
The Legend of the Penanggalan
A chilling Malaysian folktale of a detached head, trailing entrails, and the night that taught a village to fight back

A chilling Malaysian folktale of a detached head, trailing entrails, and the night that taught a village to fight back

A lyrical tale of Malaysia's hidden people, their forested realms, and the fragile bridge between worlds

Tales of the celestial musicians — half-human, half-bird — who sing along Himalayan ridges in Hindu and Buddhist lore

An Indian myth of the eternal enmity between the celestial bird Garuda and the subterranean serpent Naga

Stories from Thai folklore about the Yaksha, powerful guardians of temples, treasures, and thresholds.

Haetae, the scaled guardian of justice in Korean folklore and cultural memory

A Korean tale of a lesser dragon that must endure a thousand years to ascend into the sky and become a true dragon.

A Korean folktale of mischievous dokkaebi and a magical club that summons gold and other treasures

A vivid retelling of the Eight Taoist immortals who crossed the sea using their unique gifts, a timeless lesson in unity and ingenuity.

Leizu and the discovery of silk: a lyrical retelling of the Yellow Emperor's wife and the birth of sericulture

Altair and Vega across landscapes: how the Qixi love story changes from village to village

How the creator goddess Nüwa repaired the broken pillar of heaven with five-colored stones and saved humanity

A sweeping Vietnamese myth of love, rivalry, and the yearly flood—how a bride's wedding sparked the eternal struggle between mountain and flood.

A river-born legend of rồng who command rain, currents, and the fortunes of villages along the Mekong and the Red River

Ainu whispers of the little people who lived beneath the moss and bartered with humans under moonlit pines

Dede Korkut, the wise elder whose epic counsel shaped the hearts and courage of Turkic peoples

How guardian spirits and esoteric arts kept the Dhamma alive in the jungle pagodas of Myanmar

A tragic Myanmar legend of princely brothers unjustly executed who rose to protect the city of Bagan as powerful nat spirits

How a figure from the heavens shaped rivers, languages, and the first Lao kingdom along the Mekong

A Cambodian folktale of sisters abandoned and bound by fate, surviving storms of fortune to find destiny

A Cambodian folktale of two princes who were separated at birth and journeyed through trials until they found each other again

A Maori mountain legend of a colossal, man-eating bird said to haunt the peaks of the South Island

Kupe, the great Māori navigator whose journey across the vast Pacific brought the first whispered knowledge of Aotearoa

A chilling Hawaiian legend of ghostly warrior processions that stride under the moon, a sacred and fearsome sight for mortals.
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