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    The story of a ghostly encounter between the woodcutter Minokichi and a snow white lady. Minokichi's life is spared, but he must never tell the story of seeing her. Can he keep his promise?Source: KWAIDAN: Stories and Studies of Strange Things
    In this story, we learn about some of the animals in Korea. We learn why cats and dogs went from best friends to hated enemies. We meet Tippul the innkeeper who has Snap, the dog; and Meow, the cat. Tippul is kind to a mountain spirit and in tu
    Ne këtë episod Halili sfidon fatin per te fituar dashurinë e Tanushës, vajzës se Krajlit. I vendosur, ai niset në një udhëtim ku rreziqet e presin në cdo hap. Muji merr një thirrje per ndihmë dhe nxiton për të shpëtuar Halilin.
    This is the story of a family who lives in the countryside in Bengal. The wife goes to get water from the tank one day and on accident touches a Shakchunni, or female ghost. This ghost stuffs the wife into the trunk of a tree and assumes the wo
    Another story from Himachel Pradesh and the Shimla village area, as gathered by Alice Dracott (Simla Village Tales).This story tells the tale of a rich Rajah and his six rich wives and his one poor one. Unable to have kids, he asks a Fakhir to
    There is a time honored tradition in America of elevating the heroes amongst us, who are willing to take matters into their own hands. They quickly become legends. We seem to love an antihero, and at no time was this more apparent than in the 1
    Brother Bear just want some help with his work, so he invites brother Hyena (Bouki) and Brother Rabbit. Well, you know having Brother Rabbit around is going to make for some trouble, so Brother Rabbit makes up a whole plan to eat all of the foo
    In this story, Brother Rabbit and Brother Hyena are walking around and listening to the animals talk. They come across Brother Elephant and Sister Whale boasting about being the strongest. While Brother Hyena takes it as a hint to get going, Br
    In the first story, a body falls apart because it can't figure out how to work together. What good are the ears to the stomach? And with that, an emperor learns his lesson.In the second story, Fox is proud of his running and abuses poor little
    In celebration of the 125th anniversary of Dracula, we'll look at Canada's own vampire legends set in the quaint village of Wilno, Ontario. Hear how an earnest investigation into local folklore mixed with pop culture to inspire brand new storie
    In the first story, Anansi tricks his own family in order to treat himself to a feast. The trouble comes when he meets a quiet fellow who carries a big stick.In the second, Anansi is helped by some fellow fishermen, but he abuses them greatly.
    According to a forgotten newspaper article, a Quebec farmer once did battle with a fearsome flying monster, and had the body to prove it. The story should have made headlines around the world. Instead, it was swiftly forgotten. In this episode
    Here are two stories from Armenia.In the first one, a boy has a dream but he won't tell a soul about it. He solves riddles and teams up with the super team of the ancient world. By their powers combined, can he make his dream come true?And in
    Here are four tales in which the Jackal outsmarts Lion. Since they were four variations on the theme, and all fairly short, I put them all together here. Source: SOUTH-AFRICAN FOLK-TALES BY JAMES A. HONEŸ, M.D.Narrator: Dustin SteichmannSoun
    In this story, Marusia falls in love and is to be wed to a mysterious young man. It turns out that he is not a good guy. He likes to have forbidden snacks in church. Marusia sees him snacking and he confronts her. When she lies to him, he curse

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