Folktale Source: Kaka and Munni: A Folktale from Punjab by Pratham Books Illustration: Amrapali Das
Year: 2024
Illustration by Amrapali Das Source: USC Digital Folklore Archives
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So the husband left for the land of the gods with a spring in his step. “What brings you here young man?” the gods asked as he appeared in front of them. “I am looking for seeds to plant in the clearing I have made in the forest,” said the man. The gods reminded him …
Illustration by Amrapali Das Folktale source: The Mythology Project
That day onwards, the brother remained curiously gloomy and disturbed, lost in thoughts, refusing to eat well, unable to sleep well. Seeing him torn, his parents were worried out of their wits. Because he just would not reveal what sorrows burdened him. And it went on and on until one day, his grandmother could not …
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They started walking together. Soon they reached the edge of the stream but they could not figure out how to cross the stream. At last, the grass suggested I would lie across the stream from this end to the other and both of you can walk over me one by one. The coal and the …
Illustration by Amrapali Das
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