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 …
Long long ago, two sisters together were searching for larger cucumbers in a field. The younger sister picked up a good number of cucumbers but the other sister seemed unsuccessful even after a long search. So, the elder asked the younger to give her some, but the younger said she wished to take them home …
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Source: Tribal Folk Tales and Folklore in Odisha by Dr. Nibedita Mohanty and Manorama Nayak Illustration: Amrapali
There once was a boy who would go out looking for wood to cut and sell. One day as he was looking under a bush when he discovered a massive hole in the ground. Inside the hold there were some steps leading him to majestic palace. Inside the palace was a beautiful fairy. She was …
A long time ago, in the age of dreams and magical times, when the gods and humans resided side by side, there lived a family with two daughters. One day, the parents went to their jhum field, leaving the two girls at home. The time of year is understood to be around end July to early August. …
There were two brothers named Kara and Guja. Guja, who was the elder did the work at home, and Kara was ploughman. One day the two went to the forest to dig edible roots. After they had been thus engaged for some hours, Kara said to Guja, “Look up and see the sun’s position in …
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Along, long time ago, there lived a couple in their thirties in a small village around the Bastar region. Their names were Hari and Dejah. The couple collected bamboo shoots and then weaved beautiful baskets out of them. After they were done weaving a set of thirty to thirty-five baskets, Hari would go to the market …
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