A housewife knew a story. She also knew a song. But she kept them to herself, never told anyone the story or sang the song. Imprisoned within her, the story and the song were feeling choked. They wanted release, wanted to run away. One day, when she was sleeping with her mouth open, the story …
Year: 2024
Once upon a time, there lived a man who had a long beard that he was very proud of. Every day, he would clean his bushy beard and comb it neatly. Then, he would stroke his bread, stretching his neck with pride. “My long beard makes me look scholarly and dignified,” he would think and …
Illustration by Amrapali Das
Illustration: Amrapali Das Source: Sahapedia
On a rough July evening, with a calf’s cry in the air, Thunder roared as dark clouds soared, shadows everywhere. Night fell, dark and pitch black, in the woods so deep, The cowherd and the calf, lost, could only weep. They searched and searched, but found no light, Till a firefly glowed warmly in the …
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This story about a mother crab and her children is retold often from generation to generation among the Lotha people. A family of crabs lived on the riverbed, soaking in the sun on a day when the sun was at its sunniest of moods. These crustaceans may have seemed the quietest but were known to …
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Illustration: Amrapali Das Source: Folktales of India, Collected by K.Jacob, edited by P.C. Roy Chowdhury
Illustration: Amrapali Das Source: Tribal folktales from Orissa, Academy of Tribal Languages & Cultures, Bhubaneshwar
Source: Greatest Folktales of Bihar by Nalin Verma published by Rupa India Illustration: Amrapali Das
