinh & Thuy Tinh)
A sweeping Vietnamese myth of love, rivalry, and the yearly flood—how a bride's wedding sparked the eternal struggle between mountain and flood.
The Tale of the Indochinese Water Dragon
A river-born legend of rồng who command rain, currents, and the fortunes of villages along the Mekong and the Red River
The Story of the Yakut Creation Myth
A poetic retelling of the Sakha tale of a great white creator and a world rising from the primeval ocean
The Legend of the Goral
A Siberian folktale of a goat-antelope guardian spirit guiding lost hunters through frozen mountains.
The Myth of the Korpokkur
Ainu whispers of the little people who lived beneath the moss and bartered with humans under moonlit pines
The Legend of the Nivkh Fire God
A Siberian tale of warmth, respect, and the rituals that hold winter at bay
The Story of the Tungusic Creation Myth
How the loon dove to the bottom of the primordial sea and, with Buga's gentle power, raised the first earth from the deep
The Epic of Ural-batyr
A Bashkir legend of a hero who fights demons and uncovers the spring of life
The Legend of Korkut Ata
Dede Korkut, the wise elder whose epic counsel shaped the hearts and courage of Turkic peoples
The Tales of Aldar Kose
Witty Kazakh folktales of Aldar Kose, the beardless trickster who outwits the greedy and powerful across the steppe
The Epic of Alpamysh
A heroic Uzbek epic of love, loyalty, and the steppe's ancient courage
The Legend of the Weza
How guardian spirits and esoteric arts kept the Dhamma alive in the jungle pagodas of Myanmar
The Tale of the Two Brothers, Mahagiri and Hnamadawgyi
A tragic Myanmar legend of princely brothers unjustly executed who rose to protect the city of Bagan as powerful nat spirits
The Legend of the Khun Borom: Origin of the Lao People
How a figure from the heavens shaped rivers, languages, and the first Lao kingdom along the Mekong
The Myth of Phra Lak Phra Lam
Laos' national epic retold: a Lao Ramayana woven with Buddhist insight, Mekong landscapes, and the rites of a people
The Tale of the Twelve Sisters (Kounlok)
A Cambodian folktale of sisters abandoned and bound by fate, surviving storms of fortune to find destiny
The Legend of Vorvong and Sorvong
A Cambodian folktale of two princes who were separated at birth and journeyed through trials until they found each other again
The Legend of the Pouakai
A Maori mountain legend of a colossal, man-eating bird said to haunt the peaks of the South Island
The Myth of Kupe's Voyage
Kupe, the great Māori navigator whose journey across the vast Pacific brought the first whispered knowledge of Aotearoa
The Legend of Rata and the Tree
A Māori tale from Aotearoa about a young hero, a sacred forest, and the lesson of asking permission
The Story of the Night Marchers
A chilling Hawaiian legend of ghostly warrior processions that stride under the moon, a sacred and fearsome sight for mortals.
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