Illustration by Amrapali Das Folktale source: The Mythology Project
Year: 2024
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 …
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As the couple looked on, the boy went over to the pond near the pastures and stretched down by the pond. He lapped up the water from the pond just like an animal would. The Banjara pointed this to the Banjaran and remarked that it showed the boy’s character as a shepherd. Not quite sure …
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In eastern India, the Saura tribes of Odisha believed that there was a time when humans had tails. And these humans went everywhere, swishing their tails and sweeping the ground. But as the number of humans increased, the tails became a huge problem. People were always stepping on each other’s tails. Whether they were at home, the market, or at a marriage. Not a minute went by without someone falling down and crying, and ouch! Life went on in such a painful manner. One day, God Khatunga visited a market, and as …
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Source: Tribal Folk Tales and Folklore in Odisha by Dr. Nibedita Mohanty and Manorama Nayak Illustration: Amrapali
