Folktales

Folktales is a general term for different varieties of traditional narrative. The telling of stories appears to be a cultural universal, common to basic and complex societies alike. Even the forms folktales take are certainly similar from culture to culture, and comparative studies of themes and narrative ways have been successful in showing these relationships. Also it is considered to be an oral tale to be told for everybody.

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Strange Bird
Short witty Tenali Rama's folktale about a colorful bird and the bird-catcher...
Trickster > Tenali Rama
Vijayanagar > India
 

Last Wish
Short folktale in English about Tenali Rama and Queen mother's last wish...
Trickster > Tenali Rama
Vijayanagar > India
 

Royal Gift
Short folktale in English about Tenali Rama and his royal gift...
Trickster > Tenali Rama
Vijayanagar > India
 

Promise Not Kept
Short English Folk Tale about Tenali Rama and His King who forgot keep his promise...
Trickster > Tenali Rama
Vijayanagar > India
 

The Three Brahmans
Vikram and Vetaal - Part [II] : But Agniswami father of Mandravati, decided not to give his daughter to any one of them. He was really afraid that if he did so with one, it will cause the death of others...
Trickster
 

King Vikram and the ghost Vetaal
Vikram and Vetaal - Part [I] : He saw a dead man hanging on the tree. He climbed up the tree and after cutting the string...
Trickster
Pratishthana > India
 

Hanuman Aur Sursa!  - Hindi
God of Strength - Hanuman...
Festival > Dussehra
New Delhi > India
 

Somprabha's Marriage
Vikram and Vetaal - Part [IV] : I will marry a man who is possessed with heroism and knowledge or magic power. I will not marry with any other man who does not possess any one of these qualities.
Trickster
 

Shrine of Goddess Durga
Vikram and Vetaal - Part [III]: When he entered the temple, he worshipped and meditated in full devotion, the Goddess Durga, who in return with her eighteen mighty arms had given Danavas to Dhavala
Festival > Durga Puja
New Delhi > India
 

Tenalirama in Babur's Court
Tenalirama's wit - You all know he is a very intelligent court jester and has a knack of making one laugh not withstanding the most amusing remark this fellow makes. If I find anyone laughing I'd severely punish him...
Trickster > Tenali Rama
Vijayanagar > India