The Tale of Calon Arang A Balinese-Javanese legend of grief, dark power, and the struggle between a vengeful widow and a kingdom's hope
The Myth of the Kinnari and Kinnara Tales of the celestial musicians — half-human, half-bird — who sing along Himalayan ridges in Hindu and Buddhist lore
The Legend of the Garuda and the Naga An Indian myth of the eternal enmity between the celestial bird Garuda and the subterranean serpent Naga
The Story of Phra Mae Thorani How the Earth Goddess Wringed Her Hair and Drowned Mara to Protect the Buddha
The Tale of the Yaksha Kingdom Stories from Thai folklore about the Yaksha, powerful guardians of temples, treasures, and thresholds.
The Legend of the Cheonjiwang Bonpuri How the Sky King Brought Order to the Waters, the Mountains, and the First Rulers of the Island
The Myth of Princess Bari A Korean shamanistic tale of the abandoned seventh princess who journeys to the underworld to find the water of life.
The Story of the Haetae Haetae, the scaled guardian of justice in Korean folklore and cultural memory
The Legend of the Imugi A Korean tale of a lesser dragon that must endure a thousand years to ascend into the sky and become a true dragon.
The Tale of the Sun and Moon Siblings A Korean folktale about a brother and sister who flee a tiger and rise to the sky as the sun and moon
The Myth of Dangun's Grandson A lesser-known tale from the roots of Gojoseon, tracing inheritance, exile, and the secret river that remembers names.
The Legend of the Dokkaebi's Club A Korean folktale of mischievous dokkaebi and a magical club that summons gold and other treasures
The Tale of the White Snake - Deeper Cuts A layered retelling of love, transformation, and the moral currents beneath the Jinshan waters
The Legend of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea A vivid retelling of the Eight Taoist immortals who crossed the sea using their unique gifts, a timeless lesson in unity and ingenuity.
The Myth of the Silkworm Goddess Leizu and the discovery of silk: a lyrical retelling of the Yellow Emperor's wife and the birth of sericulture
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
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