Lazy Brahmin and seven fairies [ Hits: 278]
He was so hungry that he wanted to eat all the seven in one sitting...
Updated On: 11/2/2009
Tags: Poor Brahmin, lazy man, Work hard, Seven fairies, Magic goat, Steal the goat, Magic pan, Magic rope, Magic stick
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Three Boons [ Hits: 165]
Merchant realized his mistakes and he repented his greediness...
Updated On: 11/2/2009
Tags: Small town stories, Rich merchant, Neighboring house, poor farmer, Miser Merchant, Traveler, Tired and hungry, Inn, Beautiful mansion, Farmer prosperity, Cock crowed, Realized mistakes, Greediness, Lord, Almighty
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Varun and Dhara [Vote Average: 4, Total Votes: 3, Hits: 352]
They lived with their uncle and aunt. Aunt was very unkind and made them do all the household chores. She did not give them proper clothes and good food...
Updated On: 10/26/2009
Tags: Small village, Little sister, Household chores, Uncle and aunt, Good food, Ill-treated, Small cottage, Long pointed teeth, Sharp nails, To collect firewood from forest, Little angel, Pour boiling water, Box full of gold coins, Swan in the river, Dance with joy, To realize mistake, Affectionate and caring aunt
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When Goddess Lakshmi Begged [Rajasthani Folktale] [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 1238, Hits: 12985]
Long Long ago there was a king in Jaiselmer whose name was Rawal Prithvi Singh...
Manpreet Malik Updated On: 10/17/2009
Tags: Latticed Windows, King of Jaisalmer, Rawal Prithvi Singh, Haveli, Goddess of wealth, Lord Vishnu, Diwali Story, Rajasthani Short Folktales, Best Indian Folktales, Diwali Folktales for Kids, Folktales about Diwali, Jaisalmer, Folktales about Goddess Lakshmi, Goddess Lakshmi
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Aniz the Shepherd [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 117, Hits: 3071]
A Xinjiang (Uygur) Chinese Folktale...
Updated On: 5/8/2009
Tags: Landlord, Shepherd Boy, Bamboo Flute, Rabbit, Wonderful Instrument, Forest, Tree Stump, Strings of Cash, Bears, Snakes, Wolves, Foxes, Poor Folk, Chinese Folktale
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The Story of the Three Genjias [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 132, Hits: 2735]
A Tibetan Folktale from Sichuan Province...
Updated On: 4/29/2009
Tags: Tibetan Folktale, Tribal Chief, Calligraphy of Buddhist Scriptures, Esoteric Style, Tool-Kit, Carpenter, Nutritious Food, Buddhist Scriptures, Authentic Style, Earthly Mansion, Beautiful Woman, Twig Burning Ceremony, Golden Opportunity
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The Gold Colt and the Fire Dragon Shirt [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 146, Hits: 2685]
A Han(Chinese) Folktale...
Updated On: 4/29/2009
Tags: Chinese Folktale, Gold Colt, Fire Dragon Shirt, Smallest Coin, Peasant Tenants, Granaries, Maggots, Miser, Power of Talking, Whiskers, Little Horse, God of Wealth, Taels, Silver and Gold, Muck of Sweat, Birthday Greetings
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Holi with Bloodshed [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 488, Hits: 4430]
The invitation said, 'Hope your thirst for battle has been quenched. Springtime has come. Come with your courtiers to play Holi with the Rajputani'...
Dina Nath Dube Updated On: 1/15/2009
Tags: Queen Padmini, Bundi, Kaithun, Rajputani, Pathans, Palace of Kota, Garh, Opium addict, Allaudin Khilaji, Ratan Singh, Commander-in-Chief, Queen Roopmati, River Chambal, Kota, Rulers of Malwa, Kesar Khan and Dokar Khan, Jag Mandir, Occasion of Holi, Bhongasi
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Old woman who became a Woodpecker [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 410, Hits: 8725]
May see her in the woods, where she lives in trees boring, boring, boring for her food...
Phoebe Cary Updated On: 12/2/2008
Tags: Hungry and faint, Bark of trees, Coal-black feathers, Red headed woodpecker, Boring the tree, Woods, Christmas Stories, American Poet, Younger sister, Poet Alice Cary, Winter days, Old woman making cakes, Good Saint, Short Tales about Christmas, Christmas
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The Little Match-Seller [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 639, Hits: 8556]
The Christmas lights rose higher and higher, till they looked to her like the stars in the sky...
Hans Christian Andersen Updated On: 11/19/2008
Tags: New-year sun, Stiffness of death, Christmas Stories for Children, Half-burnt match, Steaming roast goose, Splendid dinner service, Colored pictures, Christmas lights, Grandmother, Glorious Christmas-tree, Little corpse, Terribly cold, Poor little girl, Bare head, Naked feet, Pair of slippers, Little creature, Shivering with cold and hunger, New-year eve, Little candle, Christmas Folktales, Short Folktales about Christmas
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